Jesus and Mary Chain enter studio for the first time in 17 years

The Jesus and Mary Chain have finally begun recording their new album.
https://12thstreetbeat.wordpress.co...in-begin-work-on-first-new-album-in-17-years/

 

Thanks for the link! Great news! Although Jim saying "I would say it’s a more mature sound for the Mary Chain" is a bit of a concern. I prefer my JAMC nice and immature.

 

Great news.

 

Original interview

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/musi...esjesus-and-mary-chain-are-back-in-the-studio

Jim is a funny guy.

 

I don't think it has been mentioned anywhere, but Youth from Killing Joke is producing the new album which he says is halfway done and should be wrapped up by the end of the year for an early 2016 release. His direct comment in a recent interview includes this:

"Well, the Reid brothers are still talking to each other! That's good, and the songs are phenomenal. It's sounding great. We're at the halfway stage now so it should be ready by the end of the year."

 

Great news. I'm surprised Youth is producing, but I guess it does make sense, since Killing Joke and Jesus and Mary Chain hit a peak and surge of fans in the 80's.

 

And he's worked with Primal Scream too

 

Still waiting! Their next live shows are scheduled for August so maybe the new LP will be a late summer release. If that's the case something should be announced soon.

 

Yup, and Killing Jokes roadie Alex formed The Orb. Other members of seemingly disparete bands connected with the Mary Chain ... well, we could go on, and on, and on...
The Wake, KLF, Ministry...

The Jesus And Mary Chain seem to be a crossroads of sorts.

How about some other bands connected with the Mary Chain that we wouldn't expect?

 

John Moore --> Expressway --> Black Box Recorder (w/Luke Haines and Sarah Nixey)

 

The current JAMC drummer, Brian Young, plays on a lot of the new Monkees album, and since JAMC and Noel Gallagher share management, he was instrumental in getting Noel and Paul Weller to contribute a song. So there's a bit of an unexpected connection.

I saw the "Psychocandy" tour last year and thought they sounded great and have a good band. I'm optimistic about the new stuff sounding good.

 

Lush???

 

Per Creation Records Facebook page it drops in March of 2017.

 

So sorry to hear that. One hopes it doesn't break on the way down.

 

Really excited to see this news! Cautiously optimistic.

 

No one can say they didn't take their sweet time. What's it been, 10 years since the reunion? Maybe longer?

 

Hopefully it will be good one.

 

How many new songs have they played over the years? All I know of is this one during the 2007 tour..Was pretty cool seeing Loz from Ride on drums and Phil from Lush on bass as the rhythm section at Webster Hall.

 

Any links to the details?

 

Yeah! This is one of the few bands where such news excites me. Hopefully they have been away long enough that people will finally listen without starting the usual "...but it's not 'Psychocandy'" routine

 

its been reported on the Creation Records Facebook page and per them is being released by Warner Brothers. I'm having trouble posting a link to it here.

 

The Jesus and Mary Chain releasing first album since the ’90s in March 2017 »

 

Try using the term 'release', it may bring a more optimistic result
Looking forward to it also, thanks for the news

 

Its happening !

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