Cover your ears, mommies, as we ask your little cuties: “Baby want Psychocandy?” Actually it’s mommies (and daddies) who might want to leave the tykes to the babysitters and catch The Jesus and Mary Chain, the seminal ensemble of Scots that turned the alternative rock universe upside down with that landmark album in 1985. Globe-hopping to celebrate the disc’s 30th anniversary, the troubadours of the post-Sex Pistols scene are reportedly up for performing the influential album’s 14 tracks from start to finish, including enduring classics such as “Never Understand,” “You Trip Me Up,” “Just Like Honey,” “The Living End” and “My Little Underground.”
Released as the band’s debut studio album, Psychocandy—described by critics as “bubblegum pop drowned in feedback” that “fused melody with obnoxious bursts of white noise”—sent ripples across the musical landscape with its abrasive, wall-of-noise style.
Whether you’ve been savoring this historic piece of rock candy for 30 years or are hankering for your first taste, this is the opportunity to experience The Jesus and Mary Chain reaction.
Brooklyn Bowl at The Linq, 8 p.m. Aug. 16, starting at $30 plus tax and fee, 18+. 702.862.2695
