WE ARE SCIENTISTS
Release New Album
‘MEGAPLEX’
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“Although they have been around for nearly two decades, they haven’t lost their charm, and continue to develop their sound through plangent synthesizers and programmed drums.” – Exclaim!
“Megaplex is truly a We Are Scientists album for 2018. It takes from every era of the duo and amalgamates it in such a way that you it never feels forced or out of place.” – Line Of Best Fit
“Attention to songwriting detail powers We Are Scientists on Megaplex.” – Pop Matters
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We Are Scientists today finally make their return to the big stage with the release of their latest LP, Megaplex, via Dew Process.
The Brooklyn, New York-based indie rock duo of Keith Murray (guitar/vocals) and Chris Cain (bass) have been building up the release of their sixth record for months, with a series of killer singles, including, ‘One In, One Out,’ ‘Your Light Has Changed,’ ‘Not Another Word’ and ‘Heart Is A Weapon.’
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LISTEN TO MEGAPLEX HERE
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“In the past we’ve used our music to educate, to enlighten, to awaken people to the depth and complexity of moral concerns,” says Chris Cain. “This time, we really wanted to drop a fun-bomb. Something to dance or f*** to.” Megaplex does just that, with great reviews rolling in from the likes of Exclaim!, Line Of Best Fit and Pop Matters.
Recorded at Tim Wheeler from Ash’s Atomic Heart Studios in NYC and once again produced by Max Hart (ex-Katy Perry), Megaplex is a concise pop beast, sauntering through rock, pop, electro and everything in between at a break-neck speed through its 10 tracks.
“At this point in our career, we’ve written so many songs,” explains Keith. “The pool for this record alone was something like 90 songs deep — that we know exactly what we want out of a We Are Scientists record. We want it to be taut, to bang hard, to have a big hook every four seconds or so. We don’t have to be precious about which songs make it onto a record; we can listen to the ones that didn’t make it at home, on our own time. ‘Megaplex’ is just the ten most delicious songs that we have — a stacked-up compound of entertainment.”
“It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of honing of craft to make it to six records,” continues Keith. “ I mean, the Velvet Underground never made six albums. The Smiths didn’t. Pavement, Guns N’ Roses, The Stooges — none of them could do it. So, I guess we’re just objectively better than those bands now? It’s just a mathematical fact, right? Van Halen made six with David Lee Roth but only four with Sammy Hagar, so I guess we’re better than Hagar-era Van Halen but only just as good as Roth-era? Which, saying it out loud, makes total sense, yeah.”
These are stark facts that cannot be argued when faced with the 10 melodious molten nuggets that are simply blinding in their brightness. Yes folks, We Are Scientists are very much back.
“Our brilliant work in pop song writing is unsurpassed,” summarises Keith. “And will probably make the We Are Scientists Name live beyond eternity.”
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MEGAPLEX IS AVAILABLE NOW HERE
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Megaplex track-listing:
One In, One Out
Notes In A Bottle
Heart Is A Weapon
Your Light Has Changed
KIT
No Wait at Five Leaves
Not Another Word
Now or Never
You Failed
Properties of Perception
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