Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson make music under the Kisses moniker from their hometown of LA. Their stamp on modern pop is stylish and straightforward, set in a world of romantic fiction and wilting glamour. Their three albums all explore life in Southern California, from its luminosity and perpetual sunshine to its neon-hued side streets and disquieting stillness.
Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson make music under the Kisses moniker from their hometown of LA. Their stamp on modern pop is stylish and straightforward, set in a world of romantic fiction and wilting glamour. Their three albums all explore life in Southern California, from its luminosity and perpetual sunshine to its neon-hued side streets and disquieting stillness.
"they have what it takes to bring their songs and sound out of the bedroom and into the real world"
"Theirs is a charmed world that you’ll find hard to check out of"
"Interview caught up with Kivel and Edmundson in a decidedly un-LA setting: Roberta’s, in Bushwick, Brooklyn"
""The Hardest Part" recalls New Order's "True Faith", and the Pet Shop Boys' strut and soar circa Actually"