Mystery Girls “Incontinopia” 2008. In the Red Records. Garagey blues-punk from Green Bay, Wisconsin (and we purchased it in Green Bay, too!). Their third LP (plus one earlier cassette release which I’m not sure counts?), and their last release. Mystery Girls’ guitarist Jordan Davis currently lives in our neighborhood (and because it’s Smallwaukee, I’m friends and longtime colleagues with his partner, Michelle); we caught a few songs of his current country twang project, Long Line Riders, at the Wiggle Room this past Friday.

Long Line Riders February 14, 2025 at Wiggle Room; Jordan on the far right

They were pretty good but Mystery Girls much more my speed. Incontinopia is gritty, hard-rocking and a bit messy, just as punk blues is meant to be. My top picks are the garage rocker “I Took the Poison,” the noise-psych of “Quit Your Flyin Around” (great guitar work on this one!), the wild punk blues of “Cool It in Control” and the Bo Diddley maraca beat meets psychedelic freakout on “Cold Feet.”