With Love And Squalor - We Are Scientists

There was a lot of hype about this New York based trio before the release of the 'With Love and Squalor' album as it was expected to be something really quite special. Usually I would say never believe the hype, but with We Are Scientists things were always a little bit different. I say this because the band had already provided an impressive Lamacq live session, and one of the bands songs had already been chosen to be Zane Lowe's record of the week before the album was even released. The early signs were strong and 'With Love and Squalor' was therefore gearing up to be an excellent album release. Right from the very first moment I heard this album I was mightily ...  Read the complete review

Released in October 2005, With Love and Squalor is the debut album from New York dwelling but Californian born trio, We Are Scientists. The record is a familiar blend of indie/alt rock with a dash of punk and some undeniably catchy hooks. On first inspection you could be forgiven for dismissing this record as simply another Kaiser Chiefs or Hard-Fi rehash but given time this is an album that reveals many treats and surprises. Like a fine wine left to age, With Love and Squalor, is an album that seems to get better with each passing month. That is not to say that its influences aren't obvious, it is easy to see The Killers, Editors, Franz Ferdinand et al in this record, ...  Read the complete review

We are Scientists are an indie band from New York. At the time of the release of their Debut Album (well technically sophomore album), "With Love And Squalor", the band contained 3 musicians - Keith Murray on guitars and vocals, Chris Cain on bass and Michael Tapper on drums. The album was released in 2005 and developed a relatively large cult following soon after, mainly due to the band's unique website (wearescientists.com. Check it out!) WAS did release a rare album before "With love And Squalor", called "Safety, Fun And Learning (in that order)". However, "With Love and Squalor" is widely regarded as their debut ...  Read the complete review

'With Love and Squalor' was the debut album from California's We Are Scientists. This three piece first introduced their edgy indie-pop to the world in 2004/5 depending when you discovered them! To a mixed response, the album gave a new edge to the UK music scene in October 2005 when this album was released. Each track follows on from the previous, each sits nicely with the next and are catchy, featuring the pre-released singles of; ~ Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt, ~ It's a Hit, ~ The Great Escape. ~~ Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt ~~ With an instantly recognisable riff to start it, this track is a great opener, displaying the vocal ...  Read the complete review

I saw We Are Scientists at V festival and had never even heard of them, my friend dragged me along and I was unsure but went along and they turned out to be my highlight of the entire weekend. Baring in mind th album was already out the first thing I did on the monday after the festival was head straight to town and buy it. In the past I have seen bands live and rushed out to buy their records only to find myself disappointed in it. That definitely wasn't the case with this album and all these years on I still love a good sing along to this as well as their latest studio offering. I'd possibly go as far to say they are one of my favourite bands ...  Read the complete review