Dead Leaf Echo (NYC)

Brooklyn’s Dead Leaf Echo have spent over a decade refining their unique blend of shoegaze, post-punk, and dream pop, crafting lush, cinematic soundscapes steeped in reverb-drenched guitars and hypnotic melodies. Helmed by LG Galleon (vocals, guitar) and rounded out by Steve Schwadron (bass) and Kevin Kahawai (drums, percussion), the band has drawn comparisons to the atmospheric grandeur of Spiritualized, Deftones, and The Cure.

Their latest album, The Mercy of Women, emerged from a pandemic-era recording process that stretched across several years, resulting in a collection of songs both immersive and immediate. Recorded at Studio G with Jeff Berner (Psychic TV, Shilpa Ray) and mixed by James Aparicio (Spiritualized, Depeche Mode), the album expands their signature sound while exploring themes of longing, belonging, and redemption. Tracks like "Call" and "Another Breath" deliver shimmering, layered guitars, while "Forgivination" leans into electronic textures and Depeche Mode-esque vocal stylings.

With a reputation for mesmerizing live performances and a catalog of deeply evocative music, Dead Leaf Echo continue to push the boundaries of shoegaze, proving that their sound is as timeless as it is transportive.

The City Gates

Hailing from Montréal, Canada, The City Gates craft a powerful fusion of post-punk, shoegaze, and darkwave—a sound steeped in reverb-drenched guitars, relentless basslines, and cathedral-esque vocals. Their music channels historical tension and emotional unrest into cinematic, high-intensity performances.

With two acclaimed LPs—Age of Resilience (2021, Icy Cold Records / Velouria Recordz) and Forever Orbiter (2018, Northern Light Records)—the band has gained international recognition, earning features in Sonic Seducer, Orkus, Post-Punk.com, and The Big Takeover.

They’ve shared stages with acts like The Chameleons, Trisomie 21, A Place to Bury Strangers, Solar Fake, Actors, Traitrs, The Veldt, Golden Apes, The Foreign Resort, Vision Video, Hapax, Bootblacks, Ductape, and Selofan, and are known for intense, immersive live shows.

Palissade

Basé dans la ville de Québec, Palissade est un groupe qui propose un post-punk en français.

Scene Noir

Since 2011, Montreal-bred outfit Scene Noir has been exploring the most visceral and introspective corners of ‘80s-inspired post-punk, dream pop, and cold wave. Known for their immersive sonic textures and emotionally charged songwriting, the quartet has become a mainstay in the modern darkwave landscape.

DRØME

DRØME is a project led by F. Dupouy and A. Tomeno, where post-punk meets the mist of shoegaze, where nostalgia intertwines with an electric urgency.

After a self-titled debut EP released in 2022, the project crossed the Atlantic and settled in Montreal the following year.

In 2024, DRØME unveils "Echoes Within", their second EP, released on vinyl and digital under Velouria Recordz.