IDLES / Joy as an Act of Resistance

If all the current music is shit, as we read daily on our website -and that which we don't have exactly the purest public-, neither rock has died, nor Bristol will go down in the history of music only by trip hop. Willing to brush common places on guitars, the British IDLES have burst like an elephant into the junk of punk rock not only British but worldwide -not to go any further, after having sold out weeks ago the two concerts they offer tomorrow (29 November) and last (30 November) in Madrid and Barcelona, respectively - thanks to two fantastic albums that outline their character: aggressive rock but with a kind point, politically positioned (on the left) and determined to bring down both musical and lyrical clichés.
words of the group itself, there are rhythms that are inspired by techno or jungle, and include a version of 'Cry To Me', the song by Solomon Burke archiconocido thanks to 'Dirty Dancing'-, balancing violence and kindness, and offering a combative but positive and funny speech, as they propose from their title. Thus, the volcanic antixenophobic slap of 'Danny Nedelko' that we already highlighted weeks ago (in this line, with references to Brexit, incide 'Great'), attacks are added to the harmful classic concept of masculinity ('Colossus', 'Samaritans'' - "I kissed a boy and I liked it", sings Talbot alluding to Katy Perry-, 'Never Fight a Man With a Perm') and success ('Gram Rock') and against the insane aesthetic stereotypes to which mass media ('Television', 'Rottweiler') contribute.,
They do it from an edifying point of view, betting on understanding, sensitivity and self-confidence ('Love Song'), but without despising the extreme rotundity of some Black Flag (the verse "rompo espejos y jodo televisores" from 'Television' could be an allusion to iconic cover of 'Damaged'), employing the sense of humor with oneself ('I'm Scum') and, at the same time, showing the most extreme vulnerability ('June' is as desolate as Talbot's precious ode to his unborn daughter so called). But above all they do it having fun, sounding defiant, rowdy and funny, conjugating with subtle (yes, that adjective is applicable to this rock record at all costs like this one) brushstrokes of references as distant from each other as Iceage, Pixies, Sleaford Mods, Protomartyr, Buzzcocks, Interpol or Killing Joke in almost three quarters of an hour of rock that pass in a sigh, with forcefulness, audacity and hook.
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Qualification: 8,3/10
The best: 'Danny Nedelko', 'Colossus', 'Samaritans', 'Television', 'Never Fight a Man With a Perm', 'Great'
You'll like it if you like: Black Flag, Shame, Sleaford Mods, Iceage
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