C’mon. We’ve all been there (and if we haven’t, this is about to get embarrassing!). Lights out, headphones on, heart rate elevated, breathing laboured. There you are, triumphant, taking the plaudits of the ecstatic audience. “Thank you Wembley (gotta think big); good night, god bless, see you next time!” And off you troop, turn the lights back on, a good evening’s work well … [Read more...]
Mystery – Second Home
I was lucky enough to see Mystery at The Borderline in London in September 2014. The tour was in support of their fifth studio album The World is a Game; Benoît David had left in March, to be replaced by Jean Pageau and the band had begun writing Delusion Rain which they released in November 2015. Support that night was provided by the excellent DeeExpus who performed an … [Read more...]
Mystery – Delusion Rain
After releasing the excellent One Among the Many (2010) and the superlative The World is a Game (2012) expectations are rightly high for Delusion Rain, the fifth studio album from Canadian band Mystery. In the intervening years, ex-Yes front man Benoît David, lead vocalist since 1999, made the difficult decision to step down and take a break from music after touring with the … [Read more...]