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From The Desk Of We Are Scientists’ Keith Murray: “Big Buck Hunter Pro”

No one can call Brooklyn-based rockers We Are Scientists one-dimensional. The band has engaged in extracurricular activities ranging from creating a comedic TV series to self-improvement seminars. However, singer/guitarist Keith Murray and bassist Chris Cain have returned to their day job to release fourth album Barbara (PIAS/Masterswan). WAS, who were without a drummer since the 2007 departure of Michael Tapper, have added former Razorlight skinsman Andy Burrows to the lineup, and Barbara features a more eclectic sound, with the often-brash group experimenting with slower tempos and fuller arrangements. Lead single “Rules Don’t Stop” is vintage Scientists, though; it’s a nervy power-pop song driven by a thumping bass line. The single debuted at number 14 on the U.K. indie charts, and it’s already an anthem for mustachioed hipsters everywhere. Murray is guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.

Murray: Big Buck Hunter Pro is the only game that should be played in bars. Screw pool, screw darts; you’re not playing a pub game unless you’re ushering digital mammals into an untimely demise. I know some people who have ethical issues with the game—they’ve somehow managed to forget the fact that these animals are not real and that the plastic orange guns in their hands are not releasing actual bullets. To the naysayers, I say, “Chill,” and then I pump several rounds into the hide of a pixelated Canadian moose. I am the best at this game.

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