{"id":43646,"date":"2026-06-30T12:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/the-city-gates-post-punk-from-canada\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:26:54","slug":"the-city-gates-post-punk-from-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/the-city-gates-post-punk-from-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CITY GATES: Post-punk from Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-City-Gates-Juni-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-City-Gates-Juni-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-City-Gates-Juni-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-City-Gates-Juni-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-City-Gates-Juni-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-City-Gates-Juni.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The City Gates<\/strong> \u2014named after the seven city gates through which one could enter Londinium during the Roman Empire\u2014have already shared the stage with acts such as <strong>The Chameleons<\/strong>, <strong>Actors<\/strong>, <strong>Selofan<\/strong>, <strong>Traitrs<\/strong>, and <strong>Solar Fake<\/strong>. <strong>The City Gates\u2019<\/strong> third album was released in May and is named after the three-headed creature from Greek mythology: \u201cChimera.\u201d Musically, it oscillates between melancholic post-punk and rousing cold wave. Anyone who has somehow managed to miss The City Gates so far and loves bands like Joy Division should definitely give \u201cChimera\u201d a listen.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Watch the video for \u201cCapitol Hill\u201d:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HNzd62uipRc?si=R8nGioKEAygmiayi\" title=\"The City Gates - Capitol Hill (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNzd62uipRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38308\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-636x636.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Choose your favorite CD as a subscription bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-28206b41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscription premium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City Gates \u2014named after the seven city gates through which one could enter Londinium during the Roman Empire\u2014have already shared the stage with acts such as The Chameleons, Actors, Selofan, Traitrs, and Solar Fake. 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