In a Tidal Wave of Mysteryis the debut studio album of American indie popduo Capital Cities, released on June 4, 2013, under Capitol Records.
Background and production
Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian worked as jingle writers.The pair then wrote ” Safe and Sound” and began working on their debut album; the title In a Tidal Wave of Mystery originates from a lyric in the third verse of “Safe and Sound”. Merchant and Simonian wrote, composed, produced and mixed the entirety of the album, with the exception of “Lazy Lies”, produced by Simon Mills. Outkast member André 3000, vocalist Shemika Secrest and NPR’s Frank Tavares are featured on the song “Farrah Fawcett Hair”, while vocalist Soseh is featured on “Chasing You”.The album’s lead single ” Safe and Sound” was released digitally on January 6, 2011. Capitol Records serviced the single to United States modern rockradio over a year later on November 27, 2012, and it topped the Billboard Alternative Songschart. It subsequently became the duo’s breakout hit, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100and reaching the top ten of numerous mainstream charts internationally.” Kangaroo Court” was issued as the second single on June 7, 2013 and impacted US modern rock radio on August 6, 2013. “I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo” was released digitally in select territories on November 11, 2013 as the third overall single from the album. ” One Minute More”, originally released as a stand-alone single on April 14, 2011, was later included on the deluxe edition of In a Tidal Wave of Mysteryand re-released as the album’s fourth single on March 25, 2014.Great album,I call it retro music lol,Go check it out on iTunes
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