GEMS Are The Best New Band You’ve Never Heard

If you love Goldfrapp, the xx, and Massive Attack, you are going to flip out when you hear their dark, sexy music.

GEMS are a duo from Washington, D.C. who have been making some extraordinarily gorgeous and sexy music over the past year.

GEMS are a duo from Washington, D.C. who have been making some extraordinarily gorgeous and sexy music over the past year.

That's lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Pitts on the left, and multi-instrumentalist and occasional singer Clifford John Usher on the right.

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The best place to start with their music is the title track from their debut EP, Medusa.

The best place to start with their music is the title track from their debut EP, Medusa .

It's going to be available in most online stores on Nov. 12th.

It's one of the most romantic pop songs of the year. It's all foggy atmosphere, lovely melodies, and a vocal performance by Pitts that effortlessly hits some beautiful soaring high notes.

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Their song "Sinking Stone" is another jaw-dropper, and will be instantly appealing if you're a big fan of Massive Attack's Mezzanine or Goldfrapp in their ultra-glamorous Black Cherry/Supernature phase.

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