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Barbara shows that We Are Scientists know what works for them, and even if it never quite breaks the barrier between pleasant and great, it's almost always enjoyable.
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UncutThis is a conventional effort, featuring four-to-the-floor rock and likeable disco-indie. [Aug 2010, p.102]
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MojoA solid if not spectacular, step forward for a band unfathomably more popular in the Uk than their homeland. [Jul 2010, p.92]
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Q MagazineAs ever, the drawback is a surfeit of earnestness; some of the irreverent humour of their live shows qouln't go amiss. [Aug 2010, p.127]
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We Are Scientists know how to create instantly catchy tunes, unfortunately they've yet to master making them stick in the memory bank.
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Listening to Barbara is like watching the England football team; expectations are high at the outset and true to form, things get off to a rousing start. However, after the halfway mark normality sets in, there's an alarming sense of underachievement and long before its conclusion, you're dismissing them as hapless failures.
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Barbara is pure We Are Scientists, and in the context of the band's discography, it's hopelessly unoriginal but undoubtedly strong, the kind of record that will either have you tearing out your hair in frustration at a band that showed so much promise or singing along in your car to a CD chock-full of superb sing-a-longs.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 2 out of 15
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Aug 27, 2010
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BowlegsMusicReviewJun 18, 2010Bowlegs Music Review gave this album 5 out of 10. Review is online now.
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AustinMJun 17, 2010