Secret Cities hail from Fargo, North Dakota and formed in 2002. MJ Parker a… Read Full Bio ↴Secret Cities hail from Fargo, North Dakota and formed in 2002. MJ Parker and Charlie Gokey were barely 15 when they met at band camp, but a shared love of psychedelia and scads of secret, unheard songs between them drew the pair together. They passed cassettes back and forth across the tundra of their home state, each manipulating and adding to the other's work via 4-track. Slowly they built up a catalog of sound collage and darkly romantic pop.
Following the addition of Alex Abnos (aka Kansas City's Tut Tut) on drums and a whirlwind tour of Midwest, the three went back to the drawing board. Over the next four years, they tore down and rebuilt their sound, sometimes woodshedding in an actual wooden shed on the prairie. Eventually, Secret Cities emerged with a cocktail of Spector-esque doe-eyed romanticism, electronic flourishes indebted to minimalist composers like Terry Riley, the noisy, art damaged sensibilities of late psych groups like The United States of America.
Respected blog Stereogum tipped the band as one to watch in 2010 noting that the band's "twisting kaleidoscope of crystalline psychedelia, chirpy folk, dark baroque pop, and bare emotions" brought to mind "The Antlers in a blender" or a "chillier Grizzly Bear brought up on The Unites States of America".
Their debut album Pink Graffiti was released on July 20, 2010 via Western Vinyl. Their latest album Strange Hearts was released on March 20, 2011.
Following the addition of Alex Abnos (aka Kansas City's Tut Tut) on drums and a whirlwind tour of Midwest, the three went back to the drawing board. Over the next four years, they tore down and rebuilt their sound, sometimes woodshedding in an actual wooden shed on the prairie. Eventually, Secret Cities emerged with a cocktail of Spector-esque doe-eyed romanticism, electronic flourishes indebted to minimalist composers like Terry Riley, the noisy, art damaged sensibilities of late psych groups like The United States of America.
Respected blog Stereogum tipped the band as one to watch in 2010 noting that the band's "twisting kaleidoscope of crystalline psychedelia, chirpy folk, dark baroque pop, and bare emotions" brought to mind "The Antlers in a blender" or a "chillier Grizzly Bear brought up on The Unites States of America".
Their debut album Pink Graffiti was released on July 20, 2010 via Western Vinyl. Their latest album Strange Hearts was released on March 20, 2011.
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Pebbles
Secret Cities Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Pebbles' by these artists:
A Night In A&E Took the top off the coupe yeah N****s tote the typa…
A Smile and a Ribbon It took so long before I could find my way…
Clea Anaïs I'll see in anyone This means that I am closer We will…
Coleman Hawkins And Orchestra Got a pebble in my shoe, ouch Got a pebble in…
Lykwyd Nova Made a thousand wishes None of them came true Lived my life…
Shudder To Think Poor little girl screaming traffic in her hair Poor little…
Vagabond Mafia You goin down a bad road Prayin that it's not a…
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Becky Blair
I agree. Enchanting is definitely the word. I recently heard a new tune of theirs at a live show, and I think it shows that they have quite a bit more to share with us.
mrsethcorbin
Amazing. Thankyou for sharing!!
SunShine8308
I just found this song and band by accident due to a reference in a British movie to an old movie called BRIEF ENCOUNTER. I thought they were British also, but what a colorful story they have behind them. -'tarotworldtour'