Performance

With Love and Squalor

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*With Love and Squalor* marked We Are Scientists’ first major-label release, arriving in 2005 as a lean rock/pop record built on clipped guitars, dry humor, and tightly wound hooks. Its title nods to J.D. Salinger, linking the band’s downtown sensibility to a New Yorker literary lineage. The album’s slow-growing reputation, later reflected in UK chart traction and certification, suggests a scene-driven afterlife rather than an instant hit. At The Bowery Ballroom, the 20th‑anniversary set places that mid‑2000s New York guitar band moment back in its natural room.