Listen to The Jesus & Mary Chain’s “nostalgic” new single ‘Pop Seeds’
nme.comThe Jesus & Mary Chain have shared a new single called ‘Pop Seeds’ – you can listen to it below.The song was recorded during sessions for the Scottish band’s eighth and most recent studio album ‘Glasgow Eyes’, which arrived back in March.‘Pop Seeds’ was named in reference to the original group that brothers Jim and William Reid shared over 40 years ago, The Poppy Seeds.It is described as “a nostalgic evocation of the shared psychic landscape which led to the formation of The Jesus & Mary Chain, and which Jim and William depict in their new memoir Never Understood“.“Capturing a very different ambience to the darker, often electronica-tinged vibe of the ‘Glasgow Eyes’ set, the breezy psychedelia of ‘Pop Seeds’ captures the optimism of two young men on the cusp of a future full of possibilities,” a description reads.Tune in here:The aforementioned Never Understood memoir is set for release on October 3.
It was written by the Reid brothers, with the help of critic and ghostwriter Ben Thompson.In the book, the pair delve into the origins of The Jesus & Mary Chain, track their rise to fame and open up about the personal battles they faced along the way.The band are scheduled to embark on a North American co-headline tour with The Psychedelic Furs at the end of this month.
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