I don't what happened, but the
weather has gotten all funky here in Austin. For a long while now it
has just been teetering between comfortable and hot, but now it's all cloudy
and humid as hell. It needs to stop, or I may never leave the
apartment again. Speaking of stopping, this is what I did a few years
back in regards to We Are Scientists. I don't mean that in a bad way,
as I thought that their debut, Love & Squalor, was a good listen.
I'm just trying to say that it didn't do a whole lot to warrant revisits
over the last three years. In any case, the duo (they use to be a
trio) are back with a sophomore effort that seems as if it might hold my
attention longer. It's called Brain Thrust Mastery, and it's
expected to be released on May 13. Enjoy.
:We
Are Scientists - After Hours:
I have to say that I'm a little surprised at how quickly
their sound matured. When I hit play the first time I
was expecting to be treated to another raucous track bent on
getting me out of my seat, but this is very much a well
crafted, honed piece of pop. That doesn't necessarily
mean that their sound is now void of anything that might get
you to groove the night away, there's just more to it that's
worth paying attention to. I'm sure you'll be OK with
that.
I'm a complete
sucker for anything that involves a guy in a bear suit
chasing pesky artists around, so I had no choice but to go
with the video for Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt.
Plus, I'm curious as to whether or not the guy who gets
killed is the one who is no longer in the band. Anyone
know?
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