Pitchfork: Jesus & Mary Chain Join Sis as Sister Vanilla

Jesus & Mary Chain Join Sis as Sister Vanilla
Judge them not by the cheap font on their album cover

As concert-goers of the world snap up earplugs by the bushel-load in anticipation of the Jesus and Mary Chain reunion, looks like we finally have some new material from the brothers Reid-- with sister!

Jim, William, and sibling Linda-- whose vocals grace JAMC Munki jam "Mo Tucker"-- have joined forces for the debut Sister Vanilla LP, Little Pop Rock. Scotland's Chemikal Underground will deliver the 12-track set-- some ten years in the making, from initial idea to recorded reality-- on April 2 in the UK and April 3 in the U.S.

True to its title, Little Pop Rock is a modest affair, drawing together fuzz and acoustic jangle from various points in the JAMC timeline into a tasty sonic milkshake, featuring vocals from all three Reids (with Linda taking centerstage). JAMC/Freeheat mainstay Ben Lurie rounds out the Sister Vanilla quartet.

Check out the Psychocandy-ready "Jamcolas" and sunshine anthem "Can't Stop the Rock" below.

Little Pop Rock:

01 Pastel Blue
02 Jamcolas
03 Slacker
04 Delicat
05 Can't Stop the Rock
06 Kissaround
07 What Goes Around
08 K to Be Lost
09 Angel
10 Down
11 TOTP
12 The Two of Us

JAMC reunion gigs:

04-27 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
07-13 Madrid, Spain - Boadilla del Monte (Summercase)
07-14 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Forum (Summercase)