RECORD COLLECTOR: “A YOUTHFUL, OBNOXIOUS TAKE ON 60's PSYCH/PUNK HITTING A SIMILAR STRIDE TO BABY WOODROSE OR DEAD MOON IN PLACES” SHINDIG: “THERE'S A CLEAR LINEAGE ON DISPLAY HERE, FROM THIRD MAN TO ESTRUS RECORDS, VIA THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF THE 70's, ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 60's SUNSET STRIP' The Mystery Lights's sophomore album on Daptone's rock subsidiary, Wick Records, finds the group digging deeper into their well of eclectic influences, enriching their sound without echoing the past. It mixes the eerie, insistent synth sounds of groups like The Normal and Suicide, the energy and swagger of punk’s golden age, the pop sensibility of The Kinks, and the stark, deliberate execution of Television. The Mystery Lights are taking their idiosyncratic brand of rock and roll to dizzying new heights.

Their debut was one of our albums of the year, a real rip-roaring exploration into everything that's great about the 60's garage rock sound simmered into CATCHY and lyrically brilliant songs. This one, on Daptones sister label Wick, is equally as good and dare I say if not better! Recommended if you like your garage with angst!

By Matt