[6] Jesse Kivel grew up on Princeton Street in Santa Monica, California[7] while Zinzi Edmundson's hometown was Providence, Rhode Island.

[8] During Kivel's elementary years, he, along with his twin brother Matt and a close friend, began creating music ultimately forming the band Princeton in 2005.

[10] Eventually, although not specified,[citation needed] Kivel and Edmundson began composing music together and, as a result, formed the band Kisses in 2010.

[1] Kivel's friendship with producer Alec R. Costandinos allowed for the production and release of Kisses's debut single “Bermuda” via Transparent Records in April 2010, and People Can Do the Most Amazing Things that August on IAMSOUND.”[1] Additionally, Kisses had released other EPs including Other Planets as a download and Midnight Lover as a promo single on the label This is Music.

[18] Since the release of their debut album, Kisses have become recognized by several professional publications including Pitchfork[19] Allmusic[1] and Metacritic[20] with generally positive reviews.