The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid. After signing to independent label Creation Records, they released their first single "Upside Down" in 1984. Their debut album Psychocandy was released to critical acclaim in 1985 on major label WEA. The band went on to release five more studio albums before disbanding in 1999. They reunited in 2007. Recent .......... In September 2015, Jim Reid announced that the band were recording their first studio album since 1998.[59] The album titled Damage and Joy was produced by Youth and released on 24 March 2017. On 24 August 2017 Bobby Gillespie joined the band on drums for three songs during their performance at Vilar de Mouros Festival in Portugal. In 2018, they supported industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails on its Cold And Black And Infinite tour. The band headlined the 10th anniversary of the Burger Boogaloo concert in Mosswood Park in Oakland on both 6 and 7 July 2019, which was hosted again by John Waters.
