Matt Kivel

Matt Kivel (born September 18, 1985) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Los Angeles, California, currently living in Austin, Texas. He is a founding member of the band Princeton, and has released several albums as a solo artist, including 2013's Double Exposure, which received an 8.0 review from Pitchfork, and 2016's Fires on the Plain, which features performances by Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and Sophia Knapp.

Recording career

Princeton formed in Santa Monica, California in 2003. The band would go on to release two EPs and two full-length LP's, performing alongside acts including Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and Camera Obscura. The members of Princeton stopped performing and writing together in 2012.

In 2013, Kivel released his debut solo album Double Exposure on the Olde English Spelling Bee record label.

In 2014, Kivel released his second album Days of Being Wild on the Woodsist record label.

In 2014, Kivel recorded his third album Janus, in Glasgow, Scotland. It was produced by Scottish songwriter Alasdair Roberts. It was released by Driftless Recordings in January 2016.

In 2016, Kivel recorded and released his fourth album Fires on the Plain, which shares a title with the post-WWII film by Kon Ichikawa. The album is his longest, clocking in at over 80 minutes of music. It features many additional musicians, including Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, Will Oldham, and Sophia Knapp. It was released by Driftless Recordings in October 2016.

Discography

• Fires on the Plain (2016)
• Janus (2016)
• Days of Being Wild (2014)
• Double Exposure (2013)