# Mindless Self Indulgence

Mindless Self Indulgence (often referred to as MSI) is an American electropunk band formed in New York City in 1997. Their music has a mixed style which includes punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno, industrial, hip hop, and breakbeat hardcore.

## History

Between 1987 and 1996, Jimmy Urine recorded about 35 songs which varied in musical style, usually settling in an industrial/electronic punk style. These songs were recorded with himself and his brother, Markus Euringer in New York City using rudimentary equipment. Urine and his brother released an album titled Mindless Self-Indulgence, featuring Steve, Righ? on 'Bed of Roses', which featured songs performed in an industrial style akin to Nine Inch Nails.
In 1997, Urine recorded a cover of Method Man's "Bring the Pain" that was made by merging six different styles of the same cover into one song. This became the basis for the Mindless Self Indulgence sound. The band formed soon after when Urine was joined by Steve, Righ? on guitar, Urine's brother Markus Euringer on second guitar (replaced by bassist Vanessa Y.T., who was subsequently replaced by bassist Lyn-Z), and Kitty on drums. They have released five albums, four EPs, eight remix albums, one live album, two compilation albums, and one live DVD. Rather than signing traditional record contracts, the band has licensed most of their albums to record labels, retaining ownership of the music.
In summer of 2007, the band toured as part of the Revolution Stage of Projekt Revolution, a music festival hosted by Linkin Park. In January 2009, the band headlined the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink tour.
In December 2010, they released a comic titled Adventures Into Mindless Self Indulgence about various tour stories and significant moments of the band's career. The band released a remastered CD/DVD version of their first full-length album, Tight, in 2011, titled Tighter. It included bonus tracks and recordings from their early days. On October 25, 2012, the band announced their fifth album via a Kickstarter campaign. How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence was released in May 2013, following with the release of singles "It Gets Worse" in December and "Fuck Machine" in January 2014. Later in January 2014, the band announced that they would be taking a hiatus.
On September 18, 2015, Mindless Self Indulgence released Pink, a collection of 19 songs recorded between 1990 and 1997 by Urine. The album includes cut-down and remastered versions of songs from the self-titled album, an audio diary recorded by Urine from July 1992, and covers of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" and Duran Duran's "Girls on Film".
On August 9, 2021, a lawsuit was filed against James Euringer (Jimmy Urine) in New York Supreme Court with the charge of sexual battery of a minor, who claims that she had a sexual relationship with Euringer for over two years — from January 1997 to June 1999 — starting when she was 15 years old and Euringer was 27. On March 26, 2024, all charges against Euringer were dismissed with prejudice after all parties involved in the suit agreed to a stipulation of dismissal.
On June 20, 2024, the band released MSI B-Sides Vol. 1 without any prior notice. The album contained songs that had not been previously available on streaming platforms.

## Members
### Current members

* Jimmy Urine – lead vocals, synthesizer, programming (1997-2015, 2024–present)
* Steve, Righ? – guitars, backing vocals (1997-2015, 2024–present)
* Kitty – drums (1997-2015, 2024–present)
* Lyn-Z – bass (2001-2015, 2024–present)

### Former members

* Markus Euringer – keyboard, turntables (1997–1998)
* Vanessa Y.T. – bass (1998–2001)

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Chart peaks | Chart peaks | Chart peaks |
| Title | Album details | US | US Indie | UK |
| Mindless Self-Indulgence | Release date: September 18, 1995 Label: Chip Records | — | — | — |
| Tight | Release date: April 20, 1999 Label: Uppity Cracker | — | — | — |
| Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy | Release date: February 22, 2000 Label: Elektra | — | — | — |
| You'll Rebel to Anything | Release date: April 12, 2005 Label: Metropolis | 107 | 4 | — |
| If | Release date: April 29, 2008 Label: The End | 27 | 2 | 132 |
| How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence | Release date: May 14, 2013 Label: Uppity Cracker | 103 | 22 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not certified. |||||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Alienating Our Audience | Release date: October 8, 2002 Label: Uppity Cracker |

### Compilations

| Title | Album details |
| Pink | Release date: September 18, 2015 Label: Metropolis |
| MSI B-Sides Vol. 1 | Release date: June 20, 2024 Label: UCR LLC |

### Demo albums

* Crappy Little Demo (1997)
* Thank God Demo (2001)

### EPs

| Title | EP details |
| Despierta Los Niños | Release date: November 1, 2003 Label: Uppity Cracker |
| Another Mindless Rip Off | Release date: December 5, 2006 Label: Metropolis |
| <3 | Release date: February 13, 2010 |

### Singles

| Year | Song | Chart peak | Chart peak | Album |
| Year | Song | US Dance | UK | Album |
| 1995 | "Do Unto Others (Part II) / Bed of Roses" | — | — | Mindless Self-Indulgence |
| 1998 | "Bring the Pain" | — | — | Tight |
| 1998 | "Tornado" | — | — | Tight |
| 1998 | "Tight" | — | — | Tight |
| 2000 | "Bitches" | — | — | Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy |
| 2000 | "Planet of the Apes" | — | — | Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy |
| 2001 | "Thank God" | — | — | Alienating Our Audience |
| 2006 | "Shut Me Up" | 1 | — | You'll Rebel to Anything |
| 2006 | "Straight to Video" | 1 | — | You'll Rebel to Anything |
| 2008 | "Mastermind" | — | — | If |
| 2008 | "Never Wanted to Dance" | 1 | 180 | If |
| 2008 | "(It's 3AM) Issues" | 4 | — | If |
| 2008 | "On It" | 2 | — | If |
| 2008 | "Pay for It" | 1 | — | If |
| 2009 | "Evening Wear/Mark David Chapman" | 1 | — | If |
| 2013 | "It Gets Worse" | — | — | How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence |
| 2014 | "Fuck Machine" | — | — | How I Learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love Mindless Self Indulgence |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

### The Left Rights

Side project by Jimmy Urine and Steve, Righ?
The Left Rights
* Released: September 24, 2002
* Label: Uppity Cracker
Bad Choices Made Easy
* Released: November 9, 2010
* Label: Metropolis

## Videography
### Video albums

| Year | Album details |
| 2007 | Our Pain, Your Gain Released: September 11, 2007 Label: Uppity Cracker |