California-born, New York-grown We Are Scientists, have undergone multiple transformations and experimented with musical chairs on their path to the top. College buddies, a literature, and political science major, who shared a mutual passion for their “hobby,” the band’s nucleus formed shortly after meeting, and relocated to Brooklyn postgraduation to make their premise a career, catching the ear of The Deli (who interviewed them back in 2004) and then Virgin Records. With three EPs, four full-length albums, including their newest, “Barbara,” released this June, on their resume, W.A.S represent to the NY Indie scene a prime example of survival of the fi ttest. Pioneering the fusion of danceable-pop/rock with cerebral intensity and an urgent energy that umpteen bands strive to clone, Keith Murray and Chris Cain are not simply business; they make funny their business, as well. – Read Meijin Bruttomesso’s article on We Are Scientists here. – Read a vintage Deli interview with WAS here (year 2005).