Brain Thrust Mastery
Studio album by
We Are Scientists
ReleasedMarch 17, 2008
GenreIndie 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 03, 2008
  2. "Chick Lit"
    Released: June 09, 2008
  3. "Impatience"
    Released: October 27, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubA−[2]
Digital Spy[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork5.3/10[6]
Planet Sound[7]
PopMatters5/10[8]
Q[9]
Spin[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

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

  1. ↑ Mason, Stewart (2008-03-17). "Brain Thrust Mastery - We Are Scientists". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  2. ↑ Hawthorne, Marc (2008-05-12). "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ↑ "We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ↑ Dave Simpson (2008-03-15). "CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  5. ↑ "NME Album Reviews - We Are Scientists". NME. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  6. ↑ "Brain Thrust Mastery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  7. ↑ Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Martin, Andrew. "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery". Popmatters. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  9. ↑ "Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  10. ↑ Simon, Julia. "We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks)". Spin. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  11. ↑ "We Are Scientists announce UK tour", NME, 2008-01-22, retrieved 2008-01-26
  12. ↑ "We Are Scientists, Back In Style!", Ents24, 2008-01-23, retrieved 2008-01-26
  13. ↑ Dibbits, Kat (2008-01-23), "Scientists make "stylish" comeback.", The Bolton News, archived from the original on September 18, 2012, retrieved 2008-01-26
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