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Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British dance-punk band from Reading, Berkshire. ==History== Does It Offend You, Yeah? were formed in 2006 in Reading, UK by James Rushent and Dan Coop and soon joined by Rob Bloomfield and Morgan Quaintance. They released their first album, You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into, in Spring 2008. It was written and performed by James Rushent, Rob Bloomfield and Dan Coop. Death From Above 1979 vocalist Sebastien Grainger performed the lead vocals on "Let's Make Out". In 2008, Does It Offend You, Yeah? was accompanied on stage by guitarist Morgan Quaintance. Does It Offend You, Yeah? were the ninth most-listened-to new band of 2008 on last.fm and were included in the best alternative music list of 2008 on iTunes USA. They were announced as a ''Rolling Stone'' breaking Artist in 2008. In 2009, Chloe Duveaux (from Elle Milano) and Matty Derham (from Fields) joined the band. Their follow up album, ''Don't Say We Didn't Warn You'', was released in 2011, and peaked at number 3 in the UK Dance chart and number 11 in the Indie chart. Some have compared them to dance acts like Daft Punk, Justice, and Digitalism,〔〔 as well as others like Rage Against the Machine.〔 ''NME'' compares them to bands like Muse due to their heavier, more "live" sound. The group is known for its raucous live shows, which often end with stage diving and broken instruments.〔 Vocalist James Rushent would sometimes destroy the drumkit by running and diving into it. The band have appeared on US television on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and ''Last Call with Carson Daly''. They have also appeared on British television programmes ''Sound'' (BBC) and ''Transmission'' (Channel 4). They also appeared alongside artists Pharrell Williams, Santigold, Julian Casablancas, MGMT and Karen O as part of The Converse Century Celebration advertising campaign. Lead singer James Rushent co-produced The Prodigy's top five hit "Omen", as well as their song "Invaders Must Die". Rushent has also remixed songs for acts such as Muse, The Raconteurs and Bloc Party. Bloomfield has remixed songs for 50 Cent, dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, and P Diddy. In April 2012 the band released a statement via Facebook that they are now on 'indefinite hiatus'. The statement also revealed that both James Rushent and Dan Coop are working on an electronic music project. In November 2015 a new EP with the title "How to kiss a dragon and walk away from it" was announced for early 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Does It Offend You, Yeah?」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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