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| Started by MJ Parker and Charlie Gokey at the tender age of 15, Secret Cities grew out of a shared love of psychedelic pop and a pen-pal arrangement that saw the pair trading 4-track tapes through the mail. The band eventually expanded to a trio with the addition of fellow Midwesterner and kindred spirit Alex Abnos on drums. After a few small releases on Baltimore’s Fall Records, the band released its proper full length debut (the well-received Pink Graffiti) in 2010 on Western Vinyl. Following a nationwide tour in support of that release, the band spent several intense months writing and recording new material, re-imagining their sound as a fractured take on classic AM radio pop. Strange Hearts, the resulting album, was released in March 2011 on Western Vinyl. |
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| EVENTS |
| Oct 27 New York, NY • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
| Oct 30 San Diego, CA • Bar Pink |
| Oct 31 Santa Monica, CA • The Central |
| Mar 17 Austin, TX • Red 7 w/ TBA |
| Mar 18 Austin, TX • End of An Ear (2209 South 1st Street) |
| Mar 19 Austin, TX • SXSW showcase at Lamberts w/ Balmorhea, Secret Cities, Botany, et al |
| Jul 23 San Francisco, CA • Brick & Mortar Music Hall |
| Jul 29 Brooklyn, NY • Glasslands Gallery |
| July 30 New York, NY • Cake Shop |
| Aug 16 San Diego, CA • Casbah |
| Nov 4 San Francisco, CA • Public Works |
| Nov 6 San Diiego, CA • Soda Bar |
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| SELECTED PRESS |
"Combining elements of pop, proto new wave, jazz, avant-garde composition and electronic music, Gary Wilson delivers sincere lyrics, alternately sweet and angst ridden, about the women in his life and his fantasies..."
– New York Times [ read more here] |
"...successfully jumped between new wave synth spasms, soundtrack jazz and skronk, James Brown pep, noise collage, pre-Prince strut, and the Jonathan Richman School of Painfully Geeky Lyricism ..."
– Pitchfork [ read more here] |
"...smooth-yet-quirky ditties with vague tinges of Steely Dan jazziness and a hefty dose of obsessive-compulsive emotional damage..."
– Village Voice [ read more here] |
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