We Are Scientists Nominated 'Best International Band' In NME 2007 Awards

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Virgin Records) - Confirming the unmistakable breakthrough of Virgin Records rock trio WE ARE SCIENTISTS to a place among the world's top bands, the group is one of five nominees for Best International Band in the Shockwave NME Awards for 2007. In the category, the band joins American stars The Killers, My Chemical Romance and The Strokes, along with Brazilian party-rockers CSS.?

WE ARE SCIENTISTS (Keith Murray, guitar and lead vocals; Chris Cain, bass guitar and backing vocals; Michael Tapper, drums and backing vocals) have been on an inexorable year-long upswing, performing in every corner of the globe with Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Maximo Park and the Kaiser Chiefs, before launching their own headlining tour. After a summer of playing music festivals throughout Europe and Japan, WE ARE SCIENTISTS drew throngs of dancing fans, selling out nearly two dozen consecutive houses in headline shows across Britain, Ireland, Germany, France and Holland.

Meanwhile, the band's play dates in North America's clubs and theaters and their debut Virgin Records album, WITH LOVE AND SQUALOR, released early in January 2006, drew top-of-the-list critical applause for its "ice-pick guitars...full-bodied, emo-ish rush...artful sonics (and) focused songwriting," all adding up to a "dance-punk alchemy" (Rolling Stone). The New York Times admired WAS's "pointy guitars...firecracker drums (and) full-on lust panic." "An indie-rock Marx Brothers," added Spin, while Giant concluded: "For now, at least, they're at the head of their class."