Brain Thrust Mastery

Brain Thrust Mastery
Studio album by
We Are Scientists
ReleasedMarch 17, 2008
GenreIndie rock, post-punk revival
Length39:57
LabelEMI
ProducerAriel Rechtshaid
We Are Scientists chronology
Crap Attack
(2006) 		Brain Thrust Mastery
(2008) 		Barbara
(2010)
Singles from Brain Thrust Mastery
  1. "After Hours"
    Released: March 03, 2008
  2. "Chick Lit"
    Released: June 09, 2008
  3. "Impatience"
    Released: October 27, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubA−[2]
Digital Spy[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork5.3/10[6]
Planet Sound[7]
PopMatters5/10[8]
Q[9]
Spin[10]

Brain Thrust Mastery is the second studio album by We Are Scientists, which was released on March 17, 2008.[11][12][13]

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.

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  2. ^ Hawthorne, Marc (2008-05-12). "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery | Music | Music Review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ^ "We Are Scientists: 'Brain Thrust Mastery' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ^ Dave Simpson (2008-03-15). "CD: We Are Scientists, Brain Thrust Mastery". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  5. ^ "NME Album Reviews - We Are Scientists". NME. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  6. ^ "Brain Thrust Mastery". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
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  8. ^ Martin, Andrew. "We Are Scientists: Brain Thrust Mastery". Popmatters. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  9. ^ "Brain Thrust Mastery Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  10. ^ Simon, Julia. "We Are Scientists, 'Brain Thrust Mastery' (Astralwerks)". Spin. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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  12. ^ "We Are Scientists, Back In Style!", Ents24, 2008-01-23, retrieved 2008-01-26
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