In the digital age, 'fashion' has become plural. No longer bound by corporate interests, internet users can elect to listen to music of any style and from any era, at the click of a button.

Had said users stumbled upon Mysteriana, they would be forgiven for thinking they had discovered - or rediscovered - one of the archetypal 90's bands that straddled the line between viscerality and sensitivity so elegantly. Think Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead et al.

However, these guys are fresh out the oven in 2010, having been cooking throughout the aforementioned decade and stewing in the melting pot resultant - a fact perhaps alluded to in the nostalgic ' Forever 17'.

The album begins with "You've Waited", but of course, you haven't. Or have you? Again, it probably depends on how many times you've heard "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness" in its entirety. For anyone that's been itching for a genuine resurgence of that soaring sentimental spirit of the 90's that oscillates between despair and triumphalism will have been waiting indeed - perhaps for over a decade. That is if they haven't sought "professional help" for their manic depression, in which case they are probably quite content with a Xanax prescription and the latest Nickleback release.

For the rest of us though, the opportunity to drown in a sea of reverb full of fuzzed-out guitars is a welcome reprieve.

The album continues much in this vein, as the boys from Indiana squeeze as much juice from the cherry as inspiration will allow, striking gold more than once with the stunning "Formolly" - which entrances with its sweeping melody and heart-wrenchingly understated vocals - and "Walking The Wire" - which is straight to the point in its undeniable catchiness - before meandering to the instrumental closer "Farewell" - an utterly transcendant, epic wash of guitars that sounds like it was recorded on Neptune by the last man ever to leave planet Earth, as he looked back across the solar system before floating off into eternity.

Proof in 2010 that some artists don't need to resort to stripping, swearing and wearing 20lbs worth of bacon. Farewell and Goodnight Mysteriana. Let's hope it's not goodbye...
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This album somehow merges 80's pop/alternative with 90's rock. I love the ripping guitar solos as much as the beautiful piano moments. Excellent work!
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There isn't one song on this album I didn't find intriguing. Mysteriana take you on a journey with their music and when it ends you want to go right back to the beginning and start again.
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Love all the songs.  It is an amazing first album.!!  Good job  Mysteriana
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