They formed their group when they were only 8 years old, but after years of playpen antics it wasn't until 2006 that Mystery Jets made it into the public eye with their debut album "Making Dens."
Back then, their eccentric wonky-prog ramblings were met largely with shrugs and the odd finger pointing at them for being the musical equivalent of a bunch of grownups playing overzealously in a sandbox. With singer Blaine Harrison's dad Harry performing live with the band on tour, people focused more on the novelty of that than on their musical merits.
Consigned to the bargain bin in the minds of many, the band enjoyed a swift and unexpected renaissance this year, as their second album, "Twenty One," reinvented them as pure pop purveyors. Singles such as "Young Love" and the irresistibly brilliant "Two Doors Down" shocked everyone into realizing that when they put their mind to it, Mystery Jets were a force to be reckoned with.