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There's something wickedly freeing about We Are Scientists' eighth album, 2023's Lobes. If 2021's Huffy found the band recapturing much of the hooky post-punk of their early work, Lobes is an equally buoyant album that finds the group drawing from the sleek, clubby sound of '80s acts like New Order and Depeche Mode. It's a combination that the band have been exploring for over a decade, and one that has gained a deeper resonance in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was while in lockdown during the pandemic that the trio of lead singer/guitarist Keith Murray, bassist Chris Cain, and drummer Keith Carne recorded both Huffy and Lobes back to back. Consequently, Lobes feels like a darker, midnight companion piece to its brighter, day drive-friendly predecessor. That vibe of finally coming out of lockdown yet still needing time to work yourself up for contact with others drives much of the emotionality of Lobes. On "Dispense with Sentiment" Murray illuminates the idea, singing "It's like I'm winding up to speak for the first time in weeks." Equally potent atmospheres pop up elsewhere, as on the dusky dance-rock Tropicalia of "Human Resources" and the sparkling New Order-does-disco number "Turn It Up." There's also the dichotomously Teutonic and sensual Giorgio Moroder-esque anthem "Less from You," in which Murray croons about a toxic relationship or behavior over a whipcrack beat and icy guitar accents, singing "Enough is always enough/Until it's not." It's that feeling of needing to get out of the house and away from your family, or perhaps yourself, that We Are Scientists distill with lab precision on Lobes.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2022 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2022 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2022 Masterswan Recordings
Keith Murray, Writer - Chris Cain, Writer - We Are Scientists, MainArtist
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
Album review
There's something wickedly freeing about We Are Scientists' eighth album, 2023's Lobes. If 2021's Huffy found the band recapturing much of the hooky post-punk of their early work, Lobes is an equally buoyant album that finds the group drawing from the sleek, clubby sound of '80s acts like New Order and Depeche Mode. It's a combination that the band have been exploring for over a decade, and one that has gained a deeper resonance in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was while in lockdown during the pandemic that the trio of lead singer/guitarist Keith Murray, bassist Chris Cain, and drummer Keith Carne recorded both Huffy and Lobes back to back. Consequently, Lobes feels like a darker, midnight companion piece to its brighter, day drive-friendly predecessor. That vibe of finally coming out of lockdown yet still needing time to work yourself up for contact with others drives much of the emotionality of Lobes. On "Dispense with Sentiment" Murray illuminates the idea, singing "It's like I'm winding up to speak for the first time in weeks." Equally potent atmospheres pop up elsewhere, as on the dusky dance-rock Tropicalia of "Human Resources" and the sparkling New Order-does-disco number "Turn It Up." There's also the dichotomously Teutonic and sensual Giorgio Moroder-esque anthem "Less from You," in which Murray croons about a toxic relationship or behavior over a whipcrack beat and icy guitar accents, singing "Enough is always enough/Until it's not." It's that feeling of needing to get out of the house and away from your family, or perhaps yourself, that We Are Scientists distill with lab precision on Lobes.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:44
- Main artists: We Are Scientists
- Label: Masterswan Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2023 Masterswan Recordings ℗ 2023 Masterswan Recordings
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