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Barbara |  | Artist: We Are Scientists
Label: RED GENERAL CATALOG
Category: Music
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 10553
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
UPC: 020286152347
EAN: 0020286152347
ASIN: B003FY8UC8
Release Date: June 15, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Rules Don't Stop | | • | I Don't Bite | | • | Nice Guys | | • | Jack & Ginger | | • | Pittsburgh | | • | Ambition | | • | Break It Up | | • | Foreign Kicks | | • | You Should Learn | | • | Central AC |
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Product Description
We Are Scientists is a band with two primary, famous members: Keith Austin Murray ( Keith ) and Christopher Ian Cain ( Christopher I. Cain ). A fantastic new record on the forthcoming Barbara, We Are Scientists recruited Andy Burrows (former hitter-guy for Razorlight) to drum. Andy moved to New York for the summer of 2009 and began work with Chris on that crucial rhythm sectionn trick: playing at the same time. Keith, meanwhile, decamped to Athens, Georgia, to take inspiration from the lack of New York accents, and the songs began to take shape. They recorded that fall in London, Los Angeles, & NYC. This geographical diversity could be seen as a metaphor for how disparate the three musicians are as people. Chris likes chicken, Andy likes lamb, while Keith is a vegetarian. All three appreciate beer, but sometimes, when drinking together at a pub, they order different brands. (That is rare, though.) It is a happy accident, then, that Murray, Cain, and Burrows were able to mesh their musical inclinations to such a compelling end on the songs of Barbara, a record that sees them return to the stripped-down production sensibilities of We Are Scientists' gold-selling debut, With Love & Squalor, while continuing to hone the melodic knack that has made them popular with fans and men who work for months at sea.
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 2010's Dance Rock Anthem June 16, 2010
The Pes
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This time around the boys from Brooklyn come out with a masterful album, after the off-kilter Brain Thrust Mastery. Barbara combines the catchy punk-pop of With Love and Squalor with the pop 80's style they went for in their second album. Along for the ride is new drummer (and former Razorlight member) Andy Burrows. I'm not sure if the inclusion of Burrows made the difference between the sophomore album and Barbara, but if it was then he's a welcomed addition to the former duo of Keith Murray and Chris Cain.
Barbara is a great album for those that like dance-rock. The album kicks off with Rules Don't Stop. This song really sets the tempo for the rest of the album. It's a catchy two minute song that really gives you a nugget of what's to come after it. Everything after that comes into step and you start to notice a great string of strong songs one after another.
The strongest of the bunch in my opinion are Central AC, Rules Don't Stop and Break It Up. Although, to be honest this is one of the few albums out there where you can listen to the whole list without a complaint. We Are Scientists have a good mix of tempos, songs like Ambition and Pittsburgh bring down the rhythm, but keep that calm and cool feeling of the album.
Give strong credit to the production as well, as this seems to be the cleanest sounding album that they've produced so far. Gone are the scratchy, garage band demo-like recordings of Brain Thrust Mastery, and in come more clean, crisp guitars and vocals. Which really add sparkle to some of the songs, and normally I'd be abhorrent to some of that sparkly, bubbly pop that sometimes corrupts songs of this nature, but here it's just fits. They found that right balance of pop and rock.
In all, Barbara is probably the best album so far from We Are Scientists, and after (in my opinion) the let down of Brain Thrust Mastery, it's good to see that We Are Scientists have come out for the better in this third outing. They have crafted a true gem of an album, one that you'll find hard not to nod your head to the tunes you'll find here.
If you like the Strokes, Bloc Party (at least their first album, Silent Alarm) and The Cribs, then you'll definitely appreciate and love Barbara.
Must buy.
Awesome-Best Album yet. June 18, 2010
Xector (Your Imagination)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is We Are Scientists' best album yet.
It simply is an amazing album.
The album has the same sort of sound as With Love and Squalor.
It is nothing out of the ordinary, but generates an instant sense of familiarity.
If you liked With Love and Squalor, you will definitely like this album.
 Very disappointing August 19, 2010
darkclown (Cooper City, FL United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really wanted to like this album. After all, I loved "Love & Squalor" and "Brain Thrust Mastery" (with the latter being my #2 listened album of all time!). However, I'm sad to say that "Barbara" is nothing at all like BTM and plays mostly like a pale, weak version of "Love". Which is to say, a real shame. It lacks the punchiness of the first album and the melodies of the second. I'm not sure exactly what these guys were going for on this album, but it's rare for me not to like even one track on an album by someone who I really love, but that's the case here.
The album meanders from song to song without any real sense of direction, and does not keep your attention. Forget melodies, the songs are bland and forgettable. The instant "you-are-there" immediacy of "Love" is gone, nowhere to be found on this album. Many have knocked "BTM" for being too "pop", but at least it was a consistent, solid album that was fun to listen to and had a variety of moods; the songs shifted easily from a rowdy late-night ode to closing time at bars to the sunny last track. I find very little to enjoy here on this album, though, and it's a real shame. There's no standout track and all the songs sounds basically alike. In all, a real letdown.
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