All dates plus a WAS MP3 below:

12th April – Glasgow Barrowland
13th April – Aberdeen Music Hall
14th April – Newcastle Northumbria U.
15th April – Manchester Academy
17th April – Sheffield Octagon
18th April – Birmingham Carling Academy
19th April – Nottingham Rock City
20th April – Norwich UEA
22nd April – Southampton Guildhall
23rd April – Bristol Carling Academy
24th April – London Shepherds Bush Empire
25th April – London Shepherds Bush Empire

MP3: We Are Scientists – In Action

Watch their full YouTubed message below. Enjoy a WAS MP3 at bottom of post.

MP3: We Are Scientists – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt

Hilarious or absurd? Hmmm, I’m torn. Watch the clip below and judge for yourself.

MP3: We Are Scientists – What’s The Word? [alt link]

We Are Scientists – Live On KEXP

Setlist:
Lousy Reputation
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
Can’t Lose
It’s A Hit
The Great Escape
Textbook

Photo courtesy of BBC.

MP3: We Are Scientists – Live On KEXP

CMJ reports: *Baruch College’s radio station, WBMB, will host exclusive performances by dance-rock darlings We Are Scientists and indie faves Robbers On High Street at the campus’ Mason Hall on September 28. Tickets for the WBMB Rocks! Concert, hosted by comedian Ted Alexandro, are on sale now for only $5 a pop, half off the anticipated door fee. Aside from the sterling headliners, the show also intends to introduce attendees to several fledgling acts in search of a wider audience, including vintage pop pioneers Lions Of Ido and underground groove collaborators the King Left. Warped Tour vets Coppermine will round out the diverse lineup.

WBMB, an entirely student-run rock station which broadcasts at 87.9FM, operates a full recording studio and an active music blog in addition to its on-air obligations. The upcoming show, intended to expand both the station’s listenership and the musical tastes of its fans, proves once and for all that your don’t necessarily need to drop out of college to get an education in rock.*

Learn more about WBMB here. Photo via Egigs.

MP3: Robbers On High Street – Crown Victoria + W.A.S. – What’s The Word?

All dates below courtesy of We Are Scientists’ MySpace bulletin from earlier today:

21 NOV — Exeter Westpoint
22 NOV — Bournemouth BIC
24 NOV — Cardiff CIA
26 NOV — Birmingham NIA
28 NOV — Nottingham
30 NOV — Manchester Evening News
3 DEC — Sheffield Hallam FM
4 DEC — Hull
10 DEC — Newcastle Metro
14 DEC — London Earls Court

In the message, the trio also hints at a possible album title for their upcoming release – What # of $ Do That Cost?… I surely hope they’re joking. Catch up on all things WAS here on their MySpace page.

MP3: We Are Scientists – In Action

Under the quasi-secret (isn’t everything these days?) name of Beat Up Old Fellas, We Are Scientists performed a 10-song set of entirely new material last night at Brooklyn’s Luna Lounge. Did any of you slutloyals make it out to the gig? If so, any highlights?

Last night’s setlist below.

‘Spoken For’/'Best Behaviour’/'Rush N’ Attack’/'Altered Beast’/'Impatience’/'Let’s See It’/'Lethal Enforcer’/'Dinosaurs’/'Dig Dug’/'Tonight, Tonight’

On Saturday, the band will perform with The Spinto Band under the same moniker. In case you forgot, this isn’t the first time WAS has performed under a fake name. Just last year the band infamously opened for Art Brut under ‘Art Brut 47′ at Knitting Factory (Jen’s review of that ridiculously fun show can be found here).

MP3: We Are Scientists – What’s The Word?

We Are Scientists – Hoppipolla

This WAS track is a cover of a Sigur Ros tune, which can be found on their album, Takk. The tune, which roughly translates into ‘jumping into puddles’, was used in advertisements for everything from the BBC to The World Cup and stands as one of Sigur Ros’ most successful singles to date.

The We Are Scientists acoustic cover of ‘Hoppipolla’ can be found on their B-sides collection, Crap Attack, and was recorded upon a visit to BBC radio in early ’06. A La Discotheque describes the cover as ‘strangely beautiful’ and we happen to agree wholeheartedly.

MP3: We Are Scientists – Hoppipolla

Via NME: We Are Scientists are set to release ‘Crap Attack’, a CD/ DVD collection of rare material.

The album, which is released on November 6, will feature b-sides, remixes and videos. ‘Crap Attack’ will also feature their versions of Sigur Ros’ ‘Hoppipolla’, The Ronettes’ ‘Be My Baby’ and Art Brut’s ‘Bang Bang Rock & Roll’. The DVD will feature videos for all 12 tracks from ‘With Love And Squalor’, a full set from their Shepherds Bush Empire gig plus band commentary.

