Joy As an Act of Resistance
by Idles
  • Record Label: Partisan
  • Release Date: Aug 31, 2018
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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 134 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 134
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 134
  3. Negative: 13 out of 134
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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. No Ripcord
    Oct 3, 2018
    80
    As it is, Joy As An Act Of Resistance is shot through with stand-out moments, a great offering that you suspect will well and truly bring the house down when the band hits the road.
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  2. Kerrang!
    Sep 10, 2018
    80
    This album announces IDLES as one of the most exhilarating and necessary punk bands of right now. [8 Sep 2018, p.53]
  3. AllMusic
    Sep 7, 2018
    90
    Overall, Joy as an Act of Resistance manages to plumb new depths for Idles -- that they've achieved another record in such a short space of time is admirable, let alone one that shines head and shoulders over the majority of their peers -- and it certainly upholds their status as one of the U.K.'s most exciting new acts.
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