Idles

Brutalism

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After absolutely falling in love with Joy As An Act Of Resistance and basically listening to it back to back to back over the course of these past few days, I decided to give Idles' debut a shot. And... yeah, this sure does feel like a debut, but a damn good one at that. It's raw, energetic, thought provoking, and everything you could ever want in a punk record. This was the album that put Idles on the map, and it showed the world just what they were capable of. Still, after listening to ... read more

I think Idles' work is finally clicking for me. I've never been crazy about any of their releases in the past, however, I have not given up on them. I keep coming back to their discography every now and then for a quick listen. These revisits have proved unsuccessful in the past...until now! Brutalism was not the best example of punk I've ever heard, but it was still one heck of an energy rush. It's also noticeably grimy punk. It's not clean and straightforward, that's for sure. It's "in ... read more

IDLES have established themselves, in my opinion, as the most important punk rock group in music today and perhaps of the last decade and it all started with their debut record Brutalism. When I first heard this record I wasn’t honestly sure how to receive it due to how different it was and how much it shook up my expectations of what a punk rock record could sound like today. After a little over two years since its release, I view it as a critical debut record and an essential punk rock ... read more