Mystery Jets share deeply personal single ‘Soul River’

“The song is a celebration of a life cut short but one which lives on in our memory and our music”

Mystery Jets have shared a powerful new song called ‘Soul River’ from their upcoming album.

The song is the latest to be shared from the Twickenham indie-rockers’ upcoming seventh album, ‘A Hole To See The Sky Through’ – visit here to pre-order.

Set for release on August 21 via Fiction Records, the record is titled after Yoko Ono ’s minimalist masterpiece of the same name and features the original work – a simple white postcard with a circle cut out – as the album cover, having been granted special permission by the artist herself.

So far, it has been previewed by the psych rock anthem ‘ Black Sage ’ and its unmistakable title track . Today (June 15), the band have shared a more tender, emotive side to the album, dropping the deeply personal new song ‘Soul River’.

The song is written in memory of a close family friend and cherished figure on their hometown of Eel Pie Island, who the band describe as a “guardian spirit” of the community. The lyrics pays tribute to a life lost to suicide.

“The song is a celebration of a life cut short but one which lives on in our memory and our music,” Blaine Harrison and co. shared, and the song is one of their most poignant, heartfelt releases to date.

Mystery Jets’ new album was written in the years following the release of their 2020 record ‘A Billion Heartbeats’ , and then recorded with producer Leo Abrahams ( Brian Eno , Frightened Rabbit ) at his East London HQ.