{"product_id":"with-love-and-squalor","title":"With Love And Squalor","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduct description\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWe Are Scientists With Love And Squalor UK CD album\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWith their daft facial hair and questionable fashion sense, tank-top sporting Brooklyn supernerds We Are Scientists resemble those eccentric mathematics lecturers one use to see on Open University in the early 1970s. Do not be deceived by this veil of foolishness, for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Love and Squalor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a splendidly dexterous debut, a lubricated salvo of trim pop-punk cramming 13 songs into an honorably waffle-free 36 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eObvious touchstones include Franz Ferdinand (on fun setting) and the wit, jerk, and pop inclination of XTC circa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrums and Wires\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Exploding into action with the adrenalin swoop of \"Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt\" and \"This Scene Is Dead\" and taking in such other fine moments as the reggaefied \"Can't Lose\" and the Terrorvision-meets-Buzzcocks \"Callbacks,\" the album nods to the mope-rock of the Cure on the philosophical experience-is-the-best-teacher procrastination of \"Textbook.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Love and Squalor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e places We Are Scientists in line for this year's Nobel Prize for punk-pop novelty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Kevin Maidment\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Audio Cd, January 10, 2006","offer_id":45912196022463,"sku":"147ad8c5-20b1-4639-a23b-76c4577367d1","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/79fc27392ad158c1f8caa383ab7aea46.jpg?v=1785006623","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/with-love-and-squalor","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}