Barbara
PIAS
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With the release of latest album ‘Barbara’, We Are Scientists continue to back up some ultimately quite serious lyrical content with a general accompaniment of tomfoolery and ensuing hilarity. Proving once again that they know how to write a catchy pop-song, ‘Nice Guys’ features the usual brooding verses, melodic chorus and nifty guitar solo. They meld these three together in indie-pop perfection.
The band have created their own low budget video for the track, which features vocalist Keith Murray skating around on a scooter attempting various daring tricks and having a blast. Lyrics pop up along the bottom of the screen, karaoke-style, but they’re not the actual lyrics… They’re what someone might hear if they didn’t know what the words were. A prime example of We Are Scientists making fun of themselves and not taking anything too seriously.
I can’t write anything about this band right now without mentioning their own contender for the official World Cup song which they played on Zane Lowe’s show recently and are apparently recording and releasing as a single. It really has to be heard to be believed.
So I realize I haven’t exactly talked that much about the track itself, but it’s a given that any single from We Are Scientists will be a stellar tune and it’s always far more interesting to examine the band’s extra-musical antics.
Winegums.