Blaine Harrison
| Blaine Harrison | |
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Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets performing in 2011.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Blaine Harrison |
| Born |
23 May 1985 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-punk revival, indie pop, psychedelic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, piano, percussion |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Rough Trade Records |
| Associated acts | Mystery Jets |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071358/http://www.mysteryjets.com/ |
Blaine Harrison (born Stephen Blaine Harrison on May 23, 1985) is an English musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Mystery Jets.
Blaine started playing instruments as a child. He experimented with drumming at the age of eight, as well as guitar and piano later on. In his early teens, Blaine found a love for listening to progressive rock instead of the commercial garage music preferred by his peers. Blaine's father, Henry William Cope Harrison, is a former architect and designer. Henry was named "18th coolest person in rock" by NME in 2005. Blaine's mother, Helen Harrison, is a former maths teacher and lives in the southwest of France. He also has a sister Dymphna Harrison, a designer.
Mystery Jets was first based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London in 2004. The band started with Blaine, his father Henry, and his best friend William when the boys were at school. The current line-up includes Blaine Harrison (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), William Rees (guitar, vocals), Jack Flanagan (bass), Kapil Trivedi (drums), and Henry Harrison (lyrics) Henry was a full-time member until moving to a background role during the recording of the band's second album, "Twenty One". Mystery Jets has released five studio albums, Making Dens (2006), Twenty One (2008), Serotonin (2010), Radlands (2012) and Curve of the Earth (2016). A further album, Zootime (2007) was released as a US only compilation to introduce the band to an American audience. The band divide their time between working at home in London and touring internationally.
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