Brain Thrust Mastery

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Field	Value
name	Brain Thrust Mastery
type	studio
artist	We Are Scientists
cover	Brainthrustmasterycover.jpg
released	March 17, 2008
genre	Indie rock, post-punk revival
length	39:57
label	EMI
producer	Ariel Rechtshaid
prev_title	Crap Attack
prev_year	2006
next_title	Barbara
next_year	2010
misc	{{Singles
name	Brain Thrust Mastery
type	Studio
single1	After Hours
single1date	March 3, 2008
single2	Chick Lit
single2date	June 9, 2008
single3	Impatience
single3date	October 27, 2008
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| name = Brain Thrust Mastery | type = studio | artist = We Are Scientists | cover = Brainthrustmasterycover.jpg | alt = | released = March 17, 2008 | recorded = | studio = | genre = Indie rock, post-punk revival | length = 39:57 | label = EMI | producer = Ariel Rechtshaid | prev_title = Crap Attack | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Barbara | next_year = 2010 | misc = {{Singles | name = Brain Thrust Mastery | type = Studio | single1 = After Hours | single1date = March 3, 2008 | single2 = Chick Lit | single2date = June 9, 2008 | single3 = Impatience | single3date = October 27, 2008 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2score = A− | rev3 = Digital Spy | rev3score = | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4score = | rev5 = NME | rev5score = 7/10 | rev6 = Pitchfork | rev6score = 5.3/10 | rev7 = Planet Sound | rev7score = | rev8 = PopMatters | rev8score = 5/10 | rev9 = Q | rev9score = | rev10 = Spin | rev10score= Brain Thrust Mastery is the second studio album by We Are Scientists, which was released on March 17, 2008.

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 | headline = Brain Thrust Mastery track listing | total_length = 39:57 | title1 = Ghouls | length1 = 3:00 | title2 = Let's See It | length2 = 3:57 | title3 = After Hours | length3 = 3:54 | title4 = Lethal Enforcer | length4 = 4:45 | title5 = Impatience | length5 = 3:29 | title6 = Tonight | length6 = 3:42 | title7 = Spoken For | length7 = 3:03 | title8 = Altered Beast | length8 = 3:59 | title9 = Chick Lit | length9 = 3:56 | title10 = Dinosaurs | length10 = 3:39 | title11 = That's What Counts | length11 = 4:21 | headline = iTunes pre-Order bonus track | total_length = 42:56 | title12 = Best Behaviour | length12 = 2:59 | headline = Special edition bonus disc (Live at the Union Chapel) | title1 = Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt | length1 = 6:04 | title2 = Lethal Enforcer | length2 = 5:42 | title3 = Impatience | length3 = 4:18 | title4 = Let's See It | length4 = 4:57 | title5 = It's A Hit | length5 = 4:49 | title6 = After Hours | length6 = 4:41 | title7 = The Great Escape | length7 = 3:37

| headline = B-sides | title1 = Dig Dug | note1 = B-side to After Hours | length1 = 4:14 | title2 = Best Behaviour | note2 = B-side to After Hours | length2 = 2:58 | title3 = Gauntlet | note3 = B-side to Chick Lit | length3 = 3:44 | title4 = Dance off | note4 = B-side to Chick Lit | length4 = 3:40 | title5 = Dinosaurs | note5 = Ibiza Mix) (B-side to Impatience | length5 = 7:17 | title6 = New Me | note6 = B-side to Impatience | length6 = 3:35 | title7 = Get Off | note7 = B-side to Impatience | length7 = 4:40

References

References

1. Mason, Stewart. (2008-03-17). "Brain Thrust Mastery - We Are Scientists". AllMusic.
2. Hawthorne, Marc. (2008-05-12). "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club.
3. (2008-03-17). "We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy.
4. Dave Simpson. (2008-03-15). "CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery". The Guardian.
5. (2008-03-12). "NME Album Reviews - We Are Scientists". NME.
6. "Brain Thrust Mastery". Pitchfork Media.
7. [http://www.teletext.co.uk/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/5137e4e96f4f44c5d4152c3ac85f4d79/bWe+Are+ScientistsBrain+Thrust+Masteryb.aspx] {{webarchive. link. (2012-02-10)
8. Martin, Andrew. "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery". Popmatters.
9. "Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews". Metacritic.
10. Simon, Julia. "We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks)". Spin.
11. (2008-01-22). "We Are Scientists announce UK tour". [[NME]].
12. (2008-01-23). "We Are Scientists, Back In Style!". [[Ents24]].
13. Dibbits, Kat. (2008-01-23). "Scientists make "stylish" comeback.". [[The Bolton News]].

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