Oklahoma Roots, Americana Soul: Husband-and-Wife Duo The Imaginaries Announce ‘Fever’

The fresh single gives fans a taste of what’s to come on Fever, a bold, soul-stirring album filled with gritty blues-rock riffs, shimmering pop-Americana melodies, and a spirit of defiant hope. “Little By Little” encapsulates the couple’s shared journey as life partners and musical collaborators, with rich vocal interlace and lyrics that speak to staying the course despite uncertainty: “Little by little and inch by inch / We’re never giving up, gonna ride the wave / You and me baby gonna get there someday.”

“This new album is about being on the other side of struggle,” Maggie shares. “It’s about breakthrough—not that we have it all figured out!” Shane adds, “There are a lot of hopeful stories on this album. We want to put smiles on people’s faces.”

Their path to this moment has been anything but conventional. Maggie and Shane met when she opened for him at a show in Oklahoma. They fell in love, married in 2011, and moved to Los Angeles, where they shared a tiny apartment while pursuing their solo careers. It was during that lean season—marked by scrappy gigs, late nights, and big dreams—that the idea for The Imaginaries was born. The name came to Shane in a dream, offering a beacon of creative ambition in the middle of hard times.

Their debut self-titled album established the foundation, but Fever is their defining artistic statement. Returning to Muscle Shoals—a place they now consider sacred ground—they recorded with a powerhouse lineup that includes first and second-generation Swampers, whose resumes span icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Paul Simon, Gregg Allman, Jason Isbell, and more. That rich musical lineage threads throughout Fever, grounding its personal stories in a timeless sonic tradition.

Over the years, they’ve shared stages with Judy Collins, John Waite, Sixpence None The Richer, and more, and were hand-picked to open for the Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Tour before the pandemic halted plans. Their music and story have been spotlighted in American Songwriter, Deadline, Guitar Player, and HuffPost, among others.

To celebrate the release of Fever, The Imaginaries will hit the road for a full slate of summer and fall tour dates. Highlights include appearances at Texas Music Revolution, deadCenter Film Festival, and Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor, as well as headline dates across Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Tennessee, California, and Colorado. Their album release shows will take place on August 22nd at Hotel Café in Hollywood and September 5th at Beam Live in OKC, with additional performances planned throughout 2025 and a European tour set for 2026.