Album Review: The Jesus And Mary Chain - Damage And Joy (+ Album Stream)

It’s been 19 years since The Jesus and Mary Chain released an album. Formed in Scotland in 1983 around the explosive and acrimonious songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid, JAMC helped set the scene as a cornerstone band of the shoegaze subgenre of indie pop that emerged from the UK in the late 80s. Sub Pop Records released their sixth album Munki in 1998, but sibling rivalry had already gotten the better of the brothers and the band split a year later. When they reformed in 2007 to play a showcase at Lollapalooza, Jim announced that a new album was in the works. Ten years later, it’s finally here...

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