Tribes of the City

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Tribes of the City is a shoegaze, dreampop band from Riga, Latvia. The band was formed in 2003 and as of 2019 has recorded four full-length albums. They have gained a nationwide success and were nominated for MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 as the best Baltic act. The band received an Austra's Award for their 2019 record named Best Album of 2019 in Latvia.

History[]

Their first album Running to the Sun was released on Melo Records in 2004 under the name The Movies. The band changed their name to Tribes of the City in 2005.

Band's second album For the Sleepy People was produced by Greg Haver, who is known for his work with such bands as Manic Street Preachers, Super Furry Animals and Catatonia.

In 2009 the band teamed up with and produced their third record, this time a double Recipe of the Golden Dream.

In 2019, a decade after the previous album, Tribes of the City independently released on vinyl and major streaming platforms. It was produced by Adam Cooper of Alison's Halo at Jetpack Studios (Chicago, IL) and mastered by Brian Wenckebach at Electric Blue Studios (Blooklyn, NY).

Their album Rust and Gold has been nominated for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award (2019).^[1]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Radio singles[]

References[]

External links[]

• Tribes of the City on Bandcamp
• Tribes of the City on Myspace
• Tribes of the City on Facebook