We Are Scientists is a New York-based indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band that formed in Berkeley

Berkeley, California

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, California

California

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 in 2000. Originally formed of Keith Murray

Keith Murray (singer)

Keith Austin Murray is the lead vocalist/guitarist of the indie rock band We Are Scientists.-Biography:Murray lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn....

 on drums, Chris Cain

Chris Cain (We Are Scientists)

Chris Cain is the bassist and backing vocalist of New York-based band We Are Scientists. He was born in Montreal, Canada, and grew up in Utah. He went to Rowland Hall-St...

 playing bass guitar and Scott Lamb providing vocals and guitar, before Michael Tapper

Michael Tapper

Michael Tapper is currently a member of Los Angeles band Fool's Gold. Previously, he was a member of the indie-rock band We Are Scientists, along with Keith Murray and Chris Cain, until November 2007. He played the drums for the band and also assisted with backing vocals...

 became drummer and Keith became vocalist and guitarist. The band's breakthrough success came with their second album With Love and Squalor

With Love and Squalor

The two songs on the 12" vinyl edition were both later released on Crap Attack. These songs were also featured on a 3 song CD that was available for purchase during their tour with Hot Hot Heat.-Notes:Track No...

which sold 100,000

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 copies in the first 6 months. Their second success was with Brain Thrust Mastery

Brain Thrust Mastery

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 which charted at 11 in the UK album chart, with two top 40 singles "After Hours

After Hours (We Are Scientists song)

"After Hours" is the first single from We Are Scientists's album Brain Thrust Mastery, released on CD and 7" vinyl on March 3, 2008. The music video for the track features actress Katrina Bowden and was directed by Akiva Schaffer...

" and "Chick Lit." Their fourth album, Barbara

Barbara (album)

-Promotion and release:During January 2010, the band played in support of the new album on their "Big Fuckin’ Deal Tour", performing three small shows in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New Jersey, with temporary drummer Danny Lee Allen . The dates were the band's first live performances since...

, was released in the UK on the 14th June 2010.