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We Are Scientists
US indie rock band
Formed in 2000
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We Are Scientists is a New York City-based rock band that formed in Berkeley, California, in 1999. It consists primarily of guitarist and vocalist Keith Murray and bass guitarist Chris Cain, with drummer Keith Carne joining the band in the studio and for live performances since 2013.
The band has released eight studio albums, not including their early release Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order), which the band has gone on to describe as more of a rough draft, than a proper album. The band's breakthrough success came with their debut studio album, With Love and Squalor, which sold 100,000 copies in the first six months. This was followed by the releases of Brain Thrust Mastery in 2008, Barbara in 2010, TV en Français in 2014, Helter Seltzer in 2016, Megaplex in 2018, Huffy in 2021, Lobes in 2023, and Qualifying Miles in 2025.
As well as music, Murray and Cain are known for their comedy, often injecting humor into their interviews, press-releases and off-the-cuff jokes at their live shows. This has been carried over as part of producing many of their own music video treatments and their 2009 series of television shorts Steve Wants His Money made for MTV, as well as a podcast series titled Dumpster Dive in 2020.
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We Are Scientists est un groupe de rock indépendant américain, originaire de San Diego, en Californie. Il est formé en 2000 et basé actuellement à Brooklyn (quartier de New York). Après plusieurs EP auto-produits, ils sortent fin 2005 leur premier album chez une major, Virgin Records. Le groupe est composé de Keith Murray (guitare et chant), de Chris Cain (basse et chœurs) et dernièrement, de Andy Burrows (batterie).
Le nom du groupe ne viendrait pas d'une chanson de Cap'n Jazz, mais d'une conversation maladroite avec un employé de U-Haul qui inspectait une camionnette que la bande avait loué. L'employé de U-Haul essaya de discuter avec eux et aurait demandé à l'un des trois membres du groupe s'ils étaient des scientifiques. Ils lui auraient répondu qu'ils étaient des musiciens, et non des scientifiques, mais auraient par la suite regretté d'avoir dit la vérité...
En 2007, ils font leurs tournées avec le groupe Kaiser Chiefs. Dans la même année, ils sont nommés pour le Best International Band aux NME Awards qui a finalement été remporté par My Chemical Romance. Le 1er novembre 2007, il a été annoncé que le batteur Michael Tapper quittait le groupe avant leur tournée britannique. Le poste de batteur resté vacant pendant cinq ans a finalement été pris par Andy Burrows (ex-Razorlight) pour la sortie de l'album Barbara en 2010.
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Discography
Albums
- 2005 With Love and Squalor
- 2008 Brain Thrust Mastery
- 2010 Barbara
- 2014 TV en Français
- 2015 TV en français, sous la mer
- 2016 Helter Seltzer
- 2018 Megaplex
- 2019 WASABI
- 2021 Huffy
- 2023 Lobes
- 2025 Qualifying Miles
EPs
- 2002 Bitchin'
- 2003 In Action
- 2004 The Wolf's Hour
- 2008 Chris & Keith's Ultimate Playlist
- 2008 After Hours
- 2008 Chick Lit
- 2013 Business Casual
- 2023 Settled Accounts
- 2026 Buckle: It's Been Ages EP
Singles
- 2005 Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
- 2005 The Great Escape
- 2006 Art Brut / We Are Scientists
- 2006 It's a Hit
- 2008 Chick Lit
- 2008 After Hours
- 2008 Chick Lit
- 2008 Impatience
- 2010 Rules Don't Stop
- 2011 Washington Parks
- 2013 Something About You
- 2018 One In, One Out
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- 2018 Your Light Has Changed
- 2018 Not Another Word
- 2018 Heart is a Weapon
- 2018 No Wait at Five Leaves, Under The Sea
- 2019 Second Acts
- 2019 Give It Up
- 2020 I Cut My Own Hair
- 2020 Fault Lines
- 2021 Contact High
- 2021 Handshake Agreement
- 2021 You’ve Lost Your Shit
- 2022 Operator Error
- 2022 Lucky Just to Be Here
- 2025 Please Don’t Say It
- 2025 I Could Do Much Worse
- 2025 What You Want Is Gone
- 2026 Buckle
