We Are Scientists
| We Are Scientists | |
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| General information | |
| origin | New York , United States |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock , alternative rock , post punk |
| founding | 2000 |
| Website | www.wearescientists.com |
| Founding members | |
| Keith Murray | |
| Chris Cain | |
| Michael Tapper (until 2007) | |
| Current occupation | |
| Keith Murray | |
| Chris Cain | |
| Keith Carne (since 2014) | |
| former members | |
| Andy Burrows | |
We Are Scientists is an American indie rock band from New York .
history
The three New Yorkers Keith Murray, Chris Cain and Michael Tapper went to the same university together. Chris and Michael already knew each other and had already made music together. Together with Keith Murray as the front man, they began their career as an indie rock band in 2000. The band name came about by chance during a conversation with a freight forwarder.
Drummer Michael Tapper left the band in November 2007 because he was stressed from constant touring. He moved to Los Angeles with his girlfriend while the other band members continued to live in New York. The band had found a drummer for the current tour at the time, but the collaboration was only planned for a few months. A full replacement was not yet known at the time. However, Dominic Howard, drummer for the band Muse , revealed in an interview that his close friend Andy Burrows , ex- Razorlight drummer , would soon be recording some new songs with We Are Scientists. Burrows has been a permanent member of the band since 2009, and the album Barbara , released in June 2010, was recorded with him .
- We Are Scientists Live @ Rock im Park 2016
Keith Murray
Chris Cain
Keith Carne
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Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2002 | Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order) | - | - |
First published: April 2002
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| 2005 | With love and squalor |
DE67 (2 weeks) DE |
UK43  (20 weeks)UK |
First published: Jan 10, 2005
Sales: + 100,000 |
| 2008 | Brain Thrust Mastery | - |
UK11 (4 weeks) UK |
First published: March 17, 2008
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| 2010 | Barbara | - |
UK46 (1 week) UK |
First published: June 14, 2010
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| 2014 | TV en Français | - |
UK36 (1 week) UK |
First published: March 3, 2014
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| 2016 | Helter Seltzer | - |
UK48 (1 week) UK |
First published: April 22, 2016
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| 2018 | Megaplex | - |
UK45 (1 week) UK |
First published: May 4, 2018
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2006 | Crap attack |
UK97 (1 week) UK |
First published: November 6, 2006
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EPs
- 2002: bitchin '
- 2004: The Wolf's Hour
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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UK
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| 2005 | Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt With Love and Squalor |
UK21 (6 weeks) UK |
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| The Great Escape With Love and Squalor |
UK37 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 2006 | It's a Hit With Love and Squalor |
UK29 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 2008 | After Hours Brain Thrust Mastery |
UK15 (4 weeks) UK |
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| Chick Lit Brain Thrust Mastery |
UK37 (1 week) UK |
More singles
- 2003: Inaction
- 2008: Impatience
- 2010: Rules (Don't Stop)
- 2010: Nice Guys
- 2011: I Don't Bite
Web links
- Official website (English)
- We Are Scientists at laut.de
- We Are Scientists at Discogs (English)
- Interview with Chris Cain at exitmusic.ch