The Jesus and Mary Chain
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The Jesus and Mary Chain is a Scottish alternative rock band, formed in the early 1980s, known for pioneering noise-pop with feedback-drenched guitars and dark, melodic songwriting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Jesus and Mary Chain canonical | 3 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Scottish musical group
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rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1983–1999
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2007–present ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Mazzy Star
NERFINISHED
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My Bloody Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Primal Scream NERFINISHED ⓘ Spacemen 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Raveonettes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Psychocandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jim Reid
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William Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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garage rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ noise pop ⓘ post-punk ⓘ shoegaze ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ben Lurie
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Bobby Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Faz La Rocca NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ John Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Crozer NERFINISHED ⓘ Murray Dalglish NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil King NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Von Ryper NERFINISHED ⓘ William Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
noise pop
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shoegaze ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | East Kilbride, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyleCharacteristic |
combination of pop melodies and noise
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dark melodic songwriting ⓘ feedback-drenched guitars ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | performed "Just Like Honey" in the film Lost in Translation end credits ⓘ |
| notableSong |
April Skies
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Head On NERFINISHED ⓘ Just Like Honey NERFINISHED ⓘ Never Understand NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Candy Talking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Automatic
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Damage and Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ Darklands NERFINISHED ⓘ Honey's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Munki NERFINISHED ⓘ Psychocandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoned & Dethroned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blanco y Negro Records
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Creation Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub Pop NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| yearOfFormation | 1983 ⓘ |
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