Saturday, 11 January 2014

The Jesus and Mary Chain

      A band that began in 1983, broke up in 1999 and later reformed in 2007, The Jesus and Mary Chain were recently introduced to me by many users of Tumblr and one of my closest friends during one of the many times of just search through her Ipod for more music. Their music from the use of guitars to lead vocals of Jim Reid forms a perfect harmony which can either break your heart or give you hope. Their image in the early days does remind me very strongly of The Cure and even the distinctive lead vocals (not the same as each other but both allow it to be the forefront of the music).

These are the Top 5 songs by The Jesus and Mary Chain, which I have been listening to on repeat and I highly recommend you check out as soon as you possibly can.
  
To start off April skies, with the distinctive voice and guitar starting straight away together this song grabs the attention instantly and the lyrics like in all of their songs work so beautifully with the music in creating the perfect combination.



Darklands, a much slower song than April Skies, seems to create an atmosphere which can truly be appreciated either lying on a bed staring out of a window or dancing around with it at full volume to immerse yourself it the song whole heartedly.



 Just Like Honey from their debut album, is seemingly a classic throughout the discography of The Jesus And Mary Chain and rightly so. With the soothing lyrics and the music which constantly feels like it is building to a point but never gives anything away. A must listen.



Psychocandy, is addictive to listen to, from the drum beat and guitar in the background to the once again addictive quality to Jim Reid’s voice. This song can be played over and over without ever becoming old or boring. It holds a hypnotic power over the listener which seems to send an air of calm around the room it’s being played in.



Snake Driver, a song which I feel I need to listen to at full volume with my headphones in. This song steps away from the creating the perfect image as in Darklands however the combination of the lyrics and music work amazingly to create a harsh much more rock based song.



Any more song recommendations from Jesus and The Mary Chain are always welcome! 

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