GEMINI CLUB

Chicago electro-indie popsters Gemini Club have an incredibly familiar sound - think a more natural Shiny Toy Guns - but it’s worth checking out. This EP opens with Dealer, a basher of a lyrically violent tune, and continues with the thumpingly retro Mirrors. Show Me a Showdown is a little cheesy, but the synthy Mary’s Day and Future Tiding are cool as shit. Apparently the trio has a special rig that allows them to manipulate the mostly electronic tunes in a live setting, so as not to just re-create the album versions at each show. Either way, these songs would sound great in the club, at home or during a montage of Bret Easton Ellis characters doing blow in slow motion. Download the EP at http://geminiclub.fm/#downloads.

Published in Volume 66, Number 9 of The Uniter (October 26, 2011)

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