Imaginary Cities

Imaginary Cities
Origin Winnipeg, Canada
Genres Indie pop, indie rock
Years active 2010-present
Labels Votiv, Hidden Pony
Associated acts The Waking Eyes, The Weakerthans
Website www.imaginarycities.ca
Members Rusty Matyas, Marti Sarbit

Imaginary Cities is a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2010 in Winnipeg. The band consists of multi-instrumentalist Rusty Matyas, formerly of The Waking Eyes and a sometime collaborator with The Weakerthans, and vocalist Marti Sarbit.[1]

The band's debut album, Temporary Resident, was released in 2011 and quickly topped Canada's campus radio charts.[1] The band won a Western Canada Music Award for Best Pop Album of the Year[2] and was subsequently named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[3] To support the album, the band was selected to play several dates in Eastern Canada and the US[4] as an opening act for Pixies.[1]

The band followed up with its second album, Fall of Romance, in May 2013.[5]

Discography

Videos

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Imaginary Cities are here to stay". National Post, February 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 Western Canadian Music Award Winners". breakoutwest.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced". aux.tv, June 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Imaginary Cities Announce North American Tour". Exclaim!. September 7, 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Imaginary Cities set to release highly anticipated second album". CBC News, May 16, 2013.

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