The Jesus And Mary Chain: The Ritz, New York NY
Jeff Tamarkin, Billboard, 5 April 1986
LlKE MANY previous "Next Big Things," The Jesus And Mary Chain is actually a mixture of next big things which came before. The Scottish quartet draws from the likes of the Velvet Underground, the Cramps, Iggy Pop, and Joy Division. The Chain's one new twist, and probably the reason their Reprise album, Psychocandy, topped many critics' lists in its British incarnation last year: feedback.
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