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Issue date: 10/15/07 Section: Arts

Media Credit: Victor Chu Keith Murray, lead singer of We Are Scientists. The band gets inspiration from sunsets, birds and the clawing of a cat.

On Sept. 28, hours before the front of the Mason Hall was filled with students jumping up and down to the music, I sat in the front row enjoying being the only member of the audience. Keith Murray, the lead singer of We Are Scientists (W.A.S.), liad down on the stage and continued to strum the guitar. As they launched into a song a few minutes later, I could not help but feel the rush of the excitement. It's a wrap. Sound check was over.
The band members, four of them now - Murray, Chris Cain, Michael Tapper and the new addition of Max Hart, were eager to disperse and enjoy the break before the show.
"We don't have to wait for them," said Murray, agreeing to do an interview on his own. As we walked up to one of the stairs in search of some solitude, Murray jokes about being back in school, "After four years of being the teacher, I am ready to learn again." Silently praying under my breath for him not to expect me to teach him anything, I followed him into an empty classroom. As the sound of our voices echoed in the emptiness of the room, I dove into the questions.

Jana Kasperkevic: Are you excited about tonight's show?
Keith Murray: Absolutely not. We couldn't be less excited.

So, who is the new addition to the band?
Max Hart. He might be in for a while. A lot of our new stuff requires a fourth person.

Has he been with W.A.S. long?
Four weeks; you can call it an even month.

Do you guys have anything crazy planned for tonight's show?
We consider ourselves like an antenna for insanity. We just always like to be open to it, and when we see that the seed of something crazy is presenting itself, we just try to channel it.

You mentioned your "new stuff." I heard you have been working on a new album. Can you tell us anything about it?
Yea, I sort of can …

Is it a top secret?
It's not a top secret. It's all just incredibly nebulous right now. We don't know exactly when it's coming out. We know it's coming out beginning 2008. We don't know what's it going to be called yet.

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