Search - Gene Loves Jezebel :: Discover

'Discover' is a slick and vibrant album that stands up to repeated listening. I've had it on my shelf since 1987 and I've never grown tired of hearing it. Though the lyrics are fairly unsophisticated, and at times the compositions seem not quite fully realized, it all washes in the name of spontaneity, and that translates to a very discernible "edge" quality to the music. Twins M. & J. Aston have a highly distinctive character to their voices, and the band is energetic and spot-on. The drums have a pitch-perfect 1980's punch, the guitars have that buttery early U2 sound, and the bass is straight up rude and funky. With 'Discover', Gene Loves Jezebel laid down some first rate back seat makeout music, and twenty years later it still quivers.