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Claremont, Los Angeles CA, United States (2000 – present)
We Are Scientists is an American indie rock band featuring Keith Murray (guitar and lead vocals), Chris Cain (bass guitar and backing vocals), Max Hart (keys and guitar) and previously Michael Tapper (drums and backing vocals). They formed in 2000 in Claremont, CA.
Their name was inspired by an awkward conversation with a U-Haul employee who was inspecting a van that the band had rented. The U-haul employee, attempting to make polite conversation, asked the three bespectacled band members if they were brothers. They said no. He asked if they were scientists, as they looked like they could be the kind of people who wear lab coats. They told him that they were musicians, not scientists. To this day, they regret telling the truth. They are not named after the Cap’n Jazz song which bears the name.
The band formed while its members attended the Claremont Colleges. Murray and Cain attended Pomona College; Michael Tapper attended Harvey Mudd College.
The band has released three self-made EPs (Bitching!, Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order) and In Action) and their debut LP, With Love and Squalor was on Virgin Records, the first three singles of which were “
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt”, “The Great Escape” and “It’s A Hit”. The album takes its name from the J.D. Salinger short story “For Esme - With Love and Squalor”.
Their name was inspired by an awkward conversation with a U-Haul employee who was inspecting a van that the band had rented. The U-haul employee, attempting to make polite conversation, asked the three bespectacled band members if they were brothers. They said no. He asked if they were scientists, as they looked like they could be the kind of people who wear lab coats. They told him that they were musicians, not scientists. To this day, they regret telling the truth. They are not named after the Cap’n Jazz song which bears the name.
The band formed while its members attended the Claremont Colleges. Murray and Cain attended Pomona College; Michael Tapper attended Harvey Mudd College.
The band has released three self-made EPs (Bitching!, Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order) and In Action) and their debut LP, With Love and Squalor was on Virgin Records, the first three singles of which were “
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt”, “The Great Escape” and “It’s A Hit”. The album takes its name from the J.D. Salinger short story “For Esme - With Love and Squalor”.
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Lethal Enforcer
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Impatience
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Let's See It
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Tonight
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thatssodeirdre wrote:
oh, hey. akiva schaffer directed some of your videos. sweet.
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luv it <3
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ElizabethzABish wrote:
LOVE LOVE LOVE. Everytime I listen, I fall in love again <3333
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xoxsaramarie wrote:
this is one band you'd have a hell of a time touring with... there's a new album coming right? hope so...
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brunarequena wrote:
They're amazing, love them :D
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TaintedxSanity wrote:
Ok so everybody, just to make things clear, look just on the right where it says "more information" See where it says labels?? there are actually 5 whole labels...like...recording labels. So, more or less these guys aren't actually indie. Get it?
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wasteofpaint11 wrote:
lovee them <3
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yes,you're right!)
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roisinjennifer wrote:
Coolest band ever.
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maneken-pis wrote:
austria?
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the_ryecatcher wrote:
quite nice.
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KeyaOfBrixton wrote:
cool :)
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occer wrote:
Are these guys still active?
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onetrickmind wrote:
Hoppípolla is the best, yo.
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NoMelody wrote:
Germany is missing you guys!
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AceInYourFace wrote:
"After hours" is awesome. All other songs are much worse...
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skinnyspin wrote:
ahh new picture. Brain Thrust Mastery <3
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GadDi3L wrote:
they are so good <3
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fifilegend wrote:
We Are Scientists Making A Comeback as Short Film Geniuses? http://bit.ly/PUmJQ
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brandneweyes- wrote:
with love and squalor is their best album
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