The Jesus and Mary Chain's return with jamcod established a new wave of momentum ahead of the March 8 release of their new album 'Glasgow Eyes' via Fuzz Club. Huw Stephens premiered the song on 6 Music, where it was also playlisted, and key streaming support included Spotify's Shoegaze Now and Tidal's Hot Rocks.
Now, The Jesus and Mary Chain are keeping that momentum going through 2024, notably the year of their 40th anniversary, as they share new single 'Chemical Animal'.
Creating an atmosphere of dense and sinister foreboding, 'Chemical Animal' is a dark and oppressive descent of a track, a tone that is completely in tune with the song's claustrophobic and haunted lyrics. While 'jamcod' reflects on the band's infamous 1998 show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, which led to their initial breakup, 'Chemical Animal' also looks to the ghosts of their past for inspiration.
Jim Reid says, “Our work on our autobiography definitely merged with our work on the album. 'jamcod,' the album's first single, is about that night in 1998 at the House of Blues when the band broke up. 'Chemical Animal' is different but related .I was thinking about those dark days of chemical dependency. When you fall so deep into that hole that everything you do is on instinct. The drugs are the driving force. What gets you from a to ab is whether you can score. It was a horrible way to live and I am grateful to no longer live that way. One effect is that it made me aware of how our brains work, who we are, how we feel and what we do. “We depend on our neural chemistry, a chemistry that is beyond our control. “It is a biological curse from which we cannot escape.”
Listen to 'Chemical Animal' – BELOW:
This year, The Jesus and Mary Chain will embark on an extensive tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe, starting in March. Strong demand for tickets has seen additional shows added in London and Manchester after initial dates quickly sold out. Remaining tickets for the dates listed below are available HERE. Their festival plans for 2024 are also taking shape, with the Tomavistas Festival (Spain), Paredes De Coura (Portugal) and Cruel World (USA) already confirmed.
MARCH
22 – United Kingdom, Manchester, Albert Hall (SOLD OUT)
23 – United Kingdom, Manchester, Albert Hall (DATE ADDED)
25 – Ireland, Dublin, Olympia
26: United Kingdom, Belfast, Limelight 1
27 – United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Usher Hall
29 – United Kingdom, London, Roundhouse (DATE ADDED)
30 – United Kingdom, London, Roundhouse (SOLD OUT)
APRIL
2nd – Denmark, Copenhagen, Amager Bio
3rd – Sweden, Gothenburg, Pustervik
5th – Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller
6th – Sweden, Stockholm, Munich brewery.
7th – Sweden, Malmo, Plan B (SOLD OUT)
9th – Germany, Hamburg, Markthalle
11 – Germany, Berlin, Huxleys
12 – Germany, Cologne, Live Music Venue
13 – France, Paris, Elysée Montmartre
15 – Switzerland, Geneva, L'Usine
16 – Switzerland, Winterthur, Salzhaus
17 – Italy, Milan, Alcatraz
19 – Austria, Krems, Donau Festival
20 – Germany, Heidelberg, Halle O2
21 – Netherlands, Tilburg, Roadburn Festival
23 – Belgium, Brussels, AB
24 – Netherlands, The Hague, Paard
25 – Luxembourg, Den Atelier
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