{"id":17591,"date":"2015-10-27T15:20:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T19:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17591"},"modified":"2015-11-11T06:15:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T11:15:45","slug":"gems-kill-the-one-you-love-debut-album-out-via-carpark-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17591","title":{"rendered":"GEMS &#8216;Kill The One You Love&#8217; debut album out via Carpark Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">GEMS will release their highly anticipated debut album next Friday, and they are currently\u00a0streaming &#8216;Kill the One You Love&#8217; in full via\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0015Q3-W6ZnoUvRSYVsnK0gSOX5-pldsoPwwoo7KDAcO37FU21i9yCy0m__hB_RsN59MwwirZlja1PE-fNatrEmv9dgY5ARfXkL6SBpROQd4O8o5LUIolNH2hPc8klYyd32BrPM9fh_EkPJ1un-8qDPZu7YHuu7nN-jym0mTXhKKwe_0aThsWd1WtBoD9SxuwED&amp;c=dbbtQsPU8uSe0psFG7xy8yhcSbsOSj3Zk4LihN3oQ5zSgjSR3cC6qw==&amp;ch=t6oVy2iv1wtvLSj6rLSSlb3hhAp9W431sJIWBZduUlCLsR-MnA155w==\" target=\"_blank\">Hype Machine<\/a>\u00a0below<\/span><span class=\"\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0015Q3-W6ZnoUvRSYVsnK0gSOX5-pldsoPwwoo7KDAcO37FU21i9yCy0m__hB_RsN59YowHMRdnZnZJxNVOkL4c91TNjTAXxmqp-hBk-AUs889PR_Ji3Vqhv5MENlCu-r3I-6V00Yh4BndUW0O507e1MprGs1Ucli1kianEH_6foKFvAa5RIHOmgw==&amp;c=dbbtQsPU8uSe0psFG7xy8yhcSbsOSj3Zk4LihN3oQ5zSgjSR3cC6qw==&amp;ch=t6oVy2iv1wtvLSj6rLSSlb3hhAp9W431sJIWBZduUlCLsR-MnA155w==\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Stream GEMS\u0092 full album \u0091&#8217;Kill the One You Love&#8217;\u0092 via\u00a0Hype Machine<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The duo of Lindsay Pitts and Clifford John Usher, GEMS craft songs that play out like a series of confessions.<i class=\"\">\u00a0&#8216;<\/i>Kill the One You Love&#8217;<i class=\"\">\u00a0<\/i>indulges in GEMS\u0092 evocative shadow pop, balancing gauzy atmospherics with an emotional heft that explores existential longing and raw human truths. The title, a reference to Chuck Palahniuk\u0092s\u00a0<i class=\"\">Fight Club<\/i>, shrouds the project in a funerary cloud, alluding to the death of a relationship, the death of love, the loss of self. And yet a sense of hope pervades the album, hope that some ray of light may find its way through the darkness. Take a listen to <em>w\/o u<\/em> lifted from &#8216;Kill the One You Love&#8217; via Soundcloud below<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F227536922&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=c1bfbe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">GEMS try to capture the intangible and they arrive closest with &#8216;Kill the One You Love,&#8217; an album of hurt, longing, and the beauty found in the space between. Clifford says, \u0093<span class=\"\">music<\/span>\u00a0is a never-ending process of learning and growing and reaching. Of stepping outside of what is familiar and moving into a place where there aren\u0092t answers.\u0094\u00a0&#8216;Kill the One You Love&#8217;\u00a0arrives October 30th via Carpark Records, with pre-orders available via\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0015Q3-W6ZnoUvRSYVsnK0gSOX5-pldsoPwwoo7KDAcO37FU21i9yCy0g97tY3_km2ad3XsaOKTeSZZBwmIvHZ1NpS5H_xSww0_KYuJFob7jtD3xFivUUHY84p7lcOZoJC_jCz4QBP6uMmH0f8fX_PmlraQNgqgzhJRKbEbGO6xHMkoguT4MacomA==&amp;c=dbbtQsPU8uSe0psFG7xy8yhcSbsOSj3Zk4LihN3oQ5zSgjSR3cC6qw==&amp;ch=t6oVy2iv1wtvLSj6rLSSlb3hhAp9W431sJIWBZduUlCLsR-MnA155w==\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0015Q3-W6ZnoUvRSYVsnK0gSOX5-pldsoPwwoo7KDAcO37FU21i9yCy0g97tY3_km2aLFZYEUwDYobMEW3ghc7NQg5yRsbliOYw83M1ttwLzdLaJ4j7ppzSwfWSa46BcRtGiXbpp0sdsGByIVtPJhLNc1rD61yyzHa8LI1M1eCRt8itlO7I6kE0Gg==&amp;c=dbbtQsPU8uSe0psFG7xy8yhcSbsOSj3Zk4LihN3oQ5zSgjSR3cC6qw==&amp;ch=t6oVy2iv1wtvLSj6rLSSlb3hhAp9W431sJIWBZduUlCLsR-MnA155w==\" target=\"_blank\">Carpark Records<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GEMS-Kill-the-One-You-Love-cover-art_zps0xf9ajrs.