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NOW PLAYING: THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN’S “PSYCHOCANDY” AT 40 YEARS OLD

While the world has been focused on two temperamental brothers from the United Kingdom with a love/hate relationship in 2025, a different, mercurial pair, Jim and William Reid from Scotland, celebrate the 40th anniversary of their groundbreaking album, Psychocandy. The Jesus & Mary Chain’s debut has arguably had a greater impact on modern guitar music than any album since The Velvet Underground & Nico (which, of course, also heavily inspired this album’s sound, style, and substance) or the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Are You Experienced?.
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