The tracklisting for the CD is:

‘Ram It Home’
‘Surprise’
‘The Great Escape’ (The Silence Remix)
‘Mucho Mas’
‘Call Back Under The Sea’
‘Hoppipolla’
‘Bang Bang Rock & Roll’
‘Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt Under The Sea’
‘Sie Hat was Vermisst’
‘Be My Baby’
‘This Scene Is Dead’ (Pete Predictable Remix)
‘History Repeats’

Last Wednesday’s Arctic Monkeys/We Are Scientists show continued my string of concerts where the audience members were made up of a shocking amount of youngsters. My curiosity got the better of me when a group of kids moved in front of my friends before Arctic Monkeys hit the stage, so I tapped one on the shoulder:
“Hey, I was wondering how old you guys are?”
“13″. “14!” piped one of them.
“Wow, you guys are young to be into such good music. I certainly wasn’t listening to this kind of stuff when I was your age (cue ‘I saw the sign’ by Ace of Base). How did you get into them?”
“Oh, I’ve been into them for ages.” the leader tells me. “I’ve been getting NME since I was 11 and my mom is really cool.”
“Awesome, thanks. Enjoy the show.”
Only in NYC, where Grups abound, would an 11 year old subscribe to NME (not Spin, not Rolling Stone) and be taken, with all of his friends, to a sold out Arctic Monkeys concert. What a strange and wonderful city this is.

The opening act was New York’s favourite sons, and The Music Slut’s, We Are Scientists. Every WAS show I’ve seen, the audience has been really into the music- singing all the words and dancing. Not at Roseland however. I’m not even sure if anybody there knew who WAS were, but perhaps that was just my section. I chalk it up to all the kids and bridge and tunnel people present.

Also, who knew that Roseland was such a bridge and tunnel magnet? Perhaps it’s the proximity to the midtown tunnel and path train. It left me yearning for my downtown venues and after the show, my crew and I quickly fled for the quieter streets of SoHo. The odd crowd also made for some uncomfortable confrontations. On my left, a rather large, biker type gentleman screamed “YEAH MOTHERFUCKER!” and “NEW JERSEY!” over and over inbetween sidling up to the NME boys in front of me and making rude jokes in their ear. Whilst on my left, the couple my friend and I were with got into an argument with two teenage girls who insisted on elbowing their way into our already maxed out space. Somewhere in there, I also found myself with arms open, trying to protect the NME boys from some old drunken fools who were winding their way through our section to the middle. It was all very distracting.

In any case, WAS put on a great set. Towards the end, Monkey Alex and Monkey Matt came on to show their tour mates some support and got a huge reaction from the crowd. Apparently from the back, the site of Matt and Scientist Michael dual drumming was a really cool sight.

Despite all the huge, and often sickening, hype around the Arctic Monkeys, they do put on a great show. That being said, however, their set Wednesday didn’t start off very strong. During a pause in the middle, my friend whispered in my ear that he hoped that the second act would be better than the first. And then like make magic, it suddenly was. I don’t have their setlist, but here’s the Phoenix one. From what I recall, it was pretty similar:

1. Riot Van
2. The View From the Afternoon
3. Still Take You Home
4. You Probably Couldn’t See the Lights But You Were Looking Straight at Me
5. Cigarette Smoker Fiona
6. Perhaps Vampires is a But Strong But …
7. Dancing Shoes
8. Who the F— are Arctic Monkeys
9. Bet You look Good on the Dancefloor
10. Red Light Indicates the Doors are Secure
11. From the Ritz to the Rubble
12. Leave Before the Lights Come On
13. Mardy Bum
14. When the Sun Goes Down
15. Fake Tails of San Francisco
16. Certain Romance

There were no encores. I’ve heard some grumblings about that but honestly, by the time AM was done, so was I.

So what have we learned today?
1. Avoid Roseland at all costs, unless you get to be in the photography pit or the VIP balcony.
2. Screaming “NEW JERSEY!” at boys from Britain will get you nowhere.
3. 13 year olds are a lot cooler than they were in my day…laddy.
4. If you get all up in my grill at a concert, I will fuck you up.

Watch We Are Scientists as they video diary their tour here.
Also, according to the Arctic Monkey’s site (via TheModernAge), bassist Andy is now permanently out of the group and relief bassist, Nick, is in for the rest of the tour. I approve. Nick is cute. I was asked during the show, why I thought Andy wasn’t there. I said fatigue my ass, he’s probably fighting with the rest of the group. A Modern Age commenter though makes the accusation that he has a crack problem. But since when did that get you kicked out of a rock group?