IDLES
Live Review – Idles – o2 Academy Birmingham – 4/12/24
Idles ‘TANGK’ world tour stops in Birmingham for a second sold out night. This show was not part of the original tour dates, but the band had to add a second night due to phenomenal demand. The band showing no signs of slowing down after a gruelling touring schedule which started in 2023 and has …
Live Review: Idles – Project House, Leeds 22.02.24
“Shall we dance?” Joe Talbot asks towards the end of a 60 minute set. He’s a bit late. As late as the person wearing the “Free Nelson Mandela” t shirt that’s he’s spotted in the crowd earlier on. The dancing started from minute 1. 48 hours ago, nobody knew this was happening. Yet now, on …
Live Music: IDLES drop surprise album launch show in Leeds
We previewed IDLES latest album – TANGK- a couple of weeks ago – https://www.backseatmafia.com/news-idles-drop-new-album-tangk-where-music-meets-onomatopoeia-in-a-punk-rock-explosion – and now, they’ve announced a surprise launch show at Leeds’ Project House this Thursday. Teaming up with local record shop legends Crash Records, the band will perform a special out-store gig at one of the newest venues in Leeds on …
News: IDLES Drop New Album ‘TANGK’ – Where Music Meets Onomatopoeia in a Punk Rock Explosion
‘Tangk’ by IDLES, an album that’s tanking up on raw energy and punk power.
News: Idles announce new LP and single
Photo Credit – Tom Ham Bristol’s IDLES have just announced their follow up to the Grammy nominated Crawler. Titled Tangk (nope me neither!) it will be released on Partisan Records on 16th Feb 2024. Pronounced “tank”, the album was co-produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, The Smile, Beck), the band’s Mark Bowen and Kenny Beats (Denzel …
Live Review: Idles – O2 Academy, Brixton 16.01.2022 (Gallery)
After releasing their excellent album ‘Crawler’ last year, Idles have hit the road on a huge world tour in support. They are currently on the UK leg where our Nicole Osrin went along to the bands Brixton gig at the O2 Academy to capture all the chaos and joy. Purchase the bands album here Find …
See: IDLES unveil brooding atmospheric video for the track ‘When The Lights Come On’ from their album ‘Crawler’ on eve of world tour.
The bulldozer onslaught of the fabulous IDLES continues with vigour in their new single ‘When The Lights Come On’. And as per form, it is not all noise: a lot of light shines from the output of this ferocious band steeped in a sense of intelligence and compassion, heated by a shed load of intelligence. …
NEWS: Manchester quartet Witch Fever continue their rise with ‘In the Resurrect’ as they announce debut EP for October release
“I’ll fuck you up for fun.” That’s one of the more forthright lyrics in this song. Meet Witch Fever! The four-piece have been causing quite a stir as of late, signing to Sony offshoot Music For Nations and releasing debut EP teaser ‘Reincarnate‘ within days of each other around the start of June. The quartet’s …