Low vs Diamond

The beginnings of Los Angeles’ Low vs Gemstone could be traced to early 2002 on the School of Colorado, where lead singer/guitarist Lucas Field, drummer Howie Gemstone, and keyboardist Tad Moore (birth name: Adam Thaddeus Moore IV) were undergrads. The three performed together within a jam music group in between learning and classes, so when graduation time came and proceeded to go, the people relocated themselves to the town of Angels. During college, the group acquired started absorbing a variety artists beyond Dave Matthews and Phish — such as for example David Bowie, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Serge Gainsbourg, and Surroundings — which led these to therefore reject their pseudo-hippie methods to get more dark and airy indie rock and roll terrain after they settled to their brand-new L.A. digs. Several bandmember and name adjustments unsurprisingly occurred through the procedure (including 1984 and Shaded Shadows, the last mentioned moniker under that your music group released two EPs) before finally agreeing over the name Low vs Gemstone, supposedly as a tale associated with Diamond’s incessant fighting with an ex-member’s tough partner, nicknamed Low. With players Anthony Polcino (electric guitar/vocals) and Jon Pancoast (bass) ultimately in tow, Low vs Gemstone played gigs throughout LA and readied materials to lay out in the studio room. They documented a demonstration in middle-2006, which quickly captured the hearing of Dominic Hardisty, the person responsible for putting your signature on an unknown NEVADA music group called the Killers a couple of years prior. The quintet lost virtually no time in impressing him additional and was consequently authorized to Hardisty’s U.K.-centered Marrakesh label following only looking at them play 1 live show. The band’s debut EP, Existence After Love, premiered in Feb 2007 to positive response, and Low vs Diamond’s extremely praised performances continuing to generate region buzz and buzz in the blogosphere. They graduated towards the majors when Sony authorized them and released an electronic edition of their self-titled debut recording in Apr of 2008.