Idles

Idles (stiliserat som IDLES) är ett brittiskt rockband, bildat i Bristol 2009.^[1] Bandet består av Joe Talbot (sång), Mark Bowen (gitarr), Lee Kiernan (gitarr), Adam Devonshire (bas) och Jon Beavis (trummor). Debutalbumet Brutalism kom 2017 och fick goda recensioner,^[2]^[3] liksom det andra albumet Joy as an Act of Resistance 2018.^[4] Deras tredje album, Ultra Mono, gavs ut 2020, och det fjärde, Crawler, 2021.

Musikstil och teman[redigera | redigera wikitext]

Idles har kategoriserats som punkrock^[5]^[6] och andra närliggande genrer, som postpunk,^[7]^[8] hardcore^[9] och post-hardcore.^[10] Bandets låtar har ett tydligt vänsterperspektiv; i texterna behandlas bland annat den brittiska samhällsutvecklingen under Torypartiet, toxisk maskulinitet och psykisk hälsa.^[1]

Diskografi[redigera | redigera wikitext]

Brutalism (2017)
Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018)
Ultra Mono (2020)
Crawler (2021)
Tangk (2024)

Medlemmar[redigera | redigera wikitext]

Nuvarande

Joe Talbot – sång (2009–)
Adam Devonshire – bas, bakgrundssång (2009–)
Mark Bowen – leadgitarr, bakgrundssång (2009–), elektronik, keyboards (2021–)
Jon Beavis – trummor, bakgrundssång (2011–)
Lee Kiernan – rytmgitarr, bakgrundssång (2015–)

Tidigare

Andy Stewart – rytmgitarr, bakgrundssång (2009–2015)
Jon Harper – trummor (2009–2011)

Källor[redigera | redigera wikitext]

Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, Idles, 16 november 2022.

Noter[redigera | redigera wikitext]

^ [a b] Smith, Thomas (29 september 2017). ”Idles: Snarling punk that encapsulates the state of the nation” (på amerikansk engelska). NME. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/idles-interview-2017-foo-fighters-2143877.
^ Bassett, Jordan (30 augusti 2018). ”Idles – 'Joy As An Act Of Resistance' review” (på amerikansk engelska). NME. https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/idles-joy-act-resistance-review.
^ Empire, Kitty (3 november 2018). ”Idles review – shout their name from the rooftops” (på brittisk engelska). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/03/idles-review-academy-oxford.
^ ”Album Review: Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance” (på engelska). Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20416/reviews/4151983. Arkiverad 31 augusti 2019 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 31 augusti 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831025255/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20416/reviews/4151983. Läst 5 december 2022.
^ Stiernberg, Bonnie (21 augusti 2018), ”How IDLES Used Punk Rock To Fight Through Grief”, Rolling Stone, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/idles-joy-act-resistance-interview-713263/, läst 17 november 2018
^ Beaumont, Mark (6 april 2017). ”Post-Brexit punk and austerity anthems – 2017's political rock resurgence”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/apr/06/post-brexit-punk-austerity-anthems-2017-political-rock-resurgence.
^ Beaumont, Mark (30 augusti 2018). ”Idles, Joy as an Act of Resistance album review: Punk rockers place vulnerability and empathy front and centre”. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/idles-album-review-joy-as-an-act-of-resistance-lyrics-tracklist-release-date-a8514296.html.
^ Cooper, Matthew (20 februari 2019). ”Who are IDLES? Bristol post-punk band nominated for best breakthrough act – Manchester Evening News”. Manchester Evening News. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/who-idles-bristol-post-punk-15860600.
^ ”Idles deliver a blast of rage and joy at Village Underground, London”. 24 november 2017. https://www.ft.com/content/a590dc78-d100-11e7-947e-f1ea5435bcc7.
^ Wray, Daniel Dylan (22 mars 2018). ”Meet IDLES, Punk's Most Savage Good Boys”. Noisey. Vice Media. https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/vbxmp4/idles-band-on-tour-brooklyn-feature-2018.

Externa länkar[redigera | redigera wikitext]

Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Idles.
Bilder & media

[nme1-1] [a b] Smith, Thomas (29 september 2017). ”Idles: Snarling punk that encapsulates the state of the nation” (på amerikansk engelska). NME. https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/idles-interview-2017-foo-fighters-2143877.

[2] Bassett, Jordan (30 augusti 2018). ”Idles – 'Joy As An Act Of Resistance' review” (på amerikansk engelska). NME. https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/idles-joy-act-resistance-review.

[3] Empire