Mystery Jets EP

Mystery Jets release a new EP 'Diamonds In The Dark' through 679 Recordings on September 4th 2006. The title track which originally appears on the bands debut album, 'Making Dens', released in March of this year, has been re-recorded with the legendary Stephen Street.
'Diamonds In The Dark' has been changed from a standard single to an EP to incorporate the incredible run of three new tracks the band have recorded with legendary DJ and now producer Erol Alkan over one 6 day session.

Released on four track CD and two 7"s, the EP will include 4 brand new tracks including the West Coast psych pop of Syd Barrett tribute 'Scarecrows In The Rain', the Liquid Liquid meets Zongamin meets Roxy Music jam of 'Crosswords', which is already kicking up a storm on dancefloors up and down the land, 'A Private Place' which features the brass section from Rumblestrips and a special acoustic cover of
Diamonds' by London troubadour Kid Harpoon.

The Full tracklisting is as follows:

CD
1. Diamonds In The Dark
2. Scarecrows In The Rain
3. Crosswords
4. Diamonds In The Dark (Kid Harpoon Version)
7"
1. Diamonds In the Dark
2. Scarecrows In The Rain
Limited 7"
1. Diamonds In The Dark (Kid Harpoon Version)
2. A Private Place

"Scarecrows takes three episodes in Syd Barrett's life and reflects on his gradual removal from a normal state of reality. Innocent at first, and then darker. He is a
massive influence on the Mystery Jets and we wrote and recorded this song the day after he died. Lyrically it's emotional and a bit complex like Syd, but the beauty
of the song is the musical treatment which is catchy and uplifting." The Mystery Jets

The band started the year on the NME Awards Tour alongside the Arctic Monkeys and Maximo Park and in May headed out across the U.K. on a sold out headline tour. The band are also set to appear at a number of festivals over the summer.

The full list of dates are as follows:

AUGUST
6th Canterbury Electric Garden festival
11th Belladrum Belladrum festival
25th Reading Reading Festival
27th Leeds Leeds Festival
SEPTEMBER
8th Newport (IOW) Bestivaldocument.write(unescape("