We Are Scientists reveal sleek bass-led track "Hold On"

The new track follows "Buckle", "Too Late", "Forgiveness", and "Classic Love" in previewing We Are Scientist's fifth LP.

Writing about the track, the band's Keith Murray explains its origins:

"Hold On" is a song about having your bluff called. I've learned the hard way that it's probably not a good idea to suggest calling it a day in a relationship just to provoke a response, rather than to air your reservations and then learn to manage them. You know, like an adult. The lyrics to "Hold On" were written after a very long night spent in a bar in the East Village trying to logically back-track my way into someone's good graces. I'm not sure if I can chalk my success up to my unusually persuasive debate skills, or to simple fatigue, delicious cocktails, and her generally charitable nature. In any case, the next time I passed that bar, it had closed down for good, and I sort of always felt like it took the hit for me, that night. I really appreciate it.

We spent a long time trying to get that main fuzz bass line to sound as disgusting as possible. I just remember repeating to Max Hart, as a mantra, that we wanted that bass to be "a leviathan, emerging from the abyss." Over and over, ad nauseum. In retrospect, we're pretty lucky to have gotten through this song without being slapped by our producer, but the heart wants what it wants, and our hearts wanted an emergent leviathan.

Helter Seltzer is out 22 April via 100% Records.

Take a listen to "Hold On" below, and check out the band's upcoming UK shows after.

April

22 - London, Rough Trade East (Instore)
24 - Bristol, Rise (Instore
24 ‐ Bristol, Bierkeller
25 - Nottingham, Rough Trade (Instore)
25 ‐ Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
26 ‐ Newcastle, Riverside
27 ‐ Birmingham, Library (Institute)
29 ‐ Leicester, Handmade Festival
30 ‐ Leeds, Live At Leeds Festival

May

1 ‐ Glasgow, Live In Glasgow Festival
3 ‐ Manchester, Academy 2
4 ‐ London, KOKO
5 - Brighton, Concorde 2