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NYC duo play hook-filled indie pop with an angular post punk edge

They might not be scientists, but the arrival of We Are Scientists’ über-catchy post-punk was so brilliantly timed that the whole thing might have been built in a lab and clinically trialled to perfection. Dropping Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt into a scene primed by Interpol, The Killers, Hot Hot Heat and Franz Ferdinand was like firing a packet of sausages into a room of ravenous dogs.

For all their angular New Yorkisms, We Are Scientists actually started off on the west coast where Keith Murray, Chris Cain and Michael Tapper met at college. The trio gravitated to New York and, after a slew of independent releases, signed to Virgin for their second album 2006’s With Love And Squalor. With a supreme knack for incessant hooks and a knowing sense of humour, the album caught on hugely in the UK and notched up three Top 40 singles: Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt, It’s A Hit and The Great Escape.

Michael Tapper left the band but Cain and Murray pressed ahead as a duo, releasing Brain Thrust Mastery in 2008. Again, it proved hugely successful in the UK. Drummer Andy Burrows (formerly of Razorlight) joined the band for 2010’s Barbara and remained in situ for 2014’s TV En Francais, which also featured Tim Wheeler from Ash. Helter Seltzer arrived in 2016, with Megaplex following two years later.

In June 2021, the band announced a new record, Huffy, set for an October 2022 release. It was preceded by a new single Contact High. We Are Scientists also announced UK tour dates for November and December 2021, including gigs in Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and London.

Setlists

    1. 1.This Scene Is Dead
    2. 2.Rules Don't Stop (With note-holding contest on the final note)
    3. 3.It's a Hit
    4. 4.I Cut My Own Hair (Interrupted before final chorus for a several minute discussion about German beer, then resumed)
    5. 5.Human Resources
    6. 6.Please Don't Say It
    7. 7.Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
    8. 8.I Don't Bite
    9. 9.Inaction
    10. 10.Buckle
    11. 11.The Big One
    12. 12.Nice Guys
    13. 13.The Great Escape
    14. 14.Impatience
    15. 15.I Could Do Much Worse
    16. 16.Chick Lit
    17. 17.Less From You

  2. Encore

    1. 18.What You Want Is Gone
    2. 19.Dinosaurs
    3. 20.After Hours
    1. 1.This Scene Is Dead
    2. 2.Rules Don't Stop
    3. 3.It's a Hit
    4. 4.I Cut My Own Hair
    5. 5.Human Resources
    6. 6.Please Don't Say It
    7. 7.Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
    8. 8.I Don't Bite
    9. 9.Inaction
    10. 10.Buckle
    11. 11.The Big One
    12. 12.Nice Guys
    13. 13.The Great Escape
    14. 14.Impatience
    15. 15.I Could Do Much Worse
    16. 16.Chick Lit
    17. 17.Less From You

  2. Encore

    1. 18.What You Want Is Gone
    2. 19.After Hours
    1. 1.This Scene Is Dead
    2. 2.Chick Lit
    3. 3.Rules Don't Stop
    4. 4.It's a Hit
    5. 5.I Cut My Own Hair
    6. 6.Human Resources
    7. 7.Please Don't Say It
    8. 8.Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
    9. 9.I Don't Bite
    10. 10.Inaction
    11. 11.Buckle
    12. 12.The Big One
    13. 13.Nice Guys
    14. 14.The Great Escape
    15. 15.Impatience (with Sean McVerry)
    16. 16.I Could Do Much Worse (with Sean McVerry)
    17. 17.Less From You (with Sean McVerry)

  2. Encore

    1. 18.What You Want Is Gone
    2. 19.After Hours
    1. 1.This Scene Is Dead
    2. 2.Chick Lit
    3. 3.Rules Don't Stop
    4. 4.It's a Hit
    5. 5.I Cut My Own Hair
    6. 6.Human Resources
    7. 7.Please Don't Say It
    8. 8.Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
    9. 9.I Don't Bite
    10. 10.Inaction
    11. 11.Buckle
    12. 12.The Big One
    13. 13.Nice Guys
    14. 14.The Great Escape
    15. 15.Dinosaurs
    16. 16.Impatience (With Sean McVerry)
    17. 17.I Could Do Much Worse (With Sean McVerry)
    18. 18.Less From You (With Sean McVerry)

  2. Encore

    1. 19.What You Want Is Gone
    2. 20.After Hours
    1. -Top Gun Theme
    2. 1.This Scene Is Dead
    3. 2.Chick Lit
    4. 3.Rules Don't Stop
    5. 4.It's a Hit
    6. 5.I Cut My Own Hair
    7. 6.Human Resources
    8. 7.Please Don't Say It
    9. 8.Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
    10. 9.I Don't Bite
    11. 10.Inaction
    12. 11.Buckle
    13. 12.The Big One
    14. 13.Nice Guys
    15. 14.The Great Escape
    16. 15.Impatience
    17. 16.I Could Do Much Worse
    18. 17.Less From You

  2. Encore

    1. 18.What You Want Is Gone
    2. 19.After Hours

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