Check Out The Jesus and Mary Chain’s New Video/Single “Always Sad”

Given that they have released nothing new in the last 18 years, it’s been rather hard to predict what The Jesus and Mary Chain will sound like on their forthcoming album Damage and Joy. Still, with the release of “Always Sad,” the second single from the album, it’s fair to say that they are still very punk rock.

The Scottish band, in this song, takes on a hint of The Pogues, along with a healthy dose of punk rock’s traditionally inscrutable protest art. The album is set to be released on March 24, and available for preorder here. Watch the “Always Sad” video above, listen to previous single “Amputation” here and check out their European tour dates below.

The Jesus And Mary Chain Tour Dates:

March
23 – Newcastle City, U.K. @ Northumbria University
25 – Manchester, U.K. @ Manchester Academy
27 – Leeds, U.K. @ Leeds Church
28 – Leicester, U.K. @ Leicester 02 Academy
29 – Bristol, U.K. @ Bristol 02 Academy
31 – Birmingham, U.K. @ Birmingham 02 Institute

April
01 – Bournemouth, U.K. @ Bournemouth 02 Academy
02 – Oxford, U.K. @ Oxford 02 Academy
03 – Cambridge, U.K. @ Cambridge Junction
05 – London, U.K. @ London 02 Shepherds Bush Empire
06 – Bexhill On Sea, U.K. @ Bexhill On Sea De La Warr Pavilion
07 – Dublin, Ireland @ Academy Dublin
08 – Belfast, U.K. @ Limelight 1 Belfast
18 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
19 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Amsterdam Paradiso
20 – Darmstadt, Germany @ Darmstadt Central Station
21 – Hamburg, Germany @ Hamburg Fabrik
23 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhagen Vega
24 – Berlin, Germany @ Berlin Huxley
25 – Cologne, Germany @ Cologne Music Hall
27 – Paris, France @ Paris L’Elysee Monmartre
29 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
30 – Madrid, Spain @ Riviera