posted by Loren on June 21, 2011
Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmunson resemble everything beautiful and brilliant about the music industry today. Each time I listen to their track “People Can Do The Most Amazing Things,” these simple words of light in an arena of darkness point towards everything right nowadays. Jesse and Zinzi are the entirety of their dream-pop project they call Kisses, based out of Los Angeles. Yet the appeal remains in that the duo are boyfriend and girlfriend, as Jesse explains on vocals what Zinzi manufactures on the keyboards. Nothing makes me smile wider than the situation Kisses presents. And it only bums me out that they played Make Music Pasadena this past weekend and I, for reasons I’d rather not share, had to miss their set in a bout of sheer ignorance.
Their dreamy 70’s summer disco anthems straddle the line between retro and new age. The acute digital trail the band has left among blogs all compare their sound to a crisper Hot Chip, which can be heard vocally, but their sound is so distinct it leaves the bands polar opposites. Released late last year, their first EP, Heart of the Nightlife, time travels to the 1950’s pool parties with “Women of the Club,” while the majority of the other tracks like “The Heart of the Nightlife” bend towards 70’s disco and pop that illicit more Travolta connotations. Kisses hit an entire retro spectrum while staying modern in their stories; the whole album is definitely worth the listen.
Kisses – People Can Do the Most Amazing Things (Downloaded 436 times)
Kisses – Women of the Club (Downloaded 395 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Chillwave • Disco • Male vocal • Retro • Shoegaze • Vintage
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