THE BAND princetonmusic@gmail.com twitter.com/princetonmusic
US BOOKING THE AGENCY GROUP meredithpeters@theagencygroup.com mikemori@theagencygroup.com
MGMT SETH KALLEN seth@thissideupsounds.com
LABEL CONTACT KANINE RECORDS lio@kaninerecords.com kay@kaninerecords.com
PRESS GURU FORCE FIELD PR daniel@forcefieldpr.com
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Influences
John Cale, Biff Rose, Vashti Bunyan, Arthur Russell, Scott Walker, Jonathan Richman, The Kinks, Jean Claude Vannier, Serge Gainsbourg, Sam Cooke, Cerrone
Los Angeles-based Princeton is releasing their debut record, Cocoon of Love, September 29th on Kanine Records.
Growing up on Princeton Street in Santa Monica, twin brothers Jesse & Matt Kivel and childhood friend Ben Usen started playing together as a group in the late 90’s, but officially formed Princeton during a year long stay in London in 2005. With the addition of drummer David Kitz, the band first gained attention in 2008 with the conceptual four-song Bloomsbury EP, a breezy dance-pop confection about the imaginative group of British intellectuals. The band now lives in the Eagle Rock district of LA where their album was recorded.
Among the many detrimental effects that love has on the mind, one of the more subtle is the way it litters the memory with a batch of misplaced associations - places, figures, products and (especially) music that, through chance, become invested with deep personal significance. This detritus of love is scattered all over Princeton's, Cocoon of Love, right down to its title, taken from a long-ago-cancelled children's show. Stacks of herbal tea, a glow-in-the-dark monument, paperback writers, the Wall Street Journal, a departing Mercedes, The Metamorphosis, video arcades, graffiti, and a cyclist on the Autobahn all figure prominently into Princeton's musical sketches.
Fittingly for such a broad range of lyrical touchstones, the band's musical influences stretch just as wide, taking in everything from Something Else-era Kinks to Serge Gainsbourg, New Order, Arthur Russell, Scott Walker, Yo La Tengo and Gilberto Gil. While still rooted in the Baroque pop of their past work, Cocoon of Love sees the band explore new moods and styles, from the seductive, synth-driven Martina and Clive Krantz to the straight-up Stax-style soul of Show Some Love, When Your Man Gets Home.
RELEASES :
COCOON OF LOVE: FULL LENGTH: KANINE RECORDS, 2009 -- LP, CD, ITUNES
Hello Princeton!! As a fan from years ago I just want to congratulate you on your success!!! I have endless friends contacting me from all over the U.S. saying things like "remember that band Princeton you showed me in high school? They opened for Ra Ra Riot last night and were amazing!!!" plus many instances of friends of friends playing your music. coincidence? I think not!
I bought the new CD and a shirt last night at the Masquerade. I am HOOKED and excited that you guys will be coming back in a few weeks to The Earl. :) Thank you!
Hey guys, just stopping by to show some love and to wish you good luck with the new album. I'm going to download it tonight. p.s. Read the review on nytimes.com... on nytimes.com, Jesus Christ! Awesome job!
i read a review of you guys on the nytimes.com. wowzers. thats a far cry from your albany show with RRR where the radio from the deli below was heard through the poorly insulated walls. glad to see your doing well. good luck.
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