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17617\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GEMS-Kill-the-One-You-Love-cover-art_zps0xf9ajrs.jpg?resize=313%2C313\" alt=\"Kill the One You Love Gems cover\" width=\"313\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GEMS-Kill-the-One-You-Love-cover-art_zps0xf9ajrs.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GEMS-Kill-the-One-You-Love-cover-art_zps0xf9ajrs.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GEMS-Kill-the-One-You-Love-cover-art_zps0xf9ajrs.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GEMS-Kill-the-One-You-Love-cover-art_zps0xf9ajrs.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\nTrack listing:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Blood Runs<br \/>\n2.\u00a0w\/o u<br \/>\n3. Soak<br \/>\n4. Living As A Ghost<br \/>\n5. Empires Fall<br \/>\n6. Heartbreaker<br \/>\n7. Scars<br \/>\n8. Tangled Memories<br \/>\n9. Savior<br \/>\n10. Epitaph<br \/>\n11. White Light<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Currently on tour with Autre Ne Veut, GEMS have multiple shows in New York next week and more dates to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GEMS\u0092 North American Fall tour dates:<\/strong><br \/>\nOct 23 &#8211; Washington, DC &#8211; U Street Music Hall *<br \/>\nOct 26 &#8211; New York, NY &#8211; Bowery Ballroom *<br \/>\nOct 27 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Max Cellar #<br \/>\nOct 30 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; The Paper\u00a0Box !<br \/>\nNov 6 &#8211; Atlanta, GA &#8211; Aisle 5 @<br \/>\nNov 8 &#8211; Austin, TX &#8211; Fun Fun Fun Fest Nites at Vulcan Gas Company<br \/>\n*with\u00a0Autre Ne Veut<br \/>\n#\u00a0with\u00a0Salt Cathedral, dd elle<br \/>\n!\u00a0with\u00a0Blue Hawaii<br \/>\n@\u00a0with\u00a0Born Ruffians<\/p>\n<p>For more information on GEMS, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.killtheoneyoulove.com\">killtheoneyoulove.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>GEMS will release their highly anticipated debut album next Friday, and they are currently\u00a0streaming &#8216;Kill the One You Love&#8217; in full via\u00a0Hype Machine\u00a0below.\u00a0 Stream GEMS\u0092 <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17591\" title=\"GEMS &#8216;Kill The One You Love&#8217; debut album out via Carpark Records\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,25,28,30],"tags":[3662,3668,847,1245,3667],"class_list":["post-17591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","tag-gems","tag-kill-the-one-you-love","tag-north-america","tag-tour-dates","tag-wo-u"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/GEMS-by-Kristen-Wrzesniewski-1-copy_zpsfvnojoun.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-4zJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17706,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=17706","url_meta":{"origin":17591,"position":0},"title":"GEMS share video for &#8216;\u0093Soak\u0094&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"To celebrate the release of their debut album\u00a0'Kill the One You Love,' GEMS have shared their first official video for \u0093Soak.\u0094 Watch it below via YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cTexCSYG-4Y Directors WACHO write, \"The film portrays a young couple\u0092s relationship mutating\/deteriorating through different scenarios. 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