WE ARE SCIENTISTS Barbara [Masterswan/Megaforce] On a micro level—minutes and seconds—We Are Scientists is obsessed with time. On its third album, the New York City trio moves quickly from hook-worthy verses to still-catchier choruses, offering little that cannot be hummed. The stopwatch is constantly running, and even on the Goth-tinged ballad “Pittsburgh,” founders Keith Murray and Chris Cain won’t let things drag. In a macro sense—eras...