Scottish alternative rockers The Jesus and Mary Chain have shared “Chemical Animal,” the second single from their forthcoming album Glasgow Eyes. Stream it below.
“Chemical Animal” is unmistakably The Jesus and Mary Chain from its first few notes — with hazy atmospherics, singer Jim Reid’s husky baritone, and a drum beat that moves at a steady trot, the song hits all The Jesus and Mary Chain’s usual signifiers. A sense of darkness looms over the track, especially when Reid achingly croons “I fill myself with chemicals/ To hide the dark shit I don’t show” in the chorus. The song doesn’t so much fizzle out as it does burn slowly, with billowing guitars and synths that feel like black smoke rising through the air.
The latest single from The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Glasgow Eyes, “Chemical Animal” follows November’s “jamcod.” Of the album, which is set to release on March 8th, Jim Reid said in a statement that their creative approach is “remarkably the same as it was in 1984, just hit the studio and see what happens.” He expanded, saying that while he and his brother/bandmate William Reid had developed a significant appreciation for jazz, Glasgow Eyes would still be a Jesus and Mary Chain record through and through.
After announcing the release of Glasgow Eyes — which we named as one of the most anticipated albums of 2024 — The Jesus and Mary Chain plotted a spring UK/EU tour in celebration of their 40th anniversary. Get tickets for the tour on Viagogo. For those looking to catch the band stateside, the only announced US date of 2024 is an appearance at Pasadena, California’s Cruel World Festival. See below for The Jesus and Mary Chain’s 2024 tour dates.
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The Jesus and Mary Chain 2024 Tour Dates:
03/22 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
03/23 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
03/25 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
03/26 – Belfast, UK @ Limelight 1
03/27 – Edinburgh, UK @ Usher Hall
03/29 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
03/30 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
04/02 – Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
04/03 – Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik
04/05 – 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 – Gare, 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
