"Eleonora" is out now. Proceeds are pledged to Poe Baltimore to help protect the real Poe House through an unplanned construction mess next door.
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@morellarecords.bsky.social"Eleonora" is out now. Proceeds are pledged to Poe Baltimore to help protect the real Poe House through an unplanned construction mess next door.
@morellarecords.bsky.socialTomorrow. Eleonora, the rarest thing GIO has witnessed in 560 years: letting go with grace. Proceeds to Poe Baltimore.
@morellarecords.bsky.socialTrack 1 is Morella, a wife who dies but doesn't really leave, returning through her own daughter. It sets the tone for the whole record. #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #GothicRock #Poe
@morellarecords.bsky.social"Not every ghost returns to hold the chain / She gave me back to life without condition." Eleonora, out October 15, proceeds to Poe Baltimore. Three days.
@morellarecords.bsky.socialEleonora doesn't build to a climax, it just breathes. Four days out.
@morellarecords.bsky.socialProceeds from every Semprevive single are pledged to Poe Baltimore. Madeline's out, Eleonora lands October 15. #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #ProtectPoeHouse
@morellarecords.bsky.socialGIO stood outside Gunner's Hall in Baltimore in 1849 when Poe was found, not permitted in. He carries losses like that into every song, Eleonora included. Ten days out.
@morellarecords.bsky.socialThe Semprevive tracklist is here: Morella, Madeline, Berenice, Ligeia, The Oval Portrait, Eleonora, The Assignation, Hop-Frog. Opens in grief. Closes in fire. #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #GothicRock #Poe
@morellarecords.bsky.socialSemprevive single two arrives October 15: Eleonora. The rarest thing GIO has witnessed in 560 years, and all proceeds go to Poe Baltimore. Ten days out.
@morellarecords.bsky.socialOne Poe story, forever, every other copy gone. Which one do you save? #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #Poe
@giogoth1458.bsky.socialPoe understood something most of his century pretended not to know: that grief does not end when the funeral does.
I understood it a very long time before he did.
More is coming.
#GIO #Semprevive #Gothic
@morellarecords.bsky.socialEvery note of Semprevive was written by one person: Blake Carpenter. Eight songs, eight completely different musical worlds, one voice holding it together. #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #GothicRock #Poe
@morellarecords.bsky.socialThere's a worn 1867 Widdleton edition of Poe's Tales sitting on GIO's desk. It's become the quiet centerpiece of the whole Semprevive era. More on it soon. #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #GothicRock #Poe
@morellarecords.bsky.socialWe've been hand-building physical recreations of the actual periodicals Poe's stories first appeared in. Part label, part paper conservation. #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #Poe
@morellarecords.bsky.socialWhich Poe story should GIO tackle next, after Semprevive? Tell us below.
@morellarecords.bsky.social"Madeline" is out now, with a video. Every dollar it earns goes to Poe Baltimore, protecting the real Poe House during construction next door. Stream it, watch it, help keep the house standing.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/PSp0ML3TbEc
@morellarecords.bsky.socialNew here? GIO is a 560-year-old immortal telling Gothic post-punk stories through 5 centuries of witness. His new album Semprevive is his most personal yet. #Semprevive #GIO #MorellaRecords #GothicRock #Poe
@morellarecords.bsky.socialTomorrow. "Nothing stays buried, nothing stays gone." Madeline drops September 15, with a video. Proceeds to Poe Baltimore.
@morellarecords.bsky.social"She clawed the dark until it gave / The brother fell, the water took him / The house is a grave." Madeline, out September 15. Three days. All proceeds to Poe Baltimore.
@morellarecords.bsky.socialMadeline's verses hold one chord, drone against drone. The chorus is the only place it breaks. Four days out.