Pop Seeds

The Jesus And Mary Chain returned with a new album earlier this year, the swaggering, scabrous Glasgow Eyes. They launched a book this week too, Never Understood, an in- their- own- words account of the Reid brother's, their lives and their music.  Out of the blue they released a single yesterday too, a new song called Pop Seeds. 

The earliest version of Jim and William's band was called Poppy Seeds and this song lyrically is a recreation of those days forty years ago when they first began to strum guitars, shake their plastic tambourines and channel the influences they were soaking up from their tapes, magazines and records. 'Don't let those grey skies bring you down', Jim sings, the older Jim telling his younger self to push on through, ignore the East Kilbride weather, and get things going. Glasgow Eyes is an abrasive record in places with an edge, all scuzzy synths, filthy beats and jagged guitars. Pop Seeds is a much lighter, breezier Mary Chain, recalling the warm fuzz and acoustic guitars of Honey's Dead or the best songs from Stoned And Dethroned. You can buy it here.