We Are Scientists live in Bristol (Jessica Bartolini / Live4ever)
Art Brut and We Are Scientists have given a digital release to the joint 12″ they originally put out together for last year’s Record Store Day.
“Our record label tried to make this Art Brut vs We Are Scientists, but it doesn’t work like that,” Eddie Argos of Art Brut says. “WASABI are a gang! It’s a legendary team up! Crushing all other bands with our Traveling Wilburys covers and awesome songs. We’re on the same side. Wasabi vs ALL OTHER BANDS!”
“Releasing a package like this into the fray of the general music market would be like showing up in a tuxedo for your job as a fish-gutter down at the docks,” We Are Scientists add. “Only the refined eye and careful ear of the Record Store Day customer is equal to the pleasures contained on this platter, which vary from punk, to dance, to classic rock — an incredible journey, one best offered to those who’ll appreciate it.”
The WASABI (We Are Scientists Art Brut International) record features We Are Scientists covering two Art Brut songs – I Hope You’re Very Happy Together and She Kissed Me And It Felt Like A Hit – with Art Brut doing the same for the We Are Scientists track Properties Of Perception. Also included is a joint cover of the Travelling Wilburys’ Handle With Care and four previously unreleased Art Brut songs.