Secret Cities is an American
independent rock band from
North Dakota, United States. Its founding members, Charles Gokey and Marie J. Parker, met at a band camp in July 2001, while in
high school. Although the two lived 500 km apart, in
Fargo, North Dakota
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and
Williston, North Dakota, respectively, the two started making music by exchanging tapes in the mail and composing using four-track recorders. They continued in this fashion until February 2004, when the pair changed their name to The Foliage and put out their first release on Fall Records, a split with In Ink Please entitled "How to Make Better Love." In July 2005 the band released a mini-LP, ''Zurich'' on Fall Records under the moniker The White Foliage. The group also added a third member, Alex Abnos, during a tour of the Midwest in that year.
In 2008, after an extended hiatus, the band released the Bright Teeth EP, marking a shift toward a pop-ier, more electronic sound. The band changed its name to Secret Cities after signing to
Western Vinyl Records in 2010 where they have since released three full-length albums.
Members
*Charles Gokey:
vocals,
piano,
guitar,
bass
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
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** Acoustic bass gui ...
,
drums
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,
concertina
*Marie J. Parker: vocals, piano, guitar,
french horn,
cello,
organ
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Biology
* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
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, trumpet, saxophone
*Alex Abnos: drums, vocals, percussion, guitar, ukulele
Discography
As The White Foliage:
*''How to Make Better Love'' Split CD with In Ink Please (Fall Records 2004)
*''Zurich'' mini-LP (Fall Records 2004)
*''Bright Teeth'' EP (Fall Records 2008) iTunes only.
As Secret Cities:
*''Pink Graffiti'' LP (
Western Vinyl 2010)
*''Strange Hearts'' LP (
Western Vinyl 2011)
*''Walk Me Home'' LP (
Western Vinyl 2014)
External links
Secret Cities' official website
Indie rock musical groups from North Dakota
Musical groups established in 2001
Western Vinyl artists
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