Album of the Day

For their 1985 debut, The Jesus And Mary Chain combined pop melodies worthy of Brian Wilson, echo-laden production worthy of Phil Spector and guitar feedback noisier than The Velvet Underground; alternative rock has yet to recover. Scottish siblings Jim and William Reid (along with bassist Douglas Hart and future Primal Scream leader Bobby Gillespie on drums) grace PSYCHOCANDY with 14 hazy, intoxicating originals that range from amphetamine rush (“Never Understand”) to spectral beauty (“Just Like Honey”). Outlets including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Q Magazine have hailed the set as one of the best of the 1980s, and the band recently brought it on the road for a 30th anniversary tour. Today is William Reid's birthday, and in his honor, we'll have another taste of the seminal PSYCHOCANDY.