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The Jesus and Mary Chain

Dressed in black with wild, back-combed hair, The Jesus and Mary Chain's gothic gloom and static distortion was punctuated by bubblegum heartbreak and girl group harmonies. The abrasive contrast made them one of Scotland's great alternative groups of the 1980s and a huge influence on the likes of The Verve, Glasvegas and The Horrors. Led by scowling Glasgow brothers Jim and William Reid, the band drew comparisons with Velvet Underground and Suicide as their walls of sound and punk attitude produced seminal debut album Psychocandy (1985) and classic single "Just Like Honey." Futur...