After teasing us for a decade, The Jesus & Mary Chain have released their first studio album in over 18 years.
The follow-up to their 1998 Creation album ‘Munki’, Damage and Joy is now available via Warners. The album features recent singles ‘Amputation’ and current 6Music favourite ‘Always Sad’. Watch the video for the latter below.
The full tracklisting for the album is below:
1. Amputation
2. War On Peace
3. All Things Pass
4. Always Sad
5. Song For A Secret
6. The Two Of Us
7. Los Feliz (Blues And Greens)
8. Mood Rider
9. Presidici (Et Chapaquiditch)
10. Get On Home
11. Facing Up To The Facts
12. Simian Split
13. Black And Blues
14. Can’t Stop The Rock
Some tracks will be familiar to hardcore Mary Chain fans as some have appeared on projet the band members have worked on since their split in 1998. Reuniting in 2007 and finally re-energised following their 2015 Psychocandy tour the band recorded the new album with Youth.
The Jesus and Mary Chain also started their tour to promote the album this week, the full list of dates are below.