On this date in 1985, PSYCHOCANDY, the debut album by THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN, emerged as a defiant statement against the sterile pop landscape of the mid-1980s (Nov 18, 1985) Released in November by Blanco y Negro Records, it blended discordant feedback with melodic pop structures, laying the foundation for what would later be known as shoegaze and influencing generations of alternative rock bands. Despite its noise-laden experimentation, Psychocandy still reached No. 31 on the UK Albums Chart