The Jesus and Mary Chain have been in the studio working on their next album—the follow-up to 2017’s reunion LP Damage and Joy. The Scottish band revealed their goal was to “hopefully” release the new record sometime later in 2020, and, if failing that, debut the new album the following year.
In an interview from earlier this week, vocalist Jim Reid revealed the album’s progression to Cryptic Rock, and also spoke about the band’s history, reuniting with his brother William in 2007, plus the recording process of their seventh studio album Damage and Joy, which was their first new LP since 1998.
When asked about forthcoming new music, Reid answers:
“We actually have started recording. We recorded a few tracks a couple of months ago and then we took a break. The plan is to try and have a new record out next year. Will it come out? Hopefully, if not it will be 2021, but I think it will be 2020.”
The Mary Chain currently are slated to embark on a tour—just in time for those March and April Skies, performing their 1987 album Darklands in full at shows across the U.K. and Europe.
Read the full interview at Cryptic Rock.
Why save it for later? I'd rather tell you tonight Why do I hide under bright sunny day light A…
Our love is like violence We’re flying to nowhere There’s smoke in your lies Do no harm In the heart…
PJ Harvey and Tim Phillips, kindred creators, join forces once again for a reimagined version of Joy Division’s Love Will…
It’s backed you into a corner, shoved its weight against your chest, wrapped its jaw around your throat. It’s time,…
Chicago’s Deep Cricket Night emerged from the pandemic’s shadowed cocoon, climbing through the tangled roots of isolation into a sound unshackled…
You move with emotionVia Negativa (in the doorway light) In my warped imagination Are you failing? Are you collapsing? New…