Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian make indie rock and electronic music that feels both bright and introspective.
If you're new to Capital Cities, start with "Safe and Sound" and "Kangaroo Court." Those two tracks give you a good sense of their range.
Their 2013 debut album gave us "Safe and Sound," a track with an upbeat tempo that became a radio staple. It's the kind of song that sticks around, and it frames what they do well, mixing indie rock and electronic elements into something that feels both polished and a little offbeat. You can hear that same push and pull in "Kangaroo Court," which has a more introspective feel than their brighter singles.
Merchant and Simonian put out their self-titled debut in 2013, then followed up with "In a Tidal Wave of Mystery" in 2015. They briefly went separate ways around 2016 but reunited not long after.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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