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IDLES’ Joe Talbot to read ‘Bedtime Story’ for CBeebies tonight
The frontman will show his sensitive side this evening when he reads 'Under The Love Umbrella'
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IDLES’ ‘Grace’ video reimagines Coldplay’s ‘Yellow’ with AI Chris Martin
The idea for the video came to Joe Talbot in a dream, and got the sign-off from Martin himself.
Music Album Reviews
IDLES, ‘TANGK’ review: love songs that hit you like a punch in the face
IDLES have delivered their first set of pure love songs. But fear not, they still pack the punch that you'd expect.
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IDLES, Slowdive and Fever Ray to headline End of the Road 2024
Bonnie Prince Billy, Lankum, Big Special and more will also play the Dorset event.
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Wet Leg, The Streets, Jamie T and IDLES to headline Truck Festival 2024
Yard Act, Holly Humberstone, Declan McKenna and more will also head to Oxfordshire this summer
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Go behind the scenes of Rolling Stone UK’s cover shoot with IDLES
You can watch our exclusive BTS video in full here.
Music Features
IDLES: The Power Of Love
On their fifth album, TANGK, rock band IDLES lean further into experimentation and softer textures while focusing on a central theme: love. At his home in Bristol, frontman Joe Talbot explains how making an album of love songs helped him to heal, while the band’s guitarist and producer Mark Bowen explains the key to their writing partnership
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IDLES announce UK gigs as part of 2024 world tour
The band are releasing fifth album 'TANGK' next February and taking it on the road across the globe.
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The Last Dinner Party, IDLES and more sign open letter calling for Gaza ceasefire
The 'Music For A Ceasefire' letter comes from Jeremy Corbyn's Peace and Justice project.
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IDLES announce new album ‘TANGK’ featuring LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy and Nancy Whang sing backup vocals on first single 'Dancer', which is out now.
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IDLES announce 2024 European headline tour
The band will hit the road next spring.
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METZ enlist IDLES’ Joe Talbot for new single, ‘Come on Down‘
The punk outfits reinforce their transatlantic alliance
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Nigel Godrich relaunches From the Basement sessions with IDLES
Other featured artists include Warpaint and Sons of Kemet
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IDLES announce only UK headline show for rest of 2022
Tickets for the gig go on sale tomorrow.
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BBC Radio 6 Music Festival heading to Cardiff in 2022 with IDLES, Pixies
Father John Misty, Little Simz and more are also playing the April event
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Watch Idles debut ‘Crawler’ tracks live in London
The band performed the first of four shows at Brixton Academy
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Watch IDLES’ eerie new video for ‘When The Lights Come On’
The video for the third single from 'Crawler' takes fans on a scary and energetic late-night bike ride
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Hear IDLES turn St Vincent’s song ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’ into a techno banger
IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen wanted to "ramp up the camp and the violence" of the original
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Tame Impala, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers and more to headline All Points East 2022
The National, Disclosure, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Self Esteem will also perform at the double-weekend festival next year
Music Album Reviews
IDLES – ‘Crawler’ review: Bristol punks continue to evolve on soul-baring fourth record
The latest record from IDLES sees them taking a brave first step outside their comfort zone