Idles have been leading the post-punk era ever since their first LP Brutalism (2017). Followed closely by 2018’s Joy as an Act of Resistance which saw Idles release some of their most iconic singles, “Never Fight A Man With A Perm” and “Danny Nedelko”. Using their larger-than-life personalities to create music for a new generation of punks, now, they are back with huge news.
Angelic and raw Idles return with a song that is driven and shares the untold treasure that is Joel Talbot’s voice as he approaches his lead with a new angle. “It’s the most important song on the album, really,” says Joel Talbot, frontman, in NME. He continued: “The song is sort of an allegory of feeling lost and getting through it. It’s one that I really love singing.“. This is the first thing Idles has released since they covered Metallica’s “The God That Failed”. This new song shows off the band’s range while bringing us into the new era in a spectacular way with the accompanied emotion-fueled video. Which you can watch below.
Idles’ fourth album Crawler is set to release November 12th. The album consists of 14 songs, including the latest single “The Beachland Ballroom”, coming out just a year after 2020’s Ultra Mono. Recorded at Real World Studios in Bath during the pandemic. Preorder your copy here.
Our fourth album “CRAWLER” out on 12th November 2021.
Pre-Order now: https://t.co/ilhoFf03wwpic.twitter.com/g2oAZF9F9Y
— I D L E S (@idlesband) September 28, 2021
Tracklisting for Crawler:
1. MTT 420 RR
2. The Wheel
3. When the Lights Come On
4. Car Crash
5. The New Sensation
6. Stockholm Syndrome
7. The Beachland Ballroom
8. Crawl!
9. Meds
10. Kelechi
11. Progress
12. Wizz
13. King Snake
14. The End
Idles are set to tour North America this coming October, followed by a number of sold-out shows across the UK in early 2022. This will include a four-day sold-out stop at Brixton’s lush O2 Academy. Get your tickets, if they haven’t already been swallowed up, here.
Idles 2022 UK tour dates:
16/01/22- O2 Academy Brixton- London
17/01- O2 Academy Brixton- London
18/01- O2 Academy Brixton- London
19/01- O2 Academy Brixton- London
21/01- Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
22/01- O2 Academy- Birmingham
24/01- Vicar Street- Dublin
25/01- Vicar Street- Dublin
26/01- Vicar Street- Dublin
28/01- O2 Victoria Warehouse- Manchester
29/01- O2 Victoria Warehouse- Manchester
30/01- O2 Victoria Warehouse- Manchester
01/02- O2 Academy- Sheffield
02/02- O2 City Hall- Newcastle
03/02- Barrowland Ballroom- Glasgow
04/02- Barrowland Ballroom- Glasgow
05/02- Barrowland Ballroom- Glasgow
