Jesus And Mary Chain Ready New Album

Jesus And Mary Chain have begun work on a new album following their reformation earlier this year at Coachella.

The record, which is set for an late spring/early summer release, was first conceived the day after the show at the festival.

JAMC’s manager Kevin Oberlin told Billboard: "I originally started working on both Jim's and William's solo albums, and when I approached (promoter) Goldenvoice about getting Jim a solo gig at Coachella, they came back with an offer for the Jesus and Mary Chain.

"We thought having the band reunite for Coachella would help set up both of their solo albums, but the very next day after the show, Jim and William did an interview and said that they were going to do a new Mary Chain album.

The band have already played one track from the record, ‘All Things Must Pass’, on David Latterman’s Late Show while a second song, ‘Dead End Kids’, is set to appear on hit US TV show Heroes.

Speaking about the new album William Reid said: "I would say it's an evolution. It definitely sounds like the Mary Chain, but I guess you evolve as a person and a writer. You can't really stand still. If you do that, you're lost."

The band are currently narrowing down a track listing of 12 tracks from dozens of songs but have yet to find a label to release it on.

I'm getting calls from labels of every stripe and size - from majors to indies," explained Oberlin. "The band has been making decisions on their own terms without a lot of outside pressures and taking things slow”