The Mystery Jets
Overjoyed that one of my best friends when I was a youngster is getting rave reviews for his band’s latest album (Mystery Jets - Twenty One) - e.g. DrownedInSound
Nice one Kai!
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April 29, 2008 at 5:58 pm
[...] here in Oxford last night (they’re touring to accompany their new album, Twenty One, which as I previously mentioned, ...