“the world you don't see is the world you won't see, but it isn't the world you can't see.”
Reverb-drenched and emotionally raw: Stars and the Underground conjure ethereal post-punk heights on "Echolocation," featuring Hannah Berry's ghostly vocals over Auckland-born dark synthwave atmospherics. David Von Beahm gets deeply introspective on Half Life, his most guitar-driven record yet — a meditation on mortality, choices, and the blurred edges of mid-life. Everybody's Naive finds bittersweet beauty in aimless dusk walks on The Walk Back Always Took Longer, while 44Magnum repurposes teenage tape manipulations and 90s recordings into something hauntingly personal. The City Gates and immortal ebt loom large in the shadows. Stay gentle.
“the world you don't see is the world you won't see, but it isn't the world you can't see.”
“On the critically acclaimed new album 'Chimera,' The City Gates blend post-punk, shoegaze, and darkwave into a reverb-heavy, atmospheric sound driven by pulsing basslines and cinematic intensity.”