We love Scientists @ the SBE

BE MY BABY!!

Oh my, Fringey have been looking forward to this one.

When we first saw We Are Scientists they were the perfect foil to the slightly over earnest Editors at the Astoria, and they’ve kept with the contrasts by having the Cinematics support them tonight. (Nice and swooney if a little dull.)

The Shepherds Bush Empire show is a vindication that we do know what we’re talking about. We knew all along that the Scientists produced the most fabulous indie pop! - Their emo tinged geek art rock shouldn’t work this well. It is so what we hate and despise about manufactured indie.

But those songs - with their great big guitar hooks, that curl around our lobes and reel us into the Sci-cave - where the Scientists can 'seize our very minds' !! ... ... WAS are not just about the music, oh no - they’re about having a bloody good time and lets not get too serious about this being on a stage in front of thousands of people business! Lets call James Blunt a c*nt and do a slightly cheesy cover version of the Ronnettes 'Be My Baby' instead.

They’ve been constantly on tour since we last saw them at 93 Feet East and have managed to pick up some mono browed arctic monkey fans, and some screaming underage groupies along the way. Not quite sure how that happened, but I guess 'tis the price they pay for going on the NME tour. They have the angles, they have the rocks, they have the sense of humour and, most of all, they have a bloody good merch stall. (unfortunately there’s no Editors guitarist flogging t-shirts this time.)

We still love the geeks, even tho now everyone else does as well. They’re playing Brixton this Autumn. Get them! (I wonder how much they miss packing up their own gear at the end of a show?)

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