Summary from 38 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated IDLES's catalog across 10 albums from 38 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated IDLES album is Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018) with a 8.7/10 average from 9 ratings, followed by Brutalism and CRAWLER. The discography on Wavelength spans 2017 to 2024. Danny Nedelko ranks as the highest-rated IDLES song on Wavelength with a 9.5/10 average.
Joy as an Act of Resistance.
“There are, improbably, a couple of nods to ’80s romantic drama Dirty Dancing on Bristol punks Idles’ instant classic second album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’. On the deceptively brooding ‘Love Song’, which pairs howling guitar lines (that could have been lifted from the start of a horror movie) with compassionate lyrics about the redemptive power of romantic love, frontman Joe Talbot roars, “I c”
Joy as an Act of Resistance.
“UK punk outfit IDLES returns with an album that improves on the brutal and politically charged style the band delivered on their debut last year. One of the best punk albums of the decade without question!”
Joy as an Act of Resistance.
“IDLES make sense of modern chaos on the utterly essential Joy as an Act of Resistance”
Joy as an Act of Resistance.
“IDLES turn trauma and anger into affirming lessons on Joy As an Act of Resistance, crafting a cathartic masterpiece that wears its heart--broken, but still beating--on its sleeve.”
Brutalism
“Idles are one of the most exciting British bands right now”
CRAWLER
“The Bristol band’s fourth record is magnetic storytelling tempered with newfound patience”
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