Cracking Up

Cracking Up captures The Jesus and Mary Chain at their most weary and fractured. Gone is the youthful, chaotic noise of their debut: in its place is a sophisticated, mid-tempo malaise that feels both clinical and deeply personal. The title track is a masterclass in 90s alternative rock, utilizing a steady, almost motorik drum machine pulse that anchors Jim Reid's characteristically detached baritone. It sounds like the interior of a mind that has seen too much, filtered through the lens of a band that was famously on the verge of a permanent split during its recording.

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