Group
We Are Scientists
US indie rock band
- From
- Berkeley, United States
- Since
- 2000–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 64
- indie rock
About
We Are Scientists is a New York City-based rock band that formed in Berkeley, California, in 1999. It consists primarily of guitarist and vocalist Keith Murray and bass guitarist Chris Cain, with drummer Keith Carne joining the band in the studio and for live performances since 2013.
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The band has released eight studio albums, not including their early release Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order), which the band has gone on to describe as more of a rough draft, than a proper album. The band's breakthrough success came with their debut studio album, With Love and Squalor, which sold 100,000 copies in the first six months. This was followed by the releases of Brain Thrust Mastery in 2008, Barbara in 2010, TV en Français in 2014, Helter Seltzer in 2016, Megaplex in 2018, Huffy in 2021, Lobes in 2023, and Qualifying Miles in 2025.
As well as music, Murray and Cain are known for their comedy, often injecting humor into their interviews, press-releases and off-the-cuff jokes at their live shows. This has been carried over as part of producing many of their own music video treatments and their 2009 series of television shorts Steve Wants His Money made for MTV, as well as a podcast series titled Dumpster Dive in 2020.
Members
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
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Buckle
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I Could Do Much Worse
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What You Want Is Gone
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Please Don’t Say It
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Operator Error
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Lucky Just to Be Here
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Handshake Agreement Apple Music
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You’ve Lost Your Shit
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Contact High Apple Music
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Fault Lines
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I Cut My Own Hair
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Second Acts
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Give It Up
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Not Another Word
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One In, One Out
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Heart is a Weapon
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Your Light Has Changed
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No Wait at Five Leaves, Under The Sea
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Something About You
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Washington Parks
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Rules Don't Stop Apple Music
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Chick Lit Apple Music
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Impatience
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Chick Lit Apple Music
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After Hours
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Art Brut / We Are Scientists
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It's a Hit
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Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
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The Great Escape
Live
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Live at Dean Street Studios, London (5th February 2014)
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With Love and Squalor: Live in Woodstock 1969 Apple Music
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Live in the UK 2008: Manchester Academy
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Live in the UK 2008: Glasgow Barrowlands
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Live From Union Chapel, London
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Live in the UK 2008: Shepherds Bush Empire
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Live in the UK 2008: Birmingham Academy
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Live Session
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2008-03-30: Mousonturm, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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2008-03-01: BBC Studios, London, UK
Links
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Concerts
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Tags
- rock and indie
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 9386b36e-87f3-4716-a219-79a07a4e29cc
- ISNI
- 0000000122988361
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.