We Are Scientists play Nokia Theater tonight

October 15, 2:14 PMIndie Music ExaminerKyle du Ford

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The bizarre, yet lovely, We Are Scientists

For eight years We Are Scientists of New York City have worked the scene, painstakingly releasing record after record, relentlessly touring to promote themselves amid a sea of new indie rubbish.

It's paid off. Like Luna did years before them, playing and playing and playing, this summer Scientists supported R.E.M. in Europe. Then they rocked Australia. Now they're back in the States with The Stills and Kings of Leon for a great month-long tour that just started in Vegas last Saturday.

Their latest album, 2008's Brain Thrust Mastery, is a gem. It has at least one or more catchy singles (see: 'After Hours' which reminds some thing is their best track and reminds some of the lyrical prowess With Love and Squalor's 'Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt') and the album is a cohesive lyrical and sonic solid B+. They, like their tourmates Kings of Leon, seem to do better in the UK than Stateside, where Britney Spears or American Idol tossoffs score higher in the charts. In the UK, Brain Thrust has hit #11 on the charts. Those savvy Brits!

Download now: After Hours, Chick Lit

Related: Check out our LA Music Examiner's forthcoming interview with them from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Remaining tour dates with Kings of Leon:

• Saturday October 11 2008
  The Joint Las Vegas, NV

• Sunday October 12 2008
  House of Blues San Diego, CA

• Monday October 13 2008
  headlining at The Clubhouse Music Venue Tempe, AZ
  with special guests The Stills

• Tuesday October 14 2008
  Club Congress Tucson, AZ
  with special guests The Stills

• Wednesday October 15 2008
  Nokia Theatre Los Angeles, CA

• Friday October 17 2008
  The Warfield San Francisco, CA

• Saturday October 18 2008
  The Warfield San Francisco, CA

• Monday October 20 2008
  Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA

• Tuesday October 21 2008
  Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR

• Thursday October 23 2008
  The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO

• Saturday October 25 2008
  Austin Music Hall Austin, TX

• Sunday October 26 2008
  Bricktown Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK

• Tuesday October 28 2008
  Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX

• Wednesday October 29 2008
  The Palladium Ballroom Dallas, TX

• Friday October 31 2008
  The Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL

• Saturday November 1 2008
  The Orpheum Theater Minneapolis, MN

• Monday November 3 2008
  The Pageant St. Louis, MO

• Wednesday November 5 2008
  Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI

• Friday November 7 2008
  Kool Haus Toronto, ON

• Saturday November 8 2008
  The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI

• Monday November 10 2008
  DAR Constitution Hall Washington, DC

• Wednesday November 12 2008
  Orpheum Theater Boston, MA

• Thursday November 14 2008
  headlining at Valentines Albany, NY

• Friday November 15 2008
  The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

• Monday November 17 2008
  headlining at The Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, VA

• Tuesday November 18 2008
  Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
   
• Wednesday November 19 2008
  Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN

Bonus: This video cracks me up everytime.