On Telepathic, White Mystery break from the crunch-stomp-scream synapse in surprising ways, most notably on the disarmingly sweet "Hey Shirley". The track sheds the dirt from its skin as Alex actually plays her Rickenbacker clean, harmonizing with herself over Kinksy chords. It's the most tender moment we've ever heard from the duo, a lullaby between friends: "The world loves you, Shirley / And your crimson way". White Mystery can't help their inalienable wildness, but it's when they duck out from under their own archetype that they do their most resonant work. Telepathic stirs with emotions more complex than rebellious, diving down new melodic and textural avenues. Always hard to wrap up in 320 kpbs, the duo present their most deliberate album to date.