“There’s a certain magic in things being imperfect”: Inside the raw beauty of The Mysterines’ new album

“There’s only so much I can take, in the van,” jokes Lia Metcalfe, calling in from the Liverpool Lime Street station smoking area. The Mysterines’ frontwoman has ditched the rest of her bandmates on their long, winding journey back from Germany’s Hurricane and Southside festivals, opting to catch an early train home. Drummer Paul Crilly, on the other hand, is stranded in a queue near Calais with the others, passing the time by watching the Euros in the van. ​“I’ve been putting on some stupid bets, which haven’t been coming in,” he sighs. The Liverpool quartet – who are completed by bassist George Favager and guitarist Callum Thompson – have just unveiled their second album Afraid Of Tomorrows, spending release weekend in Germany ahead of a run of UK in-stores this week....

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