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Brain Thrust Mastery

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Brain Thrust Mastery
Studio album by
We Are Scientists
ReleasedMarch 17, 2008
GenresIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length39:57
LabelEMI
ProducerAriel Rechtshaid
We Are Scientists chronology
Crap Attack
(2006)		 Brain Thrust Mastery
(2008)		 Barbara
(2010)
Singles from Brain Thrust Mastery
  1. "After Hours"
    Released: March 3, 2008
  2. "Chick Lit"
    Released: June 9, 2008
  3. "Impatience"
    Released: October 27, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
The A.V. ClubA−[2]
Digital SpyStarStarStar[3]
The GuardianStarStarStar[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork5.3/10[6]
Planet SoundStarStarHalf star[7]
PopMatters5/10[8]
QStarStarStar[9]
SpinStarStarStar[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 Albums Chart.

One of the songs of the album, "Let's See It" was also in an episode of Gossip Girl, Season 3, Episode 20.

Track listing

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All songs written by Keith Murray & Chris Cain

Brain Thrust Mastery track listing
No.TitleLength
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
iTunes pre-Order bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Best Behaviour"2:59
Total length:42:56
Special edition bonus disc (Live at the Union Chapel)
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt"6:04
2."Lethal Enforcer"5:42
3."Impatience"4:18
4."Let's See It"4:57
5."It's A Hit"4:49
6."After Hours"4:41
7."The Great Escape"3:37
B-sides
No.TitleLength
1."Dig Dug" (B-side to After Hours)4:14
2."Best Behaviour" (B-side to After Hours)2:58
3."Gauntlet" (B-side to Chick Lit)3:44
4."Dance off" (B-side to Chick Lit)3:40
5."Dinosaurs" (Ibiza Mix) (B-side to Impatience)7:17
6."New Me" (B-side to Impatience)3:35
7."Get Off" (B-side to Impatience)4:40

References

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  1. ↑ Mason, Stewart (March 17, 2008). "Brain Thrust Mastery - We Are Scientists". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ Hawthorne, Marc (May 12, 2008). "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. March 17, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Dave Simpson (March 15, 2008). "CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery". The Guardian. London. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ "NME Album Reviews - We Are Scientists". NME. March 12, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Brain Thrust Mastery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Martin, Andrew. "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery". Popmatters. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  10. ↑ Simon, Julia. "We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks)". Spin. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  11. ↑ "We Are Scientists announce UK tour", NME, January 22, 2008, retrieved January 26, 2008
  12. ↑ "We Are Scientists, Back In Style!", Ents24, January 23, 2008, retrieved January 26, 2008
  13. ↑ Dibbits, Kat (January 23, 2008), "Scientists make "stylish" comeback.", The Bolton News, retrieved January 26, 2008{{citation}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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