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Gem Club is an experimental pop band that was formed by Christopher Barnes in late 2009. Barnes met cellist Kristen Drymala soon later that autumn and the two first performed a short set of covers together at a private party in Boston. [1]

Their first EP, Acid and Everything, was written and recorded at Barnes' home during the month of February 2010 as part of the RPM challenge, and was self-released on CD later that year. [2] The EP soon caught the attention of music blogs and websites—including Pitchfork.com, who described their sound as "cavernous-sounding piano-based ballads that … feel truly ethereal, as if they're being piped in from another planet bereft of gravity." [3]

Their latest effort, Breakers, will be released September 27 2011 on the Sub Pop imprint, Hardly Art.

Discography

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Acid and Everything (CD) - Self-Released - 2010
Breakers (CD/LP) - Hardly Art - 2011

References

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Boston Magazine - http://blogs.bostonmagazine.com/boston_daily/2011/07/28/a-gem-club/
Pitchfork - http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14245-acid-and-everythingsevens/
RPM Jukebox - http://gemclub.rpmchallenge.com/

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  • Official Site [1]
  • Gem Club Myspace [2]
  • Gem Club at Hardly Art [3]