Rosie Swash 

Mystery Jets: Serotonin

Life hasn't been easy for Mystery Jets, but Rosie Swash reckons their tribulations have resulted in outstanding music
  
  


It's not been the easiest of transitions between albums for Mystery Jets. Without a label following their wonderful second LP, Twenty One, the four-piece at least found a new home on Rough Trade for this third. And judging by its content, the intervening years haven't been without their personal struggles either. From the paradoxically upbeat shimmer of The Girl Is Gone to the epic tragedy of Lorna Doone, the album heaves and thumps under the weight of heartbreak. Not that it's a miserable set; the band claim 10cc were a big influence, and the slickness of late-70s soft rock is there on Too Late to Talk, while Show Me The Light reveals some lesser-heard dance influences. But more than anything, this is Mystery Jets at their finest: enchanting, infectious indie pop with a huge heart.

 

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