Imaginary Cities

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This article is about the Canadian pop band. For The album by Chris Potter, see Imaginary Cities (album).

Imaginary Cities
OriginWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres
Years active2010–2016
Labels
  • Votiv
  • Hidden Pony
Associated acts
Past membersRusty Matyas
Marti Sarbit

Imaginary Cities was a Canadian indie pop duo based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The project consisted of multi-instrumentalist Rusty Matyas, formerly of The Waking Eyes and a sometime collaborator of The Weakerthans, and vocalist Marti Sarbit.[1]

History[]

Matyas and Sarbit began collaborating in 2010. That year, they played a few live shows and began to record tracks for an album. In 2011, they continued performing, at first serving as the opening band for more established groups.[2]

Their debut album, Temporary Resident, was released in 2011 on the Hidden Pony label;[3][4] it went on to top Canada's campus radio charts.[1] That year, the band won a Western Canada Music Award for Best Pop Album of the Year[5] and was subsequently named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[6] To support the album, they played several dates in Eastern Canada and the US[7] as an opening act for Pixies.[1]

Imaginary Cities performed at a number of pop festivals, including the 2013 NXNE,[8] and gained a following in Germany.[9] The band released their second album, Fall of Romance, in May 2013.[10][11]

In 2014, they collaborated with Porter Robinson on his song "Hear the Bells". Imaginary Cities stopped performing and recording in 2016.[12]

Discography[]

  • 2011 - Temporary Resident
  • 2013 - Fall of Romance

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Imaginary Cities are here to stay". National Post, February 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Indie rock and Motown meet in Imaginary Cities". Georgia Straight, by Alex Hudson on July 13th, 2011
  3. ^ "Imaginary Cities Perform "Hummingbird"". Exclaim!, Dec 13, 2011
  4. ^ "Waking Eyes Offshoot Imaginary Cities Set Up for NXNE". Exclaim!, Alex Hudson. Jun 15, 2010
  5. ^ "2011 Western Canadian Music Award Winners". breakoutwest.ca. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  6. ^ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
  7. ^ "Imaginary Cities Announce North American Tour". Exclaim!. September 7, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "NXNE 2013 in Review: Five Days That Will Live in Infamy". Torontoist, June 17, 2013.
  9. ^ "Imaginary Cities Is the Best Indie Band You Don’t Know Yet". Huffington Post, 06/04/2013/ Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, Ellen Dobbyn-Blackmore
  10. ^ "Imaginary Cities set to release highly anticipated second album". CBC News, May 16, 2013.
  11. ^ "Imaginary Cities: Fall of Romance". Paste, By Ryan Reed | May 28, 2013
  12. ^ "Imaginary Cities Serve Up 'Leftovers' EP Before Going on Indefinite Hiatus". Exclaim!, Sarah Murphy, July 27, 2016
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