Artist: Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Album: You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
Year: 2008
Treading the trails blazed by Daft Punk and co., Does It Offend You, Yeah's debut LP incorporates fast paced dance-punk with a new new wave (post-no wave?) aesthetic that encompasses both pop sensibility and absolute chaos. Lead single "We Are Rockstars" shows this quickly, with a jarring synth line that breaks down into robotic droning akin to most of Daft Punk's work. However, the band is not content to stay on these lines, incorporating indie rock concepts (standout "Dawn Of The Dead"), as well as slowing the album down considerably near the end, most noticeably on "Epic Last Song". The album has it's ups and downs, but which tracks are keepers and which aren't is very obvious on the first listen. Special shout-out to "Attack Of The 60 Foot Lesbian Octopus" for it's ridiculous song title - it's actually one of the best tracks on the album.
Hear it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AJoRggrExQ
Tomorrow will be a surprise (for both of us!). See you then.
"Dawn of the Dead" and "Epic Last Song" are up there in my favorite songs; Also love "Being Bad Feels Pretty Good"
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