Marc Jacobs always has his thumb on the pulse of coolness – and his
millions of fans look to him without fail for the next big
thing. It goes without saying, then, that he would surround himself
with multi-talented, terminally cool people as well. One of his newest
discoveries is Unsolved Mysteries, a band fronted by Jon Lynn (left), 28, who
just happens to also be a designer for Marc by Marc Jacobs. (Well,
technically, he works on the Jacobs by Marc Jacobs collection—all that
groovy special stuff you see at the Bleecker Street stores...)
Unsolved’s sophomore album, Tragic Trouble (Mirror Universe), is
available exclusively at Marc by Marc Jacobs stores and it could not
have found a more appropriate place. The music, like the clothes, is
young, extremely fun, sometimes moody and always tragically hip.
Danceable and electronic, with tongue-in-cheek lyrics and quirky beats,
the album is a perfect way to get in the mood for summer – I can
envision lounging in the sun at one of the Williamsburg Pool Parties
surrounded thousands of Marc by Marc-wearing hipsters. And their first
single, “Pen 15,” a cheeky love song, has already been added to my
summer playlist.Previously: Meet Ann Kenny, one of twin model sisters from NJ suddenly on everyone's radar
