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- Record Label: Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
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Positive: 13 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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The Eel Pie Islanders' sees the band mature as songwriters, which should attract the mainstream attention that's so overdue them.
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This is Mystery Jets at their finest: enchanting, infectious indie pop with a huge heart.
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UncutA bold leap forwards. [Apr 2008, p.98]
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Q MagazineSerotonin finds them back in more familiar territory, delivering screwball pop gems under the guidance of veteran knob twiddler Chris Thomas. [Aug 2010, p.123]
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There are many more moments of magic on this triumphant third album. Among them, The Girl is Gone proves Mystery Jets can do melancholy in as confident a manner as they do happiness.
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What's really impressive, though, is how all the nods to glam rock, shoegazer, new wave and 80s indie rock blend together to produce a sound that's maddeningly familiar but completely unique.
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Under The RadarMystery Jets have lost any trace of the unpredictability and combustibility that made Making Dens so exciting. [Summer 2010, p.85]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Jun 11, 2011
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Sep 27, 2010
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