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We Are the Physics was an indie band from
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. The band drew influences from new wave, pop,
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History

We Are the Physics hailed from Glasgow, Scotland, and were founded in 2005. Originally known as We Are the Physics Club And Therefore, Everything We Say Is Fact,True, Chris " We Are the Physics Biography, ''
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, and described their sound as "mutant science punk rock" (described by them as "...a way to make fairly derivative sound more interesting"). They have played gigs with
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and have appeared on Marc Riley's ''Brain Surgery'' on
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said of vocalist Michael M: "he doesn’t actually sing so much as run around like one of those aliens from ''
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''". In April 2008, We Are the Physics' video for their single "
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" (directed by Colin Kennedy) was released, featuring the band as patients in a 1960s style hospital being 'upgraded' by singer Michael M, dressed as a doctor, in order to destroy a 50-ft woman attacking Glasgow. The single was awarded 'Single of the Week' by ''
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'' in April 2008. This single preceded the band's debut album, ''
We Are the Physics Are OK at Music ''We Are the Physics Are OK at Music'' is the debut full-length album of We Are the Physics, released via This Is Fake DIY Records on 5 May 2008. The album is to have special "3D artwork": the cd case will fold out into a stage scene, and band ...
'', released through This Is Fake DIY Records in May 2008. A headlining tour commenced to promote it. The album was generally well received.
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's Simon Price described the album: "The majority of tracks on their debut album sound like the Dead Kennedys' "California Uber Alles" and Soft Cell's "Memorabilia" blended in a cement mixer: an unholy chaos of screeches and bleeps, clangs and shouts",Price, Simon
Album: We Are the Physics, We Are the Physics are OK at Music (DIY)
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'', 4 May 2008 while The Mirror described the album as "short, sharp and to-the-jugular". ''
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'' were less complementary, describing the album as "an entirely one-dimensional debut that will either become a favourite of attention-deficit sorts everywhere or be consigned to whatever shores all those unsold Ikara Colt and KaitO LPs washed up on". In an interview at the
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festival in 2008, the band said that they were already bored with the songs on their debut album, and were writing songs for their second album.We are Physics talk catering and cake
, STV The band has since been in the studio recording new tracks for their second album, some of which have already made their live debut. In 2013 they announced indefinite hiatus via social media. The three Michaels from the group have since gone on to form a new band, "Slime City", 2017.


Discography


Singles

* '' Less Than Three'' (2006) One * '' Fear of Words / This Is Vanity'' (2007) One * ''
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'' (2008) This is Fake DIY


Albums

* ''
We Are the Physics Are OK at Music ''We Are the Physics Are OK at Music'' is the debut full-length album of We Are the Physics, released via This Is Fake DIY Records on 5 May 2008. The album is to have special "3D artwork": the cd case will fold out into a stage scene, and band ...
'' (2008) This is Fake DIY * '' Your Friend, The Atom'' (2012)


References


External links


Official website

This is Fake DIY REcords
* Kane, Jon (2008)
Interview: We Are the Physics
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Reviews

*McKinley, Fiona (2008)
We Are the Physics - We Are the Physics Are OK At Music (This Is Fake DIY)
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