We Are Scientists

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. With both Kyle and I traveling so much recently it made it difficult to post anything. I've returned now after 2 weeks of vacation in South America. I must say that it is an amazing continent (Argentina and Chile at least) and I highly recommend it as a vacation destination. I've been journaling about it here if you care to read.

Anyways, on to the music. The amount of time I spent on planes and buses the past two weeks gave me a chance to listen to quite a bit of music. I'll just focus on one cd that I've really been into recently. The band is We Are Scientists. The album is Brain Trust Mastery, released about a month ago.

The way I would describe the album is to say that if you asked someone to combine the music of the past 25 years into one album, this is what it might sound like. Their sound has big influences of 80s new age, 90s pop, and 2000 indie movements all rolled together. I think it really comes together well and offers a little for fans of all of the different genres. I like the fact that they incorporate some synth and electronic sounds, but it's not overdone. They also get big points in my book for not using one of my least favorite musical instruments of all time; the electronic drums that were so popular in the 80s.

Personally, I think the strongest track is easily "Let's See It", which has a great guitar riff and upbeat tempo that's impossible to not like. If you're looking for a summer anthem, I suggest checking out this song. Every time it comes on in the car I make sure the windows are down and the systems cranked (spring in Arizona is basically the same as summer anywhere else anyways).

That's not to say the rest of the album isn't solid as well. There's a nice diversity in the tracks and the album doesn't become repetitive or boring. I'll put up a couple other tracks to give you more of a taste, but I definitely recommend checking out the whole album. I know its early, but this is one of the strongest albums I've heard from '08 so far.

We Are Scientists - Let's See It


We Are Scientists - Spoken For


We Are Scientists - Dinosaurs


-Alec