Blaine Harrison (born Stephen Blaine Harrison on 23 May 1985) is an English musician and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Mystery Jets.

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Blaine Harrison
Blaine Harrison of Mystery Jets performing in 2011.
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Blaine Harrison
Born	(1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 38) Hammersmith, London, England
Genres	Indie rock, post-punk revival, indie pop, psychedelic rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar, piano, percussion
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Rough Trade Records
Website	Official website

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Harrison started playing instruments as a child. He experimented with drumming at the age of eight, as well as guitar and piano later on. In his early teens, he listened to progressive rock instead of the commercial garage music preferred by his peers. His father, Henry William Cope Harrison, is a former architect and designer.^[1] Blaine Harrison's mother, Helen Harrison, is a former math teacher and lives in the southwest of France. He also has a sister Dymphna Harrison, a designer.

Harrison cites his inability to speak French during the years he spent in France as an important influence on his creativity: "At the time I found it quite difficult being so out of the loop, but looking back, it was the best thing that ever happened to me. It taught me to use my imagination. I made music because I couldn't speak the language.^[2]

Mystery Jets were first based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London in 2004. The band started with Harrison, his father Henry, and his best friend William when the boys were at school. The current line-up includes Harrison (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), William Rees (guitar, vocals), Jack Flanagan (bass), Kapil Trivedi (drums), and Henry Harrison (lyrics) Henry was a full-time member until moving to a background role during the recording of the band's second album, "Twenty One". Mystery Jets has released five studio albums, Making Dens (2006), Twenty One (2008), Serotonin (2010), Radlands (2012) and Curve of the Earth (2016). A further album, Zootime (2007) was released as a US only compilation to introduce the band to an American audience. The band divide their time between working at home in London and touring internationally.

Harrison's personal life has affected the band's sound a lot; he has cited his turbulent relationship with his first girlfriend as the inspiration behind songs such as "Flakes" and "Behind the Bunhouse" on the album Twenty One.^[3] Harrison also has a close relationship with his father, Henry, who introduced him to music as a child and supported his musical career, despite his physical obstacles. He has said his father's role is more like an older brother's protectiveness and that there would be no Mystery Jets without him. Henry was named "18th coolest person in rock" by NME in 2005.