Idles

[FloorFiller]

Very happy with Jehnny Beth! Not heard of Big Joanie but will make sure to check them out.

[Jericode]

My pre-order arrived already! 

[fred quimby]

55 minutes ago, Jericode said:

My pre-order arrived already! 

Postie just delivered mine

[Skelts]

Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

[priest17]

13 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

*raises hand*

As glorious as it would be seeing Joe scream mother fucker over and over on the big stage some bands just aren't built that way. 

[nikkic]

36 minutes ago, Skelts said:

Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

Me.

They could headline JP, they ain’t going any higher than that. 

[Hugh Jass]

I’ve deliberately avoided all of the singles and songs leaked so far. Looking forward to hearing the album in full on Friday.

[blutarsky]

Lousiana will be intimate af. Only just seen this so all tix gone obviously. Bit gutted, but a sunday night before work, with a six month old baby at home and a 2 hour drive to get there it my have been stretch anyway.

[thewayiam]

7 hours ago, Skelts said:

Just read the Kerrang interview that the band linked to on their FB page.  Interesting.  It ends with a question to Joe asking if love is enough to bring about the peace he so desires.  He gives a lengthy reply and concludes:

"That's what I want to win"

"And to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury"

Lofty ambitions.  Who'd bet against them achieving it one day?

Not a chance it'll happen.

[Rubber Soldier]

On 9/22/2020 at 2:09 PM, FloorFiller said:

Very happy with Jehnny Beth! Not heard of Big Joanie but will make sure to check them out.

Caught them in Glasgow at multi-venue festival last year, they were decent. Worth going along early for anyway. 

[Homer]

On 9/22/2020 at 10:20 AM, fred quimby said:

And  they would have to stand outside and peer through the window

 

[JSmurphy]

[dentalplan]

This is the sound of punk by numbers.

[dentalplan]

A Hymn is so good though.

[kingcrawler]

I saved the other singles after the first two for today and I definitely agree on A Hymn, by far the best song on there. I’m a bit unsure about the rest though. There’s some good moments but I definitely didn’t enjoy it as much instantly compared to Brutalism or Joy. I hope it grows on me but the songs just don’t seem as good this time round.

It’s been mentioned elsewhere but the lyrics are the real weak point. I’m not a huge lyrics person anyway so it doesn’t bother me too much but it can get a bit annoying how on the nose most of the lyrics are. They also lack some of the humour that’s there on the first two albums. I feel a bit bad for criticising them for it, as they generally talk about important topics that I broadly agree with them on, but it’s just a bit too heavy-handed at times. The chorus of Ne Touche Pas Moi where they just shout “CONSENT” is probably the most notable example of that. 

[dentalplan]

Yeah I’ve seen some mention of the lyrics becoming tired but I think they’ve definitely stepped down a level rather than we’re just bored of it. At points it really feels like they got AF Gang to submit lyrics.

“THIS MEANS WAR... ANTI-WAR!” is just a big fat no

[HeyPorter]

It’s a good album, after two great ones I actually didn’t expect much but am quite happy with it. Even Mr Motivator sounds better on it. 

[nikkic]

Hearing yer man scream anxiety over and over again just sent me into a panic attack. 

[dentalplan]

Kill Them With Kindness is Eat Y’Self Fitter

[priest17]

15 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Kill Them With Kindness is Eat Y’Self Fitter

Straight up blasphemy

[PDAD]

Pretty disappointed with this really. I feel like they may as well have changed each lyric to 'I'm a liberal' and it would have had the same effect. I am completely on their side but this album is just so...easy. 

[Sasperella]

2 hours ago, PDAD said:

Pretty disappointed with this really. I feel like they may as well have changed each lyric to 'I'm a liberal' and it would have had the same effect. I am completely on their side but this album is just so...easy. 

For now, I'm kind of with you. I've read a lot of articles too with the band claiming Joe wrote the lyrics in the recording studio or whatever. However, I thought that about Mr Motivator and The Village, and now I like the both a lot.... They're just growers. Maybe. 

[PDAD]

12 hours ago, Sasperella said:

For now, I'm kind of with you. I've read a lot of articles too with the band claiming Joe wrote the lyrics in the recording studio or whatever. However, I thought that about Mr Motivator and The Village, and now I like the both a lot.... They're just growers. Maybe. 

Yeah I hope so. A few drinks in at Brixton, I'll be lapping it all up like anyone...but yeah, the lyrics do stand out for me a bit much at the moment unfortunately. 

I like new albums to teach me a bit more about a band; add a bit more to the puzzle of who they are. When Joe is screaming 'Consent!', it's something I obviously agree with...but I was hardly thinking 'Oh I thought touching people up on the dance floor would be right up his street!' Just seems all a bit preaching to the converted at the moment, and as others have said, without any of the humour they have used before. More, taking themselves too seriously...

[JSmurphy]

Reigns is the highlight of the new ones for me at the moment. The latter half of the album definitely doing more for me.

[dentalplan]

22.5k copies sold in the charts update so will likely be pushing 30k by the week's end. Considering that round 30 would put them somewhere between Biffy and The 1975, that's unbelievable.

edit: I realise that a band like The 1975 accrue a lot of streams whereas Idles sell 3 different copies of the same vinyl to your dad but still and all.

Edited September 28, 2020 by dentalplan