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Nov 15, 2021Songs such as The Wheel and Stockholm Syndrome offer thrills that can’t be denied, a preposterously exciting scrapyard soul.
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Nov 15, 2021With “Crawler,” they’re breaking breaking rank, changing up their style without redefining it — what might come next is wide open.
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Nov 10, 2021The dark, introspective nature of Idles’ latest release may well disappoint those who love the band for their rabble-rousing, tongue-in-cheek headbangers. But for those who’ve been waiting some time for the beloved Bristolians to take a left turn with their sound, Crawler is an absolute thrill.
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Nov 11, 2021It’s a remarkable, haunted and resonate touchstone for rock and roll, a record unafraid of its own emotions and openness—full of stories worth returning to and untangling a hundred times over.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 8, 2021In its second half, Crawler takes brave experimental swerves. [Jan 2022, p.82]
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Nov 17, 2021With ‘CRAWLER’ they take their own advice, adding a whole new dimension to an already beloved band. This appears a stepping stone in the band’s evolution, rather than the finishing line.
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Nov 12, 2021This might be a more reflective, experimental IDLES, but they remain a band filled equally with anger, humour and vitriol. And, whichever direction they take, it still sounds fantastic.
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Nov 12, 2021CRAWLER is the sound of a band intently looking forwards, even if that means revisiting their demons from the past.
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Nov 11, 2021Whilst it doesn't always stick the landing, the new spaces it does explore are well worth the journey.
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Nov 11, 2021On their fourth record (as raucous as ever), the Bristol punks put out some of their most interesting and introspective music yet.
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MojoNov 10, 2021Idles are finding new directions home: the hallmark of a great band. [Dec 2021, p.85]
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Nov 10, 2021Once again, the band finds healing and beauty in their own chaotic vortex, and once again they invite everyone listening to do the same, joining them on their most exploratory and cathartic ride yet.
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Nov 10, 2021IDLES' fourth record in just as many years is their most ambitious, most introspective, and most powerful to date.
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Nov 10, 2021At its best, ‘CRAWLER’ is fresh, bold and inventive in a way we’ve never seen IDLES attempt to be before.
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Nov 17, 2021All in all, Crawler is a return to form for IDLES, albeit with a handful of sub-par offerings. There’s still more than enough here for them to be rabble-rousing festival headliners, but also some tracks that offer up new ideas that they could carry forward.
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Nov 17, 2021For all these experimental impulses, Crawler ultimately proves to be more a transitional album than a wholesale reinvention, and it’s not entirely clear if Idles have it in them to go full Kid A.
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Nov 10, 2021Crawler feels like a more personal album, with less sloganeering than previous IDLES releases. Talbot’s monotone voice and underwhelming lyrics are still the band’s weakness, but band’s attack mixing heaviness with anxiety-inducing dissonance keep things interesting.
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UncutNov 10, 2021Punk-rock and post-punk templates are smashed as needed by guitarist Mark Bowen and co-producer Kenny Beats. [Dec 2021, p.29]
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Positive: 37 out of 38
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Nov 12, 2021They have gone out of the comfort zone and have not disappointed expectations
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Nov 16, 2021
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Nov 12, 2021They only get better. Every sigle song is flawless. Can’t choose my favorite yet