Scottish band 'The Jesus & Mary Chain' were the ultimate shoegaze band. Formed in 1983 by brothers Jim and William Reid they created their sound by combining all their influences, which were The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, The Shangri-Las and Phil Spector... but some may say the distortion and guitar feedback sounded like nothing more than that itself, but others, could see a movement and a genre being born. Their debut album 'Psychocandy' was an important release on the musical landscape and is still on so many "best album's ever' lists. Their fifth album 'Stoned & Dethroned' featured a couple of guests... Shane Macgowan from the Pogues on "God Help Me" and Hope Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star on this song "Sometimes Always." It is a beautiful duet that was a near-hit single in the UK in 1994. It was one of those moments where you had never even thought of Mazzy Star and The Jesus & Mary Chain having much in common until this, and then realising how much they actually do.... a perfect match.
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