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1	Mystery Skulls is an American indie electronic rock band formed in 2011 by Luis Dubuc. Dubuc first publically announced the existence of the project through Website/{{Tumblr}} in August of 2011, just before announcing the end of his former band, The Secret Handshake in September the same year. In 2013, the band signed on with Creator/WarnerBrosRecords.
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3	For a time, their only commercial releases Mystery Skulls had was their self-titled EP and singles for ''Ghost'' and ''Paralyzed'', but they still gained a massive amount of popularity through sites such as Website/YouTube and [=Bandcamp=]. Their first full album, ''Forever,'' was released in 2014, which gained them even more popularity. The project has released their sophomore album, ''One of Us'', on August 4, 2017. In April 19, 2019; their third album, ''Back to Life'', was released.
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5	Note: There are ''two'' official music videos for "Ghost" (one [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNaO8pZ7c8&src_vid=YlEb3L1PIco&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_3450488287 live-action]] and a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlEb3L1PIco Flash-animated one]] by [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MysteryBen27 MysteryBen]]). The tropes pertaining the former are listed on this page; the tropes from the latter can be found at ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated''.
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8	!!This band and their music provide examples of:
9	* AlternateMusicVideo: "Ghost" has two music videos; an [[WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated animated video]] spoofing ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'', and a live action video parodying ''Film/TheExorcist''. The animated one was supposed to be the only video for "Ghost", but production delays for it caused the Mystery Skulls themselves to create their own video in the meantime.
10	* BadassBoast:
11	** The narrator of "Unstoppable" brags that he's going to {{curb stomp\|Battle}} his enemies who are ganging up on him.
12	** "In My Sleep" is an example from one musician to another.
13	--->You can't do this like I do it,\
14	I [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] wrote this in my sleep
15	%%* BadassPreacher: [[spoiler:Averted at the end of]] "Ghost." [[
16	* DemonicPossession: In the "Ghost" music video, a girl is possessed by an evil demonic spirit a la ''Film/TheExorcist''.
17	* DownerEnding: The video for "Ghost" ends with [[spoiler:the girl still possessed and may be attacking her parents.]]
18	* ElectronicMusic: Though he's very varied, his main influence lies in electronic music.
19	* GenreThrowback: "Magic" is a delicious disco throwback that has elements of 70's music thanks to [[{{Music/Chic}} Nile Rodgers]]' guitar playing and R&B singer {{Music/Brandy}}'s vocals.
20	* IAmTheBand: Luis is the only official member of the band, and Brandy and Nile are only collaborators/live members.
21	* JumpScare: [[spoiler:The ending of "Ghost". When the family enters the bedroom, the girl, who is still possessed, jumps out at them while screaming.]]
22	* LyricalDissonance: "Everything And More" is a catchy, upbeat piano-driven track that sounds like a typical love song until you listen to the lyrics and realise that the person the narrator is singing to is dead. (Although the narrator does seem to intend to bring them back...)
23	* LyricsVideoMismatch: "Ghost" is a parody of ''Film/TheExorcist'', where the priest, among other things, [[ItRunsOnNonsensium mimes using a fishing pole to bring a crucifix toward himself]]. The lyrics to the song, however, are much more somber compared to their other songs, like "Money" and "Unstoppable."
24	* MadnessMantra: "This May Be The Year" is absolutely haunting, and the lyrics consist entirely of Dubuc repeating the same line.
25	-->This may be the year that I disappear.
26	* PrecisionFStrike:
27	** "In My Sleep":
28	--->I fuckin' wrote this in my sleep
29	** "Ghost":
30	--->Time for givin' up the ghost\
31	Fuck, it's you I hate the most
32	* ObsessionSong: "Hellbent" says, "I've been hellbent, babe / Hellbent on loving you" and "I've been hellbent, babe / Hellbent on making you love me too."
33	* PromotedFanboy: {{Invoked\|Trope}}. [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MysteryBen27 MysteryBen]], a flash animator, who created ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhjk5x54bsE Turntable Turnabout]]'', an unofficial music video for ''Money''. It got so popular that Mystery Skulls actually asked him to make an official animated music video for "Ghost." And he did, and it is awesome.
34	* ShoutOut: The video for "Ghost" is a love letter to ''Film/TheExorcist''. Or maybe ''Film/ScaryMovie'''s take on it.

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