Brutalism

by IDLES

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 March 2017
  • Label: Partisan, Balley
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 41:55
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 27 ratings

Artists on this release: Lee Kiernan, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Joe Talbot, Jon Beavis

Album Notes & Community Reviews

IDLES' debut 'Brutalism' delivers raw, aggressive punk captured through a largely live and urgent in-studio production. Vocalist Joe Talbot’s lyrics confront personal grief after his mother's death, systemic social issues like the struggling NHS, and toxic masculinity, all articulated with a unique combination of stark anger and absurdist wit. The band’s tight, volatile instrumentation underpins this commentary, creating a cathartic and articulate record that merges personal tragedy with scathing societal critique.

Genres

Descriptors: political, satirical, ferocious, confrontational, dissonant, harsh-vocals, fast, distorted, abrasive, guitars, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Heel / Heal (03:28)
  2. Well Done (02:57)
  3. Mother (03:27)
  4. Date Night (03:07)
  5. Faith in the City (02:36)
  6. 1049 Gotho (03:46)
  7. Divide & Conquer (03:24)
  8. Rachel Khoo (03:26)
  9. Stendhal Syndrome (02:24)
  10. Exeter (03:59)
  11. Benzocaine (02:38)
  12. White Privilege (03:02)
  13. Slow Savage (03:41)

Credits

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