So the question everybody is asking at the moment is - have the Mystery Jets have sold out?
The eccentric typically English ‘wonky haircut and clanging cow bells’ quintet have gone all cool on us. Having ditched any members over 50 (aka Henry Harrison the lead singer Blaine Harrison’s dad) and hiring Erol Alkan to produce their latest album Twenty One, the Mystery Jets seem to be going through an image change at the moment.
Originating from Eel Pie Island (which is not something I made up but an actual island off the Thames), the band started playing gigs in a disused ballroom as teenagers. Now they’ve all grown up and with one album already behind them, Making Dens, on Twenty One they now all have a bit more life experience to draw on.
Expect to see cheery pop songs with a hint of weirdness added to the mix, and tales of adolescent awkwardness. They are an enigmatic live band and well worth a see, and hopefully their new sound will secure them a higher place in the music industry.
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