Distant Cousins (American band)

Distant Cousins
Also known as	DC
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Family First
Associated acts	Blue Fringe, Moshav
Website	dcousins.com
Members	Dov Rosenblatt Duvid Swirsky Ami Kozak

Distant Cousins is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2012, the band is composed of Dov Rosenblatt, Duvid Swirsky, and Ami Kozak. Rosenblatt and Swirsky are members of the influential Jewish rock bands Blue Fringe and Moshav. They released their debut self-titled EP on September 16, 2014, followed by a second self-titled EP in 2015. Several of their songs have been featured in film, television, and commercials.

Background

Prior to forming Distant Cousins, Dov Rosenblatt was the lead singer of the Jewish rock band Blue Fringe, while Duvid Swirsky was a founding member of the band 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.^[2]

Their debut EP, the self-titled Distant Cousins EP, was released on September 16, 2014.

Media appearances

• "Are You Ready (On Your Own)" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2014 film This Is Where I Leave You.
• "Everybody Feels It" was used in a commercial for the German soft drink Lift and on the NBC medical drama Heartbeat.
• "On My Way" was used in Macy's "Denim Nation" ad campaign.
• "Raise It Up" appeared on Graceland and Criminal Minds.
• "Fly Away" was used in The CW series Reign.
• "Burnin' Up" was featured in a trailer for the 2015 Will Ferrell comedy Daddy's Home.

Discography

EPs

• Distant Cousins EP (September 16, 2014)
• Distant Cousins EP (October 16, 2015; Family First)

Singles

• "Raise It Up" (August 1, 2013)
• "Everybody Feels It" (June 5, 2014)
• "Are You Ready (On Your Own)" (September 19, 2014)
• "Burnin' Up" (March 23, 2015)
• "Your Story" (feat. Jessie Payo of Jupiter Rising) (August 10, 2015)
• "Taste of Tomorrow" (October 6, 2015)

Music videos

• "On My Way" (2014; dir. Loïc Guilpain)^[3]
• "Your Story" (2015; dir. Jon Danovic)
• "For A Moment" (2015)
• "Burnin' Up" (2016; dir. Nate Klein)

References

1. Artsy, Avishay (Oct 22, 2014). "Distant Cousins find family in music". The Jewish Journal. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. Fattal, Isabel (Sep 19, 2014). "Spotlight On: Indie-Folk Trio Distant Cousins". Jewcy. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
3. Steffen, Chris (Sep 2, 2014). "Video Premiere: Distant Cousins - "On My Way"". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 September 2015.