Cheltenham Racecourse

Mystified

Big Top, Sunday 2016

Mystified

Premiere garage rockers, Mystified challenge all expectations with their ferocious modern grunge. The band combine diverse influences, from surfy western riffs to heavy gained choruses. Three-piece punkabilly upstarts Mystified have burst on to the scene over the last year. They’re a hard band to miss, at times utilising maximum fist-to-the-air, backing-vocal heavy choruses, and at others weaving refrained, intricate western guitars.

With the garage-psych blend becoming almost the default of East-London gigs, it’s good to see a band so unashamedly break the mould. You’ll see no shoe-gazing at their shows, no silence between tracks or cool, pre-rehearsed stage persona, what you’ll get is an honest band playing furiously energetic rock n’ roll with a wink and a smile.

This band are one watch out for if you enjoyed Wolf Alice at Wychwood a few years ago!

Acid Gasp - Mystified
Acid Gasp - Mystified