Does It Offend You, Yeah?
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 Does It Offend You, Yeah? during the NME Awards Tour
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| Background information | |
| Origin | England Reading |
| Genre(s) | Electro house Dance punk |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label(s) | Virgin, Almost Gold (USA) |
| Website | doesitoffendyou.com |
| Members | |
| Morgan Quaintance James Rushent Dan Coop Rob Bloomfield |
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British electro-rock band from Reading. The live band is made up of four members: James Rushent (bass, recorded & live vocals), Dan Coop (synths), Morgan Quaintance (live vocals, synths, guitar), and Rob Bloomfield (drums).
Does It Offend You, Yeah? are often compared to dance-oriented acts like Daft Punk, Justice and Digitalism.[who?] However, NME has also compared them to bands like Muse, Rage Against the Machine, and !!! due to their heavier, more 'live' sound.[1] The group are known for their raucous live shows, which often end in stage diving and broken instruments.[2][citation needed]
They have remixed songs for major acts such as Muse and Bloc Party. They supported The Cribs on the NME Awards Tour, which took place at venues across the UK and Ireland at the start of 2008.
The band revealed the origins of their name as being from British sitcom The Office. In an interview with NME.com, synth player Dan Coop explained: "Everybody thinks the name is some kind of statement but it's a quote from David Brent in an episode of 'The Office'. "When me and James Rushent first started writing music together we decided to put it up on MySpace. We needed a name to put as our profile name so just put what was the first thing that was said on TV, we switched it on and Ricky Gervais said 'Does it offend you, yeah? My drinking?' so we just went with that. No thought went into it whatsoever."[1]
Does It Offend You, Yeah? will be opening for Nine Inch Nails for part of the 2008 North American Tour. [3]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into (2008) UK #48
[edit] EPs
- Live @ The Fez (2008) – Live digital download EP included with every pre-order of the album.[4]
[edit] Singles
- "Weird Science"
- "Let's Make Out"
- "We Are Rockstars"
- "Epic Last Song"
A future b-side to a single will have Matt Bellamy of Muse perform with the band.
[edit] Remixes
- Bloc Party – "The Prayer" (Wichita)
- The Raconteurs – "Steady, As She Goes" (White)
- Muse – "Map of the Problematique" (Warner Bros)
- The White Stripes "Fell In Love With A Girl" (White)
[edit] Covers
- "Whip It" originally by Devo – Played live and a live recording was included on the NME Awards 2008 souvenir CD which came free with every issue of the 27 February, 2008 edition of NME magazine.[5]
[edit] Music videos
- "Weird Science" – 2007
- "Let's Make Out" – 2007
- "We Are Rockstars" – 2008
- "Epic Last Song" – 2008
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2007 | DJ Magazine Best Of British | Best Breakthrough Artist | Nominated |
| Guardian Unlimited | Worst Band Name | Won |
[edit] References
- ^ a b NME review. NME (2007-08-30). Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ Rolling Stone
- ^ Performance 2008 tour dates. www.nin.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ Does It Offend You, Yeah? Online Store.
- ^ NME Awards Souvenir.
