The full force of summer has arrived this week, with sweltering humidity and blazing heat. We serve up a scorching podcast to fit the mood, with 15 tracks by bands that will be sweating it out in Montreal this weekend.

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Sweatbands and face towels required for this week's Midnight Poutine Podcast:

Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built
Destroyer - Trembling Peacock
Krief - Perfect Bodies
Brasstronaut - Mean Sun
Útidúr - Fisherman's Friend
Compton Chic - WERHAVEUBEENONMYTHIGHZ
Loud X Lary X Ajust - Gruau (sparkZ's $moked meal mix)
vnce - Gunz (Jam)
Cadence Weapon - Conditioning
Jean Caffeine - Hey Austin
Ria Mae - Leaving Today
Lou Piensa - Open
The Fusionists - Smile
YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN - Queens
Northumbria - Black Sea of Trees

photo of one of the Japandroids enjoying summer festival season from the band's website. Japandroids, along with 4 other acts on this week's show, were among the 40 bands recently long-listed for this year's polaris prize.