Back to the future

The Mystery Jets made a minor indentation on the top 40 with Two Doors Down the other week, which has now disappeared down the charts. I've never given the Mystery Jets more than a brief listen because I assumed they were a nice enough band for skinny, white teenage boys. They seem to do well on the underage circuit, along with the Holloways, Patrick Wolf, Laura Marling and similar whippersnappers.
But there's something quite endearing about Two Doors Down, which was produced by Erol Alkan. Were it not so endearing, I would have dismissed it as as a post-punk/Cure/Duran Duran rip-off. Which it is, yet it's also cute. And just in case you don't get the 80s references, the video rams it in your face. Let's take a look:
Pink leopard print background

Pastel suits like those seen on Simon le Bon, circa the ENTIRE EIGHTIES

A powerful moment highlighted with a clenched fist

A cardboard cut-out living room

An elaborate saxophone solo

A worn out copy of Marquee Moon