for their second album, the top-five charting Joy As An Act Of Resistance, 2019 was a big year for Idles; and one that, like so many other music acts around the world, they were set to build on in 2020.The band's second album, Joy As An Act of Resistance, was nominated for the 2019 Mercury PrizeBut he's positive someone will find a solution to get crowds back into venues soon; earlier this week, the band announced tour dates for 2021, beginning in May.
For the moment, Idles are looking for other ways to perform for fans. Ahead of the release of their third album, Ultra Mono, next month, they are playing some live-streamed sets, from Abbey Road Studios, no less.Their first rehearsals after nine months apart - they were taking a break even before lockdown kicked in -"sounded like an Idles cover band, pretty atrocious", says Bowen.
There is a"weird dichotomy", says Bowen, in Idles - a band known for the raw intensity of their live sets - striving for a polished sound. "The whole idea was that we were playing the song and hearing it for the first time as it was being recorded. So whenever you hear anything for the first time, you're hearing us hearing it for the first time as well."
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