Los Angeles’ most promising nouveau-twee group Princeton are in the post-production stage of their album Cocoon of Love, which comes out shiny and new in a brilliant, overcast Bunnymen-esque sleeve this coming September. They’ve released a taster called “Calypso Gold.” It has a tasteful string arrangement and is produced nicely. I am hoping for genre-defining material from this group, but I’m wondering lately if that is possible 60 years into this whole rock and roll thing. But don’t mind me, I just have the post-post-post-new wave blues. Maybe I’ll post about that soon, if I can focus. In the meantime, this is a good track, so please enjoy.
Saw them again opening for Maps and Atlases at the Knitting Factory, which moved to Brooklyn. They’re great live, less orchestral and more driving.
Have you heard the album yet?