来自美国洛杉矶的独立乐团Capital Cities因其2011年的同名处子EP以及其中的主打曲目“Safe and Sound”而迅速积累起不俗的人气，受到了不少名流的称赞，比如著名好莱坞八卦先生——Perez Hilton评价Capital Cities为“洛杉矶最好的乐队”，而这张EP的成绩也证实了乐队具有这样的实力，主打曲目Safe and Sound在许多电台、流媒体都取得佳绩，包括iHeartRadio，Pandora等。乐队还在没有被厂牌签下的情况下在美国、加拿大和南美各地进行巡演，人气更是与日俱增。 　　Capital Cities is an American pop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2010 by Ryan Merchant (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Sebu Simonian (vocals, keyboard). Their debut EP was released on June 7, 2011, with lead single "Safe and Sound" which became their first top ten hit single. The band currently consists of Ryan Merchant, Sebu Simonian, Manny Quintero on bass guitar, Spencer Ludwig on trumpet, Nick Merwin on guitar and Channing Holmes on drums. 　　A subsequent single, "Kangaroo Court", was released on March 27, 2012.The band was featured on the Pop Up #1 compilation selected by Perez Hilton that was released on August 7, 2012.The band's song "Safe and Sound" charted at #1 on the US Alternative Songs chart.The song was also used in a German Vodafone commercial. It was also used in the United States and Canada in a television commercial for the 2014 Mazda 3. The song "Center Stage" was featured on ESPN's First Take where they played a short segment of the retro sounding track before going to commercial breaks. 　　The band's debut album, In a Tidal Wave of Mystery, was released June 4, 2013 via Capitol Records in partnership with Lazy Hooks. It was the first release of new material on Capitol with a Universal Music Group catalog number. The album debuted at number sixty-six on the Billboard 200 chart.