Scottish alternative rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain have shared “Chemical Animal,” the second single from their upcoming album. Glasgow eyes. stream it below.
“Chemical Animal” is unmistakably The Jesus and Mary Chain from its first notes: with a hazy atmosphere, singer Jim Reid's husky baritone, and a drumbeat that moves at a steady trot, the song hits all the usual signifiers of The Jesus and Mary Chain. A sense of darkness hangs over the track, especially when Reid painfully sings “I fill myself with chemicals/To hide the dark shit I don't show” in the chorus. The song doesn't die down but smolders, with billowing guitars and synths that feel like black smoke rising into the air.
The Jesus and Mary Chain's latest single Glasgow eyes, “Chemical Animal” follows November’s “jamcod.” Of the album, which will be released on March 8, Jim Reid said in a statement that his creative approach is “remarkably the same as in 1984, he just goes into the studio and sees what happens.” He expanded, saying that while he and his brother and bandmate William Reid had developed a significant appreciation for jazz, Glasgow eyes it would still be a Jesus and Mary Chain album from start to finish.
After announcing the launch of Glasgow eyes – which we named as one of the most anticipated albums of 2024 – The Jesus and Mary Chain have planned a spring tour of the UK and EU to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Get tickets for the tour at Viagogo. For those looking to see the band stateside, the only announced US date for 2024 is an appearance at the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, California. Check out The Jesus and Mary Chain's 2024 tour dates below.
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La Cadena Jesús y María 2024 tour dates:
03/22 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Albert Hall
03/23 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Albert Hall
03/25 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
03/26 – Belfast, UK @ Limelight 1
03/27 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom @ Usher Hall
03/29 – London, United Kingdom @ Roundhouse
03/30 – London, United Kingdom @ Roundhouse
02/04 – Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
03/04 – Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik
05/04 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
04/06 – Stockholm, SE @ Munich Brewery
04/07 – Malmo, SE @ Plan B
04/09 – Hamburg, DE @ Markthalle
04/11 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
04/12 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
04/13 – Paris, FR @ Elysée Montmartre
04/15 – Geneva, CH @ L'Usine
04/16 – Winterthur, CH @ Salzhaus
04/17 – Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
04/19 – Krems, AT @ Donaufestival
04/20 – Heidelberg, DE @ Halle O2
04/21 – Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
04/23 – Brussels, BE @ AB
04/24 – The Hague, NL @ Paard
04/25 – Station, LX @ Den Atelier
05/11 – Pasadena, CA @ Cruel World Festival
05/24-25 – Madrid, ESP @ Tomavistas Festival
08/14-17 – Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival
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