Christmas came a little late for the team here at BIJLM, but it was worth the wait. Santa got us a perfect gift – a brand new(ish) Dallas band that freaking. rocks.
We caught Mystery Skulls’ performance to open the night at Club Dada’s NYE bash, headlined by Astronautalis. While the crowd was pretty sparse, the personality and musical talents shown by the band more than filled the empty space. Lead singer Luis Dubuc took over the stage, cajoling the crowd into moving closer and singing with enough passion to merit at least one Future Islands comparison.
According to Dubuc, this show was Mystery Skulls’ sixth. Now, this may be the vodka talking, but there’s just no way. Their sound is too cohesive, their performance is solid, and they are just too damn good to be that new. But somehow, they are. Don’t believe me? You can score their 5-track EP on Bandcamp now for whatever the hell you feel like paying. Download it and report back. You won’t regret it.
And Mystery Skulls? Your New Year’s resolution should be to keep rockin’ on. Love, your friends at BIJLM.
