Damage and Joy (Deluxe)
Nineteen years after their last album, the Jesus and Mary Chain pick up where they left off, offering their usual mix of feedback-spiked rockers and stoned ballads.
The Scots alt-rockers put aside their differences to produce a seventh LP remarkably untouched by the passage of time
Read our take on 'Damage and Joy,' the Jesus and Mary Chain's first album since 1998.
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Nineteen years after they last released their last album, Scottish indie legends the Jesus and Mary Chain have finally returned with their l...
When The Jesus and Mary Chain reunited in 2007, it was unexpected given the acrimonious breakup that brothers Jim Reid and William Reid experienced while touring for their 1998 album Munki.
The Reid brothers’ first album since 1998 contains old and new songs and moments of pure bliss
The Jesus and Mary Chain 'Damage and Joy' review, by Owen Maxwell. The LP comes out on March 24 on ADA/Warner Music. The band plays 5/9 in St. Paul, MN.
The band's first album in nearly 20 years is predictably and delightfully dark.
East Kilbride’s finest return with their first album in almost 20 years - and it’s a cracker. CD new music review by Guy Oddy