Princeton consists of twin brothers Jesse and Matt Kivel, Ben Usen and David Kitz. The name of the band originated from band members growing up on Princeton Street in Santa Monica, California.
Princeton formed in 2005 when Jesse and Matt and their childhood friend Ben teamed up while all three were studying abroad in London. Given that they'd left most of their instruments back home in California, they only had access to the basics: an acoustic guitar, a keyboard, a tambourine, and an egg shaker. In spite of these lean conditions, the trio managed to record enough material for a mini-album, A Case of the Emperor's Clothes, which they self-released the following year.
Usen and the Kivel brothers graduated from college in 2007 and returned to the Los Angeles area, where they wrote and recorded the breezy, indie pop songs that would become their second release, Bloomsbury in 2008.
The band took a break in 2010, while Jesse and Matt explored other opportunities. Jesse found success with the Indie blog hit Kisses and Matt teamed up with Warpaint’s Julia Bembenek and drummer Stella Mozgawa for Mystery Claws. The two brothers also spent some time together playing in Sleeping Bags.
2011 finds the Kivels finally returning to Princeton. The quartet will be releasing their sophomore LP later this year and are starting off the process by releasing new single To The Alps on March 29th.
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