Darklands

The Jesus and Mary Chain  Main Performer

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1 Darklands Reid/Reid 5:28
2 Deep One Perfect Morning Reid/Reid 2:44
3 Happy When It Rains Reid/Reid 3:37
4 Down on Me Reid/Reid 2:36
5 Nine Million Rainy Days Reid/Reid 4:30
6 April Skies Reid/Reid 4:01
7 Fall Reid/Reid 2:29
8 Cherry Came Too Reid/Reid 3:06
9 On the Wall Reid/Reid 5:05
10 About You Reid/Reid 2:33
11 Darklands [DVD]    
12 Happy When It Rains [DVD]    
13 April Skies [DVD]    
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Darklands

Dual Disc [DualDisc]

Label: Rhino/WEA

Style: Alternative Pop/Rock

Darklands

UPC: 081227337728

Release Date: 07/11/2006

Original Release Date: 07/11/2006

Number of Discs: 2

Tracks: [Darklands, Deep One Perfect Morning, Happy When It Rains, Down on Me, Nine Million Rainy Days, April Skies, Fall, Cherry Came Too, On the Wall, About You, Darklands [DVD], Happy When It Rains [DVD], April Skies [DVD]]
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Ned Raggett

Feeling no doubt burdened by the various claims of being the new Sex Pistols, and likely fed up with accusations that the walls of feedback were their own trick, Jim and William Reid brothers underwent a bit of a rethink with Darklands. The end result must have fallen squarely between two camps -- hardly eligible for sunny commercial airplay, not quite as flailing as the earliest efforts -- but, from a distance, this is an appealing, enjoyable record. Songs were often longer while the album itself was shorter than Psychocandy, Walls of Sound were often stripped away in favor of calmer classic rock twang and groove, while William took the lead vocal at points, showing he had a slightly sweeter, wistful tone compared to his brother. However, the changes on Darklands can be overstated -- the basic formula at the heart of the band (inspired plagiarism of melodies and lyrics alike, plenty of reverb, etc.) stayed pretty much the same, even if the mixes were cleaned up -- compare "Down on Me" to any Psychocandy cut for a good example of the difference. The use of drum machines in place of Bobby Gillespie's rumble tended to enforce the newer focus, but at the album's best, such a seeming dichotomy didn't cause too much worry. "April Skies" made for a great single, while the soaring-in-spite-of-itself "Happy When It Rains" was another winner, one that Garbage more or less made its own some years later for its own similarly titled hit. William's singing turns made for other highlights as well, notably "Nine Million Rainy Days," the overt misery of the title suiting the dark crawl of the song, and the lengthy lament "On the Wall." Darklands is no Psychocandy in the end -- nothing the band released later ever was -- but it's still a good listen. [This DualDisc version includes additional mixes in Dolby Surround.] ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi

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