The City Gates Unveil New Single & Video, “Capitol Hill”

Known for their dark, melodic, and emotionally charged sound, Montreal, CA-based The City Gates have established themselves on the international alternative scene with two albums, Age of Resilience (Icy Cold Records / Velouria Recordz) and Forever Orbiter (Northern Light Records). Their latest single, “Capitol Hill,” blends driving post-punk rhythms with hazy shoegaze textures and distant, echoing vocals.

The track introduces their third LP, Chimera, arriving on May 15 via Icy Cold Records and Velouria Recordz, a dark and expansive record that pushes their sound further into cold, atmospheric territory. The new album will include their stellar tracks “Lapidation” and “La douleur (des mortels).”

The album was produced by The City Gates, mixed by Francois Marsan & the City Gates. Mastering by Francesco Giuliano at Innerwood Music Mansion – Succivo – Italy (whose works include Hapax, Ash Code, The Foreign Resort, and more).

The City Gates also present the music video for “Capitol Hill,” a stark, brutalist exploration of an urban landscape in moody black-and-white. The clip moves through the geometry of the city, with snow-cloaked sidewalks, blurred trains, corridors and revolving doors, passing bodies, and overexposed close-ups of faces. It all hints at fading warmth and social disorientation, echoing the song’s overarching themes of isolation.

To support the release, the band will head out on a European tour beginning May 29 in Berlin and continuing through early June 2026.

EU Tour Dates:

May 29 : Berlin, DE
May 30 : Holzminden, DE
June 1 : Dortmund, DE
June 2 : Paris, FR
June 4 : Prague, CZ
June 5 : Hannover, DE
June 6 : Liege, BE

The City Gates “Capitol Hill” single artwork