10 Most Overrated Indie Rock Albums Of All Time

10. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy

The Reid brothers cultivated one of the all-time great sounds on their 1985 debut album. Psychocandy takes the pop hooks and bubblegum melodies of The Beach Boys and Phil Spector girl groups, and drenches it in layers of echo, distortion, and detachment. The Scottish band came out of the gates with a musical style many bands would strive for years to achieve.

And while Psychocandy is a singular piece of art with an overriding notion, it can get oppressively samey when taken as a whole. An album with a distinct sound is no bad thing, but Psychocandy can become trying as a result. Indeed there are few songs that aren’t at least good, and often great - “Taste Of Cindy” is beautifully put together and “Never Understand” a welcome burst of pace.

But the lesser tracks are slogs, and by closer “It’s So Hard”, you’ll be ready for the relatively short album to come to an end. Jesus And Mary Chain fans tend to go wild for the band, insisting they need a lot of investment to truly “get” - maybe it’s worth it, but should that really be necessary?