- alternative rock, rock
- 36 min
- 10 tracks
- Artificial Plastic Records
Darklands is the second studio album by Scottish alternative rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain, released on 31 August 1987 by Blanco y Negro Records. The album is the band's first to use drum machines, replacing live drummer Bobby Gillespie, who had left to pursue a career as the frontman of Scottish rock band Primal Scream. Lead vocals are performed by Jim Reid, with the exception of "Darklands", "Nine Million Rainy Days" and "On the Wall", which are sung by William Reid.
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Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Paste4/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Select4/5
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- 1Darklands5:30
- 2Deep One Perfect Morning2:44
- 3Happy When it Rains3:37
- 4Down on Me2:37
- 5Nine Million Rainy Days4:29
- 6April Skies4:01
- 7Fall2:29
- 8Cherry Came Too3:06
- 9On the Wall5:05
- 10About You2:31
10 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Label
- Artificial Plastic Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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