Los Angeles indie electro unit Capital Cities first came together as a duo of composers/songwriters Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian. The two initially met on craigslist in 2008 and worked as jingle writers until they formed the band in 2010. They released an EP independently in 2011 that included the song “Safe and Sound,” an upbeat mesh of programming and melody that went viral and gained the act a lot of Internet exposure. The music video is currently nominated in this year’s 56th Grammy Awards. Eventually, Merchant and Simonian were joined by bassist Manny Quintero, trumpeter Spencer Ludwig, guitarist Nick Merwin, and drummer Channing Holmes. Their new single “Kangaroo Court.”
The fully realized live version of Capital Cities played festivals internationally. Their debut full-length studio album “In a Tidal Wave of Mystery” is exclusively distributed MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines).
Tracklisting:
- Safe and Sound
- Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast
- Kangaroo Court
- I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo
- Center Stage
- Farrah Fawcett Hair feat. Andre 3000
- Chartreuse
- Origami
- Lazy Lies
- Tell Me How To Live
- Chasing You feat. Soseh
- Love Away
Capital Cities “In A Tidal Wave of Mystery” is available in CDs at Astroplus, Odyssey Music & Video and Fully Booked. Listen and download online via SPINNR (The One-Stop Music Portal for All Your Music Needs!) – http://www.spinnr.ph/ iTunes – http://smarturl.it/CapitalCities-IATWOM. For more information and to start downloading your favorite songs, just log on to www.spinnr.ph via web or download the SPINNR Google Play app. For updates on SPINNRS latest promos that can let you meet your favorite music artists, join facebook.com/SpinnrPhilippines or follow @SpinnrPH on Twitter and Instagram.