The great Pop storm of 2012 is nearly upon us, but that doesn't mean the Montreal music scene is shutting itself up inside. This week brings everything from atmospheric folk to wintery prog to a punk show in a church. If we didn't know any better, we'd say there was already a festival underway.

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Start doing crunches and stocking up on energy bars. You'll need them next week when we come at you with five Pop Montreal podcasts in a row. For now, get your fix here:

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Only In My Dreams
Vetiver - Wonder Why
Mt. Eerie - Ocean Roar
Harvest Soon - Wildfire Speeds
Sea Oleena - Asleep at the Wheel
The Bawdy Electric - A Modern Frontier (live)
Ceremony - Adult
Mono - Ashes in the Snow
Black Tiger Sex Machine - The Kannibalen Anthem

photo of Japanese post-rockers Mono from the KittyWu Records website