In which Jermaine reflects on discovering the value of empathy just before 40, I think; his storytelling is about as interesting as when Drake talks about that time Charlene texted Stacy and told her he was fake. Simply stating facts of adulthood is not deep or interesting, especially when they are relayed through a very specific American, male, slightly bigoted viewpoint. Production is okay, Cole's singing is annoying and his hooks go from passable to grating, and why is this thing so ... read more
"It was what my intentions of the album were: to make people dance and not think, because love is a very complex thing that doesn’t need to be thought. It can just be acted, and worked on, and danced with." - Joe Talbot
Since dropping what will likely go down as their magnum opus, Joy as an Act of Resistance, IDLES have seen critical success but also seemingly slowed down a bit. Ultra Mono was a highly consistent and critically lauded record that still, to me, never achieved ... read more