Citylake Montreal, Québec
A Montreal-based quartet active from 2009 to 2019. After a few lineup changes, only bandleader Martin Saint remained from the early days. After the release of their 3rd E.P, To Love or Not to Care, they opened for BC's shoegaze band Did You Die and performed on Concordia University CJLO's Pancake Party show. Here are their three studio E.Ps, as well as the mini live album of their radio set. ... more
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Blood Pavement
by Johny Couteau
Alter ego Johnny Couteau directs this brilliant soundtrack from a parallel, dysfunctional universe. 80s synths lay the foundation for this beautiful chaos.
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Catchy hooks with great male/female vocal harmonies over a wall of shoegazing noise and solid grooves.
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Combining elements of synthwave, post-punk, and ambient, Montreal's Bleu Nuit immerse new wave sounds in pitch-black darkness.
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Essential Tremors
by Hooper Crescent
The Australian post-punk outfit's second album courses with unkempt kinetic energy, full of spring-tight basslines and hypnotic riffs.
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Subsonic Eye combines math rock, dream pop, and guitar sounds borrowed from post-rock for songs that whirl and flurry, but never quite settle.
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The London indie group's debut "mini-album" is filled with self-described oddball pop tracks.
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