New York, NY (Top40 Charts) After the release of their bold and brilliant sixth album Megaplex, poppy indie-rockers
We Are Scientists are hitting the road for a full North American tour starting June 13 at Boston's Sonia. The tour hits 20 cities throughout the summer including New York (June 16),
Chicago (June 22), Washington DC (June 26), Seattle (July 6), and Los Angeles (July 11 & 12). See below for the full list of dates!
Megaplex came out to rave reviews with Upset Magazine stating, "It's very clear that
We Are Scientists are serving up another album of their patented banger filled magic," and PopMatters adding, "After a half-dozen albums,
We Are Scientists are far from running out of hooks."
WE ARE SCIENTISTS TOUR DATES:
June 13 Boston, MA Sonia
June 14 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
June 15 Dover, MD Firefly
Music Festival
June 16 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
June 18 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
June 19 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
June 20 Columbus, OH Rumba Cafe
June 21 Indianapolis, IN The Hi-Fi
June 22 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
June 23 Cincinnati, OH MOTR Pub
June 25 Richmond, VA The Camel
June 26 Washington, DC Rock & Roll Hotel
July 6 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
July 7 Vancouver, BC The Fox
July 8 Portland, OR Doug Fir
July 10 San Francisco, CA The Chapel
July 11 Los Angeles, CA The Moroccan
July 12 Los Angeles, CA The Moroccan
July 13 San Diego, CA Casbah
July 14 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriets
Aug 11 Bethlehem PA Musikfest
"In the past we've used our music to educate, to enlighten, to awaken people to the depth and complexity of moral concerns. This time, we really wanted to drop a fun-bomb. Something to dance or f*** to," states one half of the duo CHRIS CAIN, and Megaplex achieves just that. Recorded at Tim Wheeler from Ash's Atomic
Heart Studios in NYC and once again produced by Max Hart (ex-Katy Perry), the band set about honing down a sprawling burst of creativity to make the concise pop beast that is Megaplex.
"It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of honing of craft to make it to six records," explains singer KEITH MURRAY. " I mean, the
Velvet Underground never made six albums. The Smiths didn't. Pavement, Guns N' Roses, The Stooges - none of them could do it. So, I guess we're just objectively better than those bands now? It's just a mathematical fact, right?
Van Halen made six with
David Lee Roth but only four with Sammy Hagar, so I guess we're better than Hagar-era
Van Halen but only just as good as Roth-era? Which, saying it out loud, makes total sense, yeah."
These are stark facts that cannot be argued when faced with the ten melodious molten nuggets of Megaplex that are simply blinding in their brightness. Yes folks,
We Are Scientists are very much back.
