IN A TIDAL WAVE OF MYSTERY (Deluxe Edition) - 2 LP VINYL

Jingle composers Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian formed Capital Cities in 2010. The duo’s debut album, In a Tidal Wave of Mystery, is filled with catchy tunes, clever synth-pop arrangements, and smart turns of phrase.

The joyous "Safe and Sound" leads off the album, followed by equally infectious indie-dance gems like "Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast" and "I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo." The centerpiece track, "Farrah Fawcett Hair," is a glorious bit of mock-anthemic dance rock with cameos from André 3000 and—improbably but wonderfully—NPR announcer Frank Tavares, whose deadpan listing of life's little pleasures lifts the song up to a whole new level of joyous absurdity.

TRACK LISTING:

Side A

1 Safe And Sound

2 Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast

3 Kangaroo Court

4 I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo

5 Center Stage

Side B

1 Farrah Fawcett Hair (feat. André 3000)

2 Chartreuse

3 Origami

4 Lazy Lies

5 Tell Me How To Live

Side C

1 Chasing You

2 Love Away

3 One Minute More

4 Patience Gets Us Nowhere Fast - Napoleon Remix

Side D

1 Lazy Lies - CliffLight Remix

2 Safe And Sound - Dzeko And Torres' Digital Dreamin Remix