We Are Scientists news: fresh tour dates with Psychedelic Furs; Keith Carne solo album coming

We Are Scientists, the NYC-based alt-rock band whose Qualifying Miles album was among my top 10 albums of 2025, will finally head out west to support Psychedelic Furs later this spring.

The U.S. tour runs from mid-May 12 to mid-June. See below for full routing.

Meanwhile, drummer Keith Carne's debut solo album Magenta Light is due April 20. His debut single "Look for the Moon" is out now. 

“I travel a lot in my touring work with other bands, and I miss her profoundly when I’m gone,” Carne says, about the tune written for his wife. “I think about her very often on airport runways, especially flights when I’m the one leaving. This is why there are references to 37,000 feet, oblivion above the clouds, falling and, maybe most importantly, Delta airline wine… Hayley and I always talk about our moon-connection when I’m gone - about how we can connect with one another simply by looking at the moon when we’re apart. Just the act of looking for it brings me great comfort because it brings her to mind.”

The album marks both a departure and an arrival for Carne. While his position for the last 13 years as drummer and backing vocalist for We Are Scientists continues onward, Carne steps toward centerstage as songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. 

An ardent supporter of responsible mind-enhancing drugs, the origin of the album title Magenta Light comes from a similar experience. “I named the album for a psychedelic vision my wife had - she saw sparkling, magenta light pouring from my face,” Carne explains. “I began recording the ideas in my head the very next day with this vision in mind. “It’s inspired in equal parts by Pharoah Sanders’s explosive spiritual jazz and Fred Again’s catchy dance anthems. Its implications are both interpersonal and extraterrestrial.”

Magenta Light was written, recorded, produced, and performed by Keith Carne, with additional contributions from Brian Bond (Gem County), Justin “Bestamo” Gaynor (Gem County / Keith and Bestamo), Zeno Pittarelli, and Drew Citron (Beverly). Bond handled mixing, Pittarelli mastered the album, and the cover artwork was created by Hayley Youngs, with design by Benedict Kupstas (Field Guides).

Track listing:

1. Totally Liminal
2. Keep Away
3. 36 & Counting
4. 37 Hours
5. Contortionist Jazz Exotica
6. Look For The Moon
7. Mist Trail
8. The Falls

We Are Scientists tour dates 

(Opening for Psychedelic Furs):

5/12/2026 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
5/14/2026 Madison, WI The Sylvee
5/15/2026 Waukegan, IL Genesee Theatre
5/17/2026 Peoria, IL Prairie Home Alliance Theater
5/19/2026 Fayetteville, AR Ozark Music Hall
5/20/2026 Oklahoma City, OK Tower Theatre
5/22/2026 Dallas, TX House of Blues
5/23/2026 Houston, TX House of Blues
5/26/2026 San Antonio, TX Aztec Theater
5/28/2026 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
5/29/2026 Del Mar, CA The Sound
5/31/2026 Ojai, CA Libbey Bowl
6/2/2026 Menlo Park, CA The Guild Theatre
6/5/2026 Rancho Mirage, CA The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
6/6/2026 Claremont, CA Bridges Auditorium
6/9/2026 San Luis Obispo, CA Fremont Theater
6/10/2026 Fresno, CA Warnors Theatre
6/13/2026 Napa, CA Uptown Theatre
6/14/2026 Rocklin, CA Quarry Park Amphitheater