Imaginary Cities was a Canadian indie pop duo based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The project consisted of multi-instrumentalist Rusty Matyas, formerly of the Waking Eyes and a sometime collaborator of the Weakerthans, and vocalist Marti Sarbit.
[2] Their debut album, Temporary Resident, was released in 2011 on the Hidden Pony label;[3][4] it went on to top Canada's campus radio charts.
[1] Imaginary Cities performed at a number of pop festivals, including the 2013 NXNE,[8] and gained a following in Germany.
[15] Matyas suffered from alcoholism-related liver disease in 2017[16] and spent some time recovering before reemerging in 2021 with the solo project Rusty Robot.