We Are Scientists
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
2000
External Links:
Surge Tracks
Played By
| The Edge | |
| Chappers & Rave | |
| Ice Cream Sundays | |
| The AIM Hour |
Artist Biography
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 New York, NY.
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.
Artist Discography
Albums
Barbara (14 June 2010)
Brain Thrust Mastery (17 March 2008)
Safety, Fun, and Learning (April 2002)
With Love and Squalor (22 May 2006)
EPs
Bitchin' (14 October 2002)
In Action (October 2003)
The Wolf's Hour (1 December 2004)
Singles
After Hours (3 March 2008)
Chick Lit (1 June 2008)
Impatience (2008)
It's a Hit (20 February 2006)
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt (1 May 2006)
The Great Escape (3 October 2005)