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.
Portland
Secret Cities Lyrics
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@Drake Murda on the beat, so it's not nice It's a Habibi's…
A Blaze of Feather Dawn light echoed freely Left no hope no comfort no warmth I…
Andrea von Kampen This place looks nothing like where I come from The trees…
Armors Don't you wanna know me? The way I wanna know you Got…
Armors & Olen DON’T YOU WANNA KNOW ME THE WAY I WANNA KNOW…
Bill Bourne Portland in the black dog portland portland in the black…
Bowling Shoes She said to me She wants to go to Portland There's not…
Brolin I need you For-ever I need you Make me smile Sunshine you s…
Caleb Awiti I keep on looking at you Body built like you're made…
Deezy Daisy (Oxford remix) Let it win the reign The sun is gone But we've got…
Drake Murda on the beat, so it's not nice It's a Habibi's…
Far Beyond Frail Hey Love, I don’t understand Everything happened so fast A…
Justin McRoberts You left for Portland this morning I didn't stay to watch…
Kezia Love me Love me Say you love me Wrap me up and say…
King Cassius All the way from Portland Oooh, calling! Yea, aye, Yea, aye …
Laprete I wanna know If you're going home Cause I lost my head Do…
Marielle Kraft Portland We always say we’ll go to Portland Maybe today we c…
Middle Brother Shared a cigarette for breakfast Shared an airplane ride for…
Nerf Herder Go back to Portland Go back to school Go back to the…
Phoria You're safe in an awful world Mistaking it for a…
Pink Skies inside on a rainy day memories decorate time i remember when…
Quavo Travis Scott Drake Murda on the beat, so it's not nice It's a Habibi's…
Rainer Maria a knapsack now, spread out, can make your bed. lay down, …
rebelsuns. Are you thinking of me over the distance? Or should I…
Seventh Angelo I just left Portland, cleared things up with Courtland I bal…
Sofia Franco Found a flight to Portland for a hundred bucks Don't know…
Strawberry Milk Cult I saw the world come down in Portland I saw my…
The Menzingers We're two strings shaking in a minor chord We're survivors o…
The Nerve Agents Temperatures rising Sapping all the life from once thriving …
The Replacements Shared a cigarette for breakfast Shared an airplane ride for…
The Soviettes A fifty dollar bill says it'll beat you Out from underneath…
travis scott/drake Murda on the beat, so it's not nice It's a Habibi's…
Wanderess I felt it calling I felt a calling A place to go Portland…
Zmny All the way from Portland Oooh, calling! Yea, aye, Yea, aye …
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Neru Akita
Love this song!!! Thank you for posting!!
Phoebe Lee
Dude. This song makes me feel like running on the beach... even if it is February!
James Hutchins
Fuck yeah