As you all probably know already, while I’m writing this post the Reading & Leeds festival is taking place.
It’s one of the things on my “must do before I die” list. No, not “write a post about it”, no.. I mean.. “BE THERE”, for once in my life.
It’s something I’ve been putting off since 1992, when I was left shocked after reading that year’s lineup: Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Smashing Pumpkins (inbetween “Gish” and “Siamese Dream” era..), Ride, Pavement, Screaming Trees, Charlatans..
Whatever..
Reading (the city, not the festival) gave birth to two of my favourite bands ever, Slowdive and Cooper Temple Clause.
And so.. when I read that Does It Offend You, Yeah? (cool name indeed), one of this year’s hippest bands in Uk actually came from that city, and that they will be opening for NIN on some dates of their North-American tour.. I felt the irresistible urge to investigate it some more.
As first impression I don’t think I’ll become a fan of DIOYY; I like them, they have nice songs, but I don’t get all the hype about them at all (usually hardly one out of ten bands hailed as the “Uk next big thing” by English media is worth a buy).
I mean, if we were in.. 2003, that is, before !!!, Digitalism, LCD Soundsystem, Justice (and Simian) “traced the path”, they now would be godlike knights of the.. urgh.. punk-electro-dance-clash genre.
But, in 2008, DIOYY appear to be a sort of not so original mix of them all, and bands like.. mm.. Shitdisco, Late of the Pier (we talked about them here ), Klaxons (this moot and motley list could continue with The Rapture, The Teenagers, New Young Pony Club, CSS..), sound much more intriguing. To my ears, at least.
However..
Among their five singles to date, I picked up this one (Klaxons playing a song by Bloc Party remixed by Digitalism?).

Enjoy

Does it offend you, yeah? - Epic Last Song (2008)