Idles

Idles: Joy As an Act of Resistance

Review by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 31 August 2018

POP MUSIC TAKES US to some wonderful places in 2018 but, Sleaford Mods aside, doesn't often reflect the sharp end of austerity, post-referendum Britain. But, ...

Idles: A Beautiful Thing – Idles Live At Le Bataclan (Partisan)

Review by Stevie Chick, MOJO, January 2020

Bristol brutalists in concert in Paris. C'est magnifique! ...

Idles: O2 Brixton Academy, London

Live Review by Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 22 January 2022

Galvanised by newly sober-sharp Joe Talbot, the impassioned Bristol band aim wider, higher and louder in a thrilling showcase of their latest album, Crawler. ...

The return of Idles: "I don't have to hide behind violence any more"

Interview by Jim Farber, The Guardian, 13 February 2024

The outspoken British band have a new album full of love, but still feel anger towards a heartless government and a collapsing society ...