MUSIC /// Gem Club

GEM CLUB sounds to be only 2 or 3 people, with a very minimal, stripped down sound, featuring sparse piano and violin. 

To be honest, I listened to the first 3 songs and then, without realizing, had been making myself increasingly sad, but it was so beautiful I couldn't stop listening.

Listening to GEM CLUB is like losing a relative, but being happy because they're in a better place.

Give their album, "ACID AND EVERYTHING" a listen.

GEM CLUB @ BANDCAMP

-WT

no surprises /// 2 great covers

1. Christopher O'Reily

I witnessed one of his performances in gainesville. he played radiohead,

elliot smith, and modern classical music in the same show.

he's the real deal, not just covering radiohead (he's got 2 albums worth),

but arranging their music in a creative way that legitimizes their place in music

history textbooks to come.

2. Regina Spektor

a beautiful cover from an intriguing artist.

i get the sense that this song will become more and more relevant,

perhaps historical as the decades pass.

it is a ballad for the middle class. paralyzed by their own comfort, with too much to lose.

very funny how regina was originally from the USSR.

if you missed it, "begin to hope" was a great, original record.

a great melting of intelligence and eccentricity.

whatever that means.

-JW