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Released | 24 March 2017 | |||
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Length | 53:05 | |||
Label | Artificial Plastic | |||
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Damage and Joy is the seventh studio album by Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain, released on 24 March 2017 by Artificial Plastic Records. [2] It is the group's first album in 19 years, and marks their first collaboration with producer Youth. [3] The band's first, landmark debut album, Psychocandy, was released in 1985. [4]
Half of the album's songs had appeared previously in different versions: an earlier recording of "All Things Pass" was released on the 2008 Heroes soundtrack as "All Things Must Pass"; "Song for a Secret" and "Amputation" were released by Jim Reid, the latter as a solo single in 2007 under the title "Dead End Kids"; "Can't Stop the Rock" was released by Sister Vanilla, the Reids' sister Linda; and "The Two of Us", "Get on Home", and "Facing Up to the Facts" were released by Jim's band Freeheat.
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Consequence of Sound | C+ [7] |
DIY | [8] |
The Observer | [9] |
Paste | 6.2/10 [10] |
Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [11] |
PopMatters | [12] |
Record Collector | [13] |
Rolling Stone | [14] |
The Skinny | [15] |
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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Fopp | Best Albums of the Year | 2017 | 45 | |
God Is in the TV | Top 50 Albums of the Year | 2017 | 35 | |
Louder Than War | Top 100 Albums of the Year | 2017 | 4 | |
Piccadilly Records | Top 100 Albums of the Year | 2017 | 53 |
All tracks are written by William Reid and Jim Reid.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Amputation" | 3:24 |
2. | "War on Peace" | 4:34 |
3. | "All Things Pass" | 4:34 |
4. | "Always Sad" | 2:52 |
5. | "Song for a Secret" | 3:21 |
6. | "The Two of Us" | 4:12 |
7. | "Los Feliz (Blues and Greens)" | 4:54 |
8. | "Mood Rider" | 4:04 |
9. | "Presidici (Et Chapaquiditch)" | 3:36 |
10. | "Get on Home" | 3:31 |
11. | "Facing Up to the Facts" | 3:05 |
12. | "Simian Split" | 4:14 |
13. | "Black and Blues" | 3:23 |
14. | "Can't Stop the Rock" | 3:21 |
Total length: | 53:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Black and Blues" (acoustic demo) | 2:36 |
16. | "Yoko" | 3:53 |
Total length: | 59:34 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Damage and Joy. [21]
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] | 72 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [23] | 32 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] | 60 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [25] | 44 |
French Albums (SNEP) [26] | 77 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] | 34 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [28] | 22 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [29] | 70 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [30] | 1 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [31] | 24 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] | 6 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [33] | 31 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] | 43 |
UK Albums (OCC) [35] | 16 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [36] | 1 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [37] | 9 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [38] | 22 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [39] | 38 |
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