{"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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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-8f761849 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 wp-block-paragraph\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de 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:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can subscribe to the print edition of Orkus! magazine here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0851a425 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\">Orkus! 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