The Jesus And Mary Chain Debut “Chemical Angel”

The Jesus And Mary Chain Debut "Chemical Angel"
The Jesus And Mary Chain Photo by Mel Butler

After returning with their new single “jamcod” and announcement of the March 8th release of their new album Glasgow Eyes via Fuzz Club. The Jesus and Mary Chain have dropped new single “Chemical Animal.” The track “looks back to the ghosts of their past for inspiration”.

Jim Reid says, “Our work on our autobiography definitely bled into our work on the album. “jamcod,” the first single from the album, was about that night in 1998 in the House of Blues when the band broke up. “Chemical Animal” is different but related. I was thinking back to those dark days of chemical dependency. When you fall so deep into that hole that everything you do is by instinct. The drugs are the driving force. The thing that gets you from a to b is whether you can score. It was a horrible way to live and I’m thankful I don’t live that way any more. One effect is that it made me
aware of how our brains, who we are, how we feel, and what we do, depend on our neural chemistry, a chemistry beyond our control. It’s a biological curse we can’t escape.”

This year will see The Jesus and Mary Chain embark upon an extensive tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe which commences in March. Strong demand for tickets has seen additional shows added in both London and Manchester after the initial dates rapidly sold-out. Their festival plans for 2024 are also taking shape, with Festival Tomavistas (Spain), Paredes De Coura (Portugal) and Cruel World (USA) already confirmed.

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Glasgow Eyes
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Track List

1. Venal Joy
2. American Born
3. Mediterranean X Film
4. jamcod
5. Discotheque
6. Pure Poor
7. The Eagles and The Beatles
8. Silver Strings
9. Chemical Animal
10. Second of June
11. Girl 71
12. Hey Lou Reid

2024 US TOUR-DATES

05/11 Pasadena, CA – Cruel World

Glasgow Eyes by The Jesus and Mary Chain is now available to pre-order, the album featuring artwork by William Reid, limited edition physical formats include double coloured vinyl (1000 copies), double black vinyl (500 copies) and single splatter vinyl (1000 copies). All 200 white labels (100 each of single and double vinyl editions) have already sold-out. Pre-order HERE

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