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We Are Scientists return with new pop hit 'Operator Error'
24 September 2022
The legendary New York duo are back with their first glimpse of new music, following last year's riff-laden monster of an album 'Huffy'. Taking things in a decidedly brighter direction, today's new single 'Operator Error' cuts right to chase and delivers a heart jolting injection of catchy indie rock, packed with impeccable hooks and trademark charm.
Bassist Chris Cain introduces the new number... "It starts with what sounds like a countdown timer for some kind of destructive alien device, but ends up being a countdown timer for one of the punchiest little pop songs on Earth. So the usual first-listen reaction is joy mixed with quite a bit of relief."
"I have a tendency to deliver hot takes and to get extraordinarily overheated about utterly inconsequential things," says We Are Scientists vocalist/guitarist Keith Murray about their new song, which is, in fact, about how he has a big mouth.
"I got into a multi-hour argument over whether Top Gun: Maverick is a halfway decent movie. Maybe it’s weird, then, that I also tend to be pretty sanguine over big issues. It’s fairly hard to drag me into a heated fight, or to get me to say something that I’ll later come to regret," continues Murray. "On important matters, I like to keep quiet, to listen to everyone else’s take, and to silently build my own bullet-proof argument, which nobody else will ever hear. I operate in dual modes – one where I’m apt to deliver my dumb opinion with little provocation, and one in which it’s almost impossible to get me to say what I’m really thinking. It’s probably a pretty frustrating character trait for the people who are trying to engage me in consequential conversation, and I apologize to my friends and my enemies, alike."
Bringing it back to the sonics, Chris Cain adds, "This song gets right to the point, and then stays there. It makes other songs I hear these days sound bloated, baroque, and busted."
Cain even makes a strong pitch for 'Operator Error's applications beyond that of musical enjoyment, astutely predicting that, "Paramedics are going to start playing the chorus instead of checking vital signs: if the patient doesn’t sing along, they can safely be pronounced dead. I like songs like this."
We Are Scientists recently visited UK shores for a number summer festival appearances, and are expected to reveal more news shortly.
Bassist Chris Cain introduces the new number... "It starts with what sounds like a countdown timer for some kind of destructive alien device, but ends up being a countdown timer for one of the punchiest little pop songs on Earth. So the usual first-listen reaction is joy mixed with quite a bit of relief."
"I got into a multi-hour argument over whether Top Gun: Maverick is a halfway decent movie. Maybe it’s weird, then, that I also tend to be pretty sanguine over big issues. It’s fairly hard to drag me into a heated fight, or to get me to say something that I’ll later come to regret," continues Murray. "On important matters, I like to keep quiet, to listen to everyone else’s take, and to silently build my own bullet-proof argument, which nobody else will ever hear. I operate in dual modes – one where I’m apt to deliver my dumb opinion with little provocation, and one in which it’s almost impossible to get me to say what I’m really thinking. It’s probably a pretty frustrating character trait for the people who are trying to engage me in consequential conversation, and I apologize to my friends and my enemies, alike."
Bringing it back to the sonics, Chris Cain adds, "This song gets right to the point, and then stays there. It makes other songs I hear these days sound bloated, baroque, and busted."
We Are Scientists recently visited UK shores for a number summer festival appearances, and are expected to reveal more news shortly.
