Princeton

Label: None
Genre: Folk, Rock

Princeton is not from Princeton. I have my doubts that the floppy-headed Santa Monica twins and their best friend, who recorded their first E.P. in London while on study-abroad programs, have ever set foot in New Jersey. They claim such classic Brit-pop songwriters Ray Davies and Rod Argent as influences, and their four-track stylings, carefree lyrical associations and bookish sensibilities also bring to mind Ben Lee, Lou Barlow, Stephen Malkmus, and Jonathan Richman. It takes more than cleverness to write a song about a pirate that doesn’t sound like a Broadway musical, or to sing a travelogue of an Asian city that doesn’t descend into kitsch. But Princeton does it well — with organs, acoustic guitar, and sweet, youthfully knowing vocals. Just don’t ask me which twin is singing.

Blackbeard [MP3, 5.2MB, 192kbps]
Careless Boy [MP3, 8.6MB, 160kbps]
The Indifference Curve [MP3, 4.5MB, 192kbps]
Tokyo Japan [MP3, 4.4MB, 192kbps]

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Posted by shan on 10.20.06 | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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