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| We Are Scientists: With Love and Squalor (Virgin) |
| By Matthew Hirtes | |
Monday, 17 October 2005 Indie rock. It’s hardly rocket science. Not that WAS are real scientists, although drummer Michael Tapper does boast a Masters in Engineering.A case of WAS not WAS, if you like, their name stems from their formation in Egg-Head Central aka Berkeley, California. Shortly before the trio, along with Tapper there’s vocalist-guitarist Keith Murray and bass player Chris Cain, moved to New York in the summer of 2001, they took their name from an exchange with a man at the U-Haul company. Where they hired a truck to take their worldly possessions to the East Coast. Claiming, amongst others, Weezer, Les Savy Fav, Blur (they even title a single after Albarn and co's The Great Escape album) and Franz Ferdinand as inspirations, We Are Scientists take elements from each of these bands. Combining the killer hooks of Weezer with the math rock of LSF, the punky passages of Blur, and the funky danceability of FF, it’s a sonic experiment that’s more clinical than messy. Displaying a fresh wit that has led the Tallahassee Democrat, for one, to fall under the misapprehension they hail from the UK, they also cite chemicals as influences. To listen to With Love and Squalor, the band’s full-length debut on a major label following three self-released EPs, is to feel the heat of a WAS live performance. At a recent Manchester Academy gig supporting The Editors, the audience continued to applaud We Are Scientists as they packed up their equipment. Burn baby burn, indeed. Indie rock. It’s hardly rocket science. But We Are Scientists know the formula all right. (4/5) Release Date: 17 October 2005  With Love and Squalor Check For Live Dates |
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