IDLES, the indie rock five piece are back with a video for their hit single “Crawl!” directed by Loose productions. The band will also be returning to the United States for their biggest US tour ever, following 2021’s sold out Crawler tour.
The single features on their similarly named album Crawler which was produced by IDLES’ Mark Bowen alongside American record producer Kenny Beats. The video features a Claymation version of frontman Joe Talbot riding a motorcycle while singing candid and poetic lyrics that deal with the harsh realities of addiction and the following process of recovery. You can watch the full video below.
Talbot said of the track “this is the turning point, after you’ve crashed. It’s a good anthem for me to discuss with people who aren’t on the other side or who aren’t sober. You’re not the best version of you and you need to hold yourself accountable for your addictions and who you’re letting down. But it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person. “Crawl” the title is like, keep going. You’ll get there.”
His bandmate the aforementioned Bowen also added: “If you’re being forced to crawl, you’ve surrendered to the notion that you can’t get up and run or walk. You’re having to surrender your hands and knees to the process of moving forward. Joe was dealing with a lot of these traumas and things going on in his life, and one of the ways he was dealing with them was with drugs and alcohol. He wasn’t able to walk, run or deal with it, so he had to crawl through it. It’s the first track on the album where you see the defiance of that: this is what I am. I’m pretty shit at some things and pretty good at other things, but I’m all me. This is the real turning point on the album, where there’s a self-realization and defiance.”
IDLES began their worldwide tour last month after being forced to reschedule dates in Cardiff due to COVID-19 restrictions. The added tour dates will now make this the band’s biggest North American tour to date. You can purchase tickets here as well as view the tour poster and dates below.
IDLES Crawler Album Tour Dates:
04/15/22 Coachella Valley Music & Arts – Indio, CA
04/19 The Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
04/20 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
04/22 Coachella Valley Music & Arts – Indio, CA
08/30 The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
09/01 The Factory in Deep Ellum – Dallas TX
09/02 The Truman – Kansas City, MO
09/03 Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI
09/04 The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
09/07 History – Toronto, ON
09/09 Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
09/12 PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation – Newport, KY
09/13 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
09/14 The Anthem – Washington, DC
09/15 Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
09/17 Roadrunner – Boston, MA
