Imaginary Cities is a Canadian indie pop band. Based in Winnipeg, the band consists of multi-instrumentalist Rusty Matyas, formerly of The Waking Eyes and a sometime collaborator with The Weakerthans, and vocalist Marti Sarbit.[1]
The band's debut album, Temporary Resident, was released in 2011 and quickly topped Canada's campus radio charts.[1] The album was subsequently named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.[2] To support the album, the band was selected to play several dates in Eastern Canada as an opening act for Pixies.[1]