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Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order)
Rock · 2002 · 12 tracks

Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order)

We Are Scientists

A jagged, unpolished blast of post-punk energy. Raw guitars and driving basslines capture a band finding their sharpest edges in a basement studio.

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The nervous, high-IQ basement punk record they made before they got famous and shiny.

A high-strung, intellectual urgency that feels both playful and slightly paranoid.

Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order) · vs · We Are Scientists
Hand Played+3.2σ

The production is built around hand played than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Over and Out
3:17
02
Ode to Star L23
3:51
03
Spotomatic Freeze
3:26
04
The Bomb Inside the Bomb
3:04
05
Human Technology Will Render You Obsolete
2:53
06
The Creeper
3:34
07
What Gives?
2:40
08
Mothra vs. We Are Scientists
3:33
09
Making a Go
2:54
10
The Trickster
2:15
11
Easykill
3:18
12
The Method
4:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive rhythmic shift halfway through Ode to Star L23 where the bass takes over.
The frantic, almost desperate vocal delivery on Human Technology Will Render You Obsolete.
The way The Method builds from a sparse guitar line into a crashing, feedback-laden finale.
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