Making Dens

Making Dens
Studio album by Mystery Jets
Released	6 March 2006
Length	44:38
Label	679 Recordings
Producer	James Ford Mystery Jets
Mystery Jets chronology
Making Dens (2006) Zootime (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	9/10 [3]
NME	7/10 [4]
Pitchfork Media	7.7/10 [5]
Uncut	[1]

Making Dens is the debut album from Mystery Jets, released in the UK on 6 March 2006. Tracks on the album include previous singles "Alas Agnes", "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" and "Zoo Time" (the last two of which have been re-recorded). "The Boy Who Ran Away" was released as a single from the album on 27 February 2006, while "Diamonds in the Dark" was released as an EP on 4 September 2006.

"The Boy Who Ran Away" is the third single taken from this album, released in February 2006. The single gained them their only appearance on Top of the Pops . It peaked at #23 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mystery Jets.

1. "Intro" – 0:43
2. "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" – 3:32
3. "Purple Prose" – 4:03
4. "Soluble in Air" – 3:12
5. "The Boy Who Ran Away" – 2:57
6. "Summertime Den" – 1:14
7. "Horse Drawn Cart" – 5:00
8. "Zoo Time" – 4:01
9. "Little Bag of Hair" – 5:20
10. "Diamonds in the Dark" – 3:57
11. "Alas Agnes" – 3:51
12. "Making Dens" – 6:48

References

1. "Making Dens by Mystery Jets". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
2. "Making Dens - Mystery Jets | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 7 December 2021.
3. "Mystery Jets : Making Dens". Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. "Mystery Jets: Making Dens". Nme.com. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
5. "Mystery Jets : Making Dens". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2021.