Mejia, Paula
The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy (33 1/3)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781628929508
- author:
- Mejia, Paula
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 136
- Dimensions:
- 16.26 x 11.94 x 1.02 centimetres
- Genre:
- Music, General, Biography
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy is a groundbreaking debut that seared through the underground and pop charts, forever shifting the role of noise within pop music. This post-punk masterpiece became the sound of a generation poised on the brink of revolution, establishing Creation Records as a tastemaking entity. The band's notorious live performances were both loud and riot-spurring, acting as socio-political commentary on tensions emergent in mid-1980s Britain. Through caustic clangs and feedback, Psychocandy channels the rage of the working-class, yet its blackened heart center reveals a pop album at its core. The band expertly carved out a place where depravity and sweetness entwined, emerging from the isolating underground of suburban Scotland with a distinct sound that still resonates today. This album remains a clairvoyant account of struggle and sweetness that continues to grapple with pop music's relation to ourselves.
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