In December 2005 the band made their U.S. Network television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman where they performed “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt”, as well as announcing the release of their debut album, With Love and Squalor which would be released on January 10, 2006, although in January the band would be in the United Kingdom on the NME Shockwaves Tour with Mystery Jets , Arctic Monkeys and Maxïmo Park , before embarking on their own headline tour in April and releasing “Its a Hit” on February 20 and re-releasing “Nobody Move, Nobody Gets Hurt” on May 3. In September a co-headline tour across the US with Art Brut and a new split single with Art Brut covering W.A.S single “The Great Escape” and in-turn We Are Scientists covering Art Brut’s “Bang Bang Rock & Roll”. With their ongoing success in the United Kingdom the band embarked on another full 15 date tour, with two nights at Brixton Academy in London due to demand, it was on this tour that the band released Crap Attack , a compilation album of B-sides and covers, as well as a DVD featuring music videos for all of the tracks on With Love and Squalor and live performances.
Appeared on Late Show with David Letterman
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