| Mystery | ||||
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| Released | March 10, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, Afropop | |||
| Length | 19:29 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
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Mystery is an EP by South African indie rock band Blk Jks. It was released on March 10, 2009, on Secretly Canadian Records, and is the band's debut release. [1]
Mystery received generally favorable reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, based on 7 reviews, the EP has a score of 80 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (80/100) [2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Observer | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| PopMatters | |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10) [6] |
| Exclaim! | (favorable) [7] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lakeside" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Mystery" | 5:49 |
| 3. | "Summertime" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "It's in Every Thing You'll See" | 5:01 |
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