When they opened the famous 2006 Shockwaves NME Awards Tour which saw the Arctic Monkeys rise to prominence, Mystery Jets were mostly known for having a father and son combination in their line-up.

Now two years on the band has moved away from their proggy roots and removed dad from the live line-up to reinvent themselves as an Eighties-influenced indie band.

The catalyst for the reinvention was their collaborative single with Laura Marling, Young Love, which caught the ear of their new mentor and producer Erol Alkan.

The band's new more youthful direction is underlined by the title of their second album Twenty One, the average age of the band itself.

"It's the age where you get your heart broken for the first time," says frontman Blaine Harrison.

"A lot of the songs are about betrayal."

The band is playing a non-Great Escape show at Digital, in Kings Road Arches, Brighton, from 11pm alongside Erol Alkan as part of the DJ and producer's Wax:On night.

  • Also: With his heart-breaking arrangements based around a softly plucked acoustic guitar and songs about tearing heads off dogs, Brighton's own BIRDENGINE is unmissable. He's at the Komedia Studio Bar, in Gardner Street, Brighton, from 9pm.