White Mystery

Plenty of bands in the last decade have pitched in their rendition of American garage rock revival, but few do it with the enthusiasm of White Mystery—and few manage to make it feel as fresh. Bursting with energy beyond its de facto formula of fuzzy guitars cranked to maximum volume, the Chicago brother-sister duo sounds downright unhinged and fiery as its members’ shared redheaded manes. On 2011’s Blood & Venom, Alex White’s soaring, reverb-drenched vocals steal the show, and her gutsy belting on the band’s theme song, “White Mystery,” is just one of the album’s many highlights.

Updated 04/02/2012