Kill the One You Love
by GEMS
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Boston Globe
    Nov 20, 2015
    80
    Less visceral than Beach House and more rhythmic than Trespassers William, GEMS creates its own distinct shade of contemporary dream-pop. Usher’s angular guitar work and layers of synths provide a luxuriously designed sonic backdrop for Pitts’s doomed romanticism.
  2. DIY Magazine
    Nov 20, 2015
    80
    Kill The One You Love is a record built around hope, and around finding the optimism in fatalism, and the inevitable freedom that comes with such a discovery. As such, it feels much less a debut, and far more an aphorism from the mouths of a band wise beyond their years.
  3. AllMusic
    Nov 20, 2015
    70
    A set of songs that build on the dreamy pop of the Medusa EP with a smoother, bigger sound.
  5. Exclaim
    Nov 20, 2015
    70
    GEMS' only shortcoming are their occasionally cheesy, melodramatic lyrics, and when Usher's intermittent vocal contributions sound like tired grumbles, working against GEMS' aesthetic and Pitts stylized vocal tendencies. Otherwise, Kill The One You Love is an undeniable success.

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. LegendaryMau
    Jan 25, 2016
    10
    EXCELLENT. IT'S A MUST LISTEN SERIOUSLY. Every track is aEXCELLENT. IT'S A MUST LISTEN SERIOUSLY. Every track is a masterpiece!!!................................................................................… Full Review »
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