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Formed in Liverpool, The Mysterines - frontwoman Lia Metcalfe, drummer Paul Crilly, bassist George Favager and guitarist Callum Thompson - have undergone a radical transformation over the past few years. Fresh with new purpose and reinvigorated from songwriting sessions while secluded away in the countryside (in between playing to 60,000-strong crowds while on tour with the Arctic Monkeys), the band are now about to release the best music of their career. "We can feel the difference with this album," Metcalfe says. "These songs show how far we've come. We've grown up a lot."

Testament to that is the album?s blistering first single "Stray", a superb slice of grunge-rock. "What a drag it is," Metcalfe drawls. "Look what you?ve done now. You're not the kind to make real promises." Just as you grow accustomed to that slow build of tension, the song explodes. "We're stray," Metcalfe sings in a she-wolf howl, over frenzied percussion and the shiver and snarl of the guitar. "We're stray."

"Stray" is a warning shot. The menacing instrumentation speaks to the song's theme of lessons that are learned too late, and how the wrong path can at first be made to look so beguiling. It's a venture down dark alleyways and deserted streets, all the while glancing back over your shoulder and wondering if something really did just move in the gloom.

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At Cambridge Junction, audiences and artists experience and explore contemporary performance, popular culture, creative learning, and the rich territories in-between. We are committed to art and entertainment that is up-and-coming, youthful and cutting-edge. We seek to be relevant and meaningful to the lives of audiences, and informed by our location in Cambridge.

Located in the South West of Cambridge, fifteen minutes walk from the centre of the city, Cambridge Junction is an edgy urban venue serving communities from across the city and the region. We have three primary spaces in which we run our programmes: J1 is a large versatile performance and social space with a standing capacity of 850; J2 is a 220 seat theatre; and J3 is a light-filled multipurpose space excellent for learning, rehearsal and talks.

Clifton Way,

Cambridge,

Cambridgeshire,

England,

CB1 7GX.

01223 511511