Gorillaz lean into dub with the help of IDLES frontman Joe Talbot on “The God of Lying,” the third single from their upcoming album, The Mountain. Talbot also appears in the song’s visualizer, which can be seen below. The track was penned by Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn and Tlabot and features Ajay Prasanna on bansuri […]
Gorillaz have gathered another highly eclectic cast of collaborators for their ninth album, The Mountain, which will be released March 20 on the Damon Albarn-led band’s new KONG label. Lead track “The Happy Dictator” features sibling pop auteurs Sparks and can be sampled below. Among the other artists lending a hand on the 15-track The […]
Florence + the Machine are teasing new music on social media, including a spooky clip in which singer Florence Welch, clad in a red dress, digs a hole in a windy, desolate soundscape. She later emits three visceral screams, apparently upon seeing what’s inside. Welch and company’s last new album, Dance Fever, came out in […]
IDLES have recorded four new songs plus the film score to the upcoming Darren Aronofsky-directed movie Caught Stealing, which hits U.S. theaters on Aug. 29. The soundtrack is due the same day in digital form from Partisan Records and includes lead track “Rabbit Run,” which is out now, and a cover of Junior Marvin’s “Police […]
Over the weekend, IDLES played on one of the main stages at Lollapalooza, playing a typically roaring set. Today, the British post-punk band shared a new video for “Stockholm Syndrome.”It features homemade masks, dancers and references to Gus Van Sant’s polarizing 2003 film Gerry. [embedded content][embedded content] “Stockholm Syndrome” starts with a reverb-heavy, driving bass […]
Filling in on short notice for Spoon, who were forced to cancel due to COVID-19 exposure, IDLES made their debut appearance on CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” last night (April 14) with a powerful performance of “Crawl!” from their latest Partisan album, CRAWLER. The performance was taped during a February concert at Glasgow’s Barrowlands […]
Joe Talbot has two more things he wants to accomplish before the end of 2021: Start working on IDLES‘ fifth album and win a bar fight. “Those two things. That’s it,” he says forcefully with a clap. Sitting on a cozy-looking couch, bearing a white, lightly plaid button-up shirt and thick-framed reading glasses in his Bristol […]
St. Vincent shared a new version of “Pay Your Way In Pain” which was remixed by none other than and the post-punkers IDLES. The song was originally off of the Grammy-nominated musician’s Daddy’s Home album. The sinister, techno-twist of “Pay Your Way In Pain” heavily emphasizes the war-like energy and gritty mechanics of IDLES, while […]
A year after releasing Ultra Mono, IDLES are back with their fourth record CRAWLER and dropped its first single “The Beachland Ballroom.” CRAWLER is set to arrive on November 12 on Partisan Records. The 14-track record was co-produced by Kenny Beats and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen. The single is named after the Cleveland venue that we’ve […]
Rina Sawayama is one of the latest singers to unveil her contribution in honor of Metallica’s The Blacklist Album compilation. The pop-R&B singer infused the metal band’s “Enter Sandman” with her signature Nineties-pop flair. Earlier this month, Weezer tackled the song as well. The British rock band IDLES also released a new Metallica cover for the […]