Imaginary Cities


Imaginary Cities was a Canadian indie pop band based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The band consists of multi-instrumentalist Rusty Matyas, formerly of The Waking Eyes and a sometime collaborator with The Weakerthans, and vocalist Marti Sarbit.

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.
Their debut album, Temporary Resident, was released in 2011 on the Hidden Pony label; it went on to top Canada's campus radio charts. That year the band won a Western Canada Music Award for Best Pop Album of the Year and was subsequently named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize. To support the album, the band played several dates in Eastern Canada and the US as an opening act for Pixies.
Imaginary Cities performed at a number of pop festivals, including the 2013 NXNE, and gained a following in Germany. The band released its second album, Fall of Romance, in May 2013.
In 2014, the band collaborated with Porter Robinson on his song "Hear The Bells".
Imaginary Cities stopped performing and recording in 2016.

Discography