Their name acknowledges being the "offcuts" of other projects: they "grew from the ashes of other beats-based outfits and their DIY mentality had them boys swapping instruments, jamming with computers and recording the outcomes on MiniDisc.
[3] The group were influenced by a wide range of artists including the Beatles, Prince, James Brown, Daft Punk, and Mötley Crüe.
Offcutts combined elements of hip hop and beat poetry on their debut five-track extended play, Homestyles (25 February 2002), released on Rubber Records and distributed by the BMG label.
I wanted it to be a bit ambiguous, but also with raw sentiment, so people could just tune straight into it and go, 'I don't know what it means, but it rocks'.
"[3] The band received international recognition when it was chosen as the theme music behind Sony PlayStation games and included in a major ad campaign screening during the American Super Bowl.
In the meantime the group shared, with their fans, samplers via the release of advanced versions and rare collectables on a set of four EPs, The Singles Society, which spanned six months, starting in 2005.
[10] Radio stations added "The Lake", from the third instalment, to their play lists, which was critically acclaimed in the local press.
[10] Tracks by the group appeared on the soundtrack of the 2005 feature film, Aurora Borealis (starring Juliette Lewis and Donald Sutherland).
[11] Offcutts decided to strip it all back for their full length offering, What Happened Don't Lie (March 2007).