The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!!

About Me

The Better Offs - the lonely rising stars of Dutch alternative music * â€“ are commonly known for their impressive collection of palindromes and their five year evolution into the Rock Moguls you know today. Hailing from Rotterdam and Utrecht, this band is currently at its full strength and more ambitious than ever before. Listening to them make your ears feel hypnotized with pounding drums, tight bass, massive guitars, melodic vocals, a clever synthesizer and more adjectives than you could ever come up with.
With these instruments, The Better Offs create a sound that's bursting with energy, but still leaves room for surprising elements and a delicate touch. It's exactly what differs this quintet from your local shitty band. 2008 is already a remarkable year for the band, with the release of a brand new Maxi Single and shows in big venues such as Melkweg (Amsterdam), Waterfront (Rotterdam), Effenaar (Eindhoven) and Tivoli (Utrecht). To hell with modesty, enjoy The Better Offs!
* = according to several inside sources
Discography:
Smash Hits (EP) - 2004 DIY
Punx Pleurop Plaat (Compilation) - 2005
Talk is Silver, Guns are Gold (Full Length) - 2006
Better Than America (Maxi Single) - March 2008
For bookings, please contact:
Rock 'n Roll Highschool
Haringvliet 78
3011 TG Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)10 - 206 72 30
Fax: +31 (0)10 - 206 72 39
E-mail: tom @ rocknrollhighschool.nl (without the spaces)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/1/2006
Band Website: betteroffs.com
Band Members: Niels Lange - vocals, keys
Erik v/d Most - bass, vocals
Robbert Krijger - guitar
Erik Roosken- guitar, vocals
Danny Schoofs - drums
Influences: We like and dislike several bands in the punkrock-, pop-, alternative-, country-, sixties- and singer/songwriter department.
Sounds Like: Pump up the volume and find out yourself...

Record Label: Squash Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tourreport!

Tourreport The Better Offs 29/4 5/5 2008With their Maxi-Single Better Than America, The Better Offs made a first step to what had to be a successful year. Their seven days of touring with Vanilla Sk...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Sat, 10 May 2008 12:17:00 PST

Studio Report: a guide to the new songs

This is a Studio Report of our sessions recording our brand new Maxi Single 'Better Than America' containing three songs. Enjoy!Is it necessary to write a report about a three day studio session? Well...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:33:00 PST

Incredible Milestone

Hooray! Today your favorite band has reached the incredible milestone of one thousand MySpace friends, that's a one with three zero's bucko! I know your sad little band probably has way more friends b...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:47:00 PST

Nieuwe drummer The Better Offs

The Better Offs hebben nieuwe drummer On with the show! The Better Offs hebben een nieuwe man achter de drumkit gevonden. Na ruim een half jaar van zoeken, audities houden, veel oefenen en stiekem al ...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:18:00 PST

Back to the beat&

After a few months of staring at the ceiling, counting flowers on the wall, drinking beers without playing a show and of course having a few auditions, we are glad to have found a new drummer. A littl...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:42:00 PST

Ivan quits The Better Offs

No, you don't need new glasses. It is true: our drummer Ivan has decided to leave The Better Offs. He couldn't find the motivation anymore and of course we have to respect that. We're still...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:05:00 PST

New songs!!

Howdy! As you might have noticed by the massive sound coming out of your computer right now: we have put some new songs on our Myspace! If you haven't heard 'em: screw your co-workers and pump up the ...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:31:00 PST

We love Marco Borsato

Hey people! Last Saturday we were band of the month on Radio Ridderkerk. It was fun; we played some songs, tried to be funny, gave some serious answers and the icing on the cake: we said hello to Marc...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 06:09:00 PST

New website coming up!

Hey people! Maybe you've tried to visit our official website www.betteroffs.com to look what's going on there. However, there's a new site coming up and due to some difficulties with the server, the s...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Fri, 19 May 2006 04:24:00 PST

Talk is Silver, Guns are gold

is the name of our upcoming full length released by Squash Records. It's gonna be good, it's gonna hot and you'd better get it fast! It'll be out May 12th. Expect a couple songs here very so...
Posted by The Better Offs - NEW SONGS UP!! on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:08:00 PST