Brain Thrust Mastery
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{{Infobox album
| 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
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Mason |first=Stewart |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r1336068 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Brain Thrust Mastery - We Are Scientists | work=AllMusic |date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2012-06-14}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev3 = Digital Spy
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a91752/we-are-scientists-brain-thrust-mastery.html |title=We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review |work=Digital Spy |date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2012-02-08}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|author=Dave Simpson |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/reviews/story/0,,2264918,00.html |title=CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery | work=The Guardian |date= 2008-03-15|access-date=2012-02-08 |location=London}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev7 = Planet Sound
| rev8 = PopMatters
| rev9 = Q
| rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/wearescientists/brainthrustmastery |title=Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews|work=Metacritic|access-date=2012-02-08}}
| rev10 = Spin
| rev10score= {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Simon |first=Julia |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/we-are-scientists-brain-thrust-mastery-astralwerks |title=We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks) |work=Spin |access-date=2012-02-08}}
}}
Brain Thrust Mastery is the second studio album by We Are Scientists, which was released on March 17, 2008.{{Citation |title=We Are Scientists announce UK tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/we-are-scientists/33807 |work=NME |date=2008-01-22 |access-date=2008-01-26}}{{Citation |title=We Are Scientists, Back In Style! |url=http://www.ents24.com/web/news.html?id=00043450 |work=Ents24 |date=2008-01-23 |access-date=2008-01-26}}{{Citation|last=Dibbits |first=Kat |title=Scientists make "stylish" comeback. |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/leisure/boltonmusic/bandinterviews/display.var.1986871.0.scientists_make_stylish_comeback.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918054300/http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/leisure/boltonmusic/bandinterviews/display.var.1986871.0.scientists_make_stylish_comeback.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |work=The Bolton News |date=2008-01-23 |access-date=2008-01-26 }}
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
{{Track listing
| 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
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes pre-Order bonus track
| total_length = 42:56
| title12 = Best Behaviour
| length12 = 2:59
}}
{{Track listing
| 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
}}
{{Track listing
| 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
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{{We Are Scientists}}
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Category:We Are Scientists albums