Jim Reid is the lead singer for the alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...

, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid

William Reid (musician)

William Adam Reid is a guitarist, composer and, at times, singer for the Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain.-The Jesus and Mary Chain:...

 

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Reid is the lead singer and founding member of the alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Glasgow in 1983. The band revolves around the songwriting partnership of brothers Jim and William Reid...

. They released six studio albums before they split up in 1999. They reformed in March 2007.

Freeheat

Reid went on to form the band Freeheat

Freeheat

Freeheat are a British Indie rock band formed by Jim Reid and Ben Lurie of The Jesus and Mary Chain and Romi Mori and Nick Sanderson of The Gun Club....

 with former Mary Chain drummer Nick Sanderson

Nick Sanderson (musician)

Nick Sanderson was an English musician, most famous for being the front man in Earl Brutus, and a short-term member of the critically acclaimed Scottish alternative rock band, The Jesus and Mary Chain.-Musical career:...

 and guitarist Ben Lurie

Ben Lurie

Ben Lurie is an Australian musician, best known as a member of the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain from 1989 to 1998.-Biography:...

. Freeheat did several tours and released an EP, Retox, before the members went their separate ways in 2003.

Solo

Reid released his first solo single "Song For A Secret" in 2005 on the Transistor record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

, and released a follow up called "Dead End Kids" in July 2006 also on Transistor. Since April 2006 he has been playing with a new band that features Phil King (Felt

Felt (band)

Felt were a 1980s British alternative rock band led by Lawrence, whose surname was never listed in any credits or press; the band's name was inspired by Tom Verlaine's emphasis of the word "felt" in the Television song "Venus"...

, Lush

Lush (band)

Lush were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998. They were one of the first bands to attract the "shoegazing" label...

, Jesus and Mary Chain) on lead guitar, Loz Colbert (Ride

Ride (band)

Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...

) on drums and Mark Crozer

Mark Crozer

Mark Crozer is a British musician and current member of critically acclaimed Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain.-Musical career:...

 on bass. The band has performed his new material at several low key gigs including Whelans in Dublin and, more recently, the Carling Bar Academy in Islington

Islington

Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...

.

Personal life

Reid lives in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

 with his wife Julie, and daughters Simone (born 2003) and Candice (born 2007).

Solo

• "Song For A Secret
  Song For A Secret
  Song For A Secret is the debut single from former The Jesus and Mary Chain lead singer, Jim Reid. It was released on the 5th December 2005 with Transistor Records. It was released on CD and 7".-Track listings:CD# "Song For A Secret" - 2:39...
  
  " - single (2005)
• "Dead End Kids
  Dead End Kids (song)
  Dead End Kids is the second single from former The Jesus and Mary Chain lead singer, Jim Reid. It was released on the 17 July 2006 with Transistor Records. It was released on CD and 7".-Track listings:CD# "Dead End Kids" - 2:58# "If You Gotta Go" - 2:37...
  
  " - single (2006)