Distant Cousins is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California.

Rosenblatt previously led the bands Blue Fringe and The Wellspring, while Swirsky is a founding member of Moshav.

Swirsky, Rosenblatt, and Kozak met in Los Angeles in 2012 while their respective bands were playing a show together.

Upon hearing a song Swirsky and Rosenblatt had written, "When We Love", Kozak offered to produce it, and the three subsequently began playing together.

[1] The name Distant Cousins, a reference to the members' longtime familiarity with each other, was first used when writing a song for the 2013 film Coffee Town.