Brain Thrust Mastery

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Brain Thrust Mastery
Studio album by We Are Scientists
Released United Kingdom March 17, 2008
United States May 13, 2008
Genre Indie rock
Post-punk revival
Length 39:56.9
Label EMI
We Are Scientists chronology
Crap Attack
(2006)
Brain Thrust Mastery
(2008)
Barbara
(2010)
Singles from Brain Thrust Mastery
  1. "After Hours"
    Released: March 03, 2008
  2. "Chick Lit"
    Released: June 09, 2008
  3. "Impatience"
    Released: October 27, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]
The A.V Club A− [2]
Pitchfork Media (5.3/10) [3]
Digital Spy 3/5 stars [4]
The Guardian 3/5 stars [5]
NME (7/10) [6]
Planet Sound 2.5/5 stars [7]
PopMatters (5/10) [8]
Q Magazine 3/5 stars [9]
Spin 3/5 stars [10]

Brain Thrust Mastery is the second studio album by We Are Scientists, which was released on March 17, 2008.[11][12][13]

The first single from the album was "After Hours", which was selected as Jo Whiley's "Pet Sound" on BBC Radio 1 for the week beginning January 28, 2008, and then as Edith Bowman's "Top Rated" on February 11, 2008. Upon release, the album charted at #11 in the UK Album Chart.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Ghouls"   3:00
2. "Let's See It"   3:57
3. "After Hours"   3:54
4. "Lethal Enforcer"   4:45
5. "Impatience"   3:29
6. "Tonight"   3:42
7. "Spoken For"   3:03
8. "Altered Beast"   3:59
9. "Chick Lit"   3:56
10. "Dinosaurs"   3:39
11. "That's What Counts"   4:21
Total length:
39:57

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brain Thrust Mastery at Allmusic
  2. ^ Hawthorne, Marc (2008-05-12). "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/content/music/we_are_scientists. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ Published Monday, Mar 17 2008, 16:17 GMT (2008-03-17). "We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a91752/we-are-scientists-brain-thrust-mastery.html. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 
  5. ^ Dave Simpson. "CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | The Guardian". Music.guardian.co.uk. http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/reviews/story/0,,2264918,00.html. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 
  6. ^ "NME Album Reviews - We Are Scientists". Nme.Com. 2008-03-12. http://www.nme.com/reviews/we-are-scientists/9567. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 
  7. ^ http://www.teletext.co.uk/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/5137e4e96f4f44c5d4152c3ac85f4d79/bWe+Are+ScientistsBrain+Thrust+Masteryb.aspx
  8. ^ Martin, Andrew. "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/59114/we-are-scientists-brain-thrust-mastery/. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 
  9. ^ "Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wearescientists/brainthrustmastery. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 
  10. ^ Simon, Julia. "We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks)". SPIN.com. http://www.spin.com/reviews/we-are-scientists-brain-thrust-mastery-astralwerks. Retrieved 2012-02-08. 
  11. ^ We Are Scientists announce UK tour, NME, 2008-01-22, http://www.nme.com/news/we-are-scientists/33807, retrieved 2008-01-26 
  12. ^ We Are Scientists, Back In Style!, Ents24, 2008-01-23, http://www.ents24.com/web/news.html?id=00043450, retrieved 2008-01-26 
  13. ^ Dibbits, Kat (2008-01-23), Scientists make "stylish" comeback., The Bolton News, http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/leisure/boltonmusic/bandinterviews/display.var.1986871.0.scientists_make_stylish_comeback.php, retrieved 2008-01-26 

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