{"product_id":"gene-loves-jezebel-suspicion-twenty-killer-hurts","title":"Gene Loves Jezebel ‎- Suspicion \/ Twenty Killer Hurts","description":"\u003ch6 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGene Loves Jezebel were never content to simply brood in the shadows. “Suspicion” captures the band’s early collision of gothic atmosphere, glam-rock theatricality, post-punk tension, and the psychedelic streak that made them such an unusual presence in the UK underground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1983 on Situation Two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, “Suspicion” comes from the formative period of Gene Loves Jezebel, when the band was still centered around twin brothers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael and Jay Aston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Having relocated from Wales to London, they quickly developed a sound that shared some DNA with the emerging goth scene while remaining considerably more flamboyant and difficult to categorize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Suspicion” is built around that contrast. Jagged guitar and a restless rhythm section provide the framework while the Aston brothers’ dramatic vocals pull the song toward something stranger and more theatrical. There’s darkness here, but also a wiry energy inherited from punk and glam, qualities that separated Gene Loves Jezebel from the more austere post-punk surrounding them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse side, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Twenty Killer Hurts,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes this 12-inch particularly representative of the band’s earliest sound. Raw and urgent, it belongs to the same pre-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePromise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e period in which Gene Loves Jezebel were still defining the balance between gothic atmosphere, psychedelic guitar, glam decadence, and post-punk abrasion that would characterize their first recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal 1983 UK 12-inch pressing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on Situation Two documents Gene Loves Jezebel before the increasingly polished alternative-rock production and international success that followed later in the decade. It’s a snapshot of a younger, stranger incarnation of the group, when their sound still carried the volatility of London’s early-’80s underground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor listeners drawn to the darker side of Gene Loves Jezebel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuspicion \/ Twenty Killer Hurts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures them close to the source: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eraw, theatrical, psychedelic, and steeped in the restless energy of early British gothic post-punk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gene Loves Jezebel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47308706349110,"sku":"9 20929-0","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2592\/7222\/files\/gene-loves-jezebel-suspicion.jpg?v=1792363710","url":"https:\/\/greycatrecords.com\/products\/gene-loves-jezebel-suspicion-twenty-killer-hurts","provider":"Greycat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}