We Are Scientists head to Wolverhampton's Slade Rooms
California rockers We Are Scientists will return to Wolverhampton on Tuesday to headline the city's Slade Rooms.
The band's new album, Helter Seltzer, is their most laid back since 2008's Brain Thrust Mastery.
Bassist Chris Cain said the band was made in Brooklyn. "We rented a space in Dumbo in Brooklyn and we just kind of sat in there for three months and at a very leisurely pace, over many beers, just kind of recorded the album.
"It was super laid back, super pleasant, no ticking clock."
The album is a departure from 2014's TV En Francais.
"Despite being a great crop of pieces of music, it also sounds different for us and a lot of that is down to Max bringing a real pop sensibility.
"We've always been a very eager to please band, but Max brought a lot of textures in terms of keyboards and drum samples that are new to We Are Scientists.
"The songs are perhaps poppier than the last record as they're very chorus focused; the chorus is always this explosion that's always got a big hook in it whereas the last record was more cool and indie with understated choruses.
"This one plays a lot more by the pop playbook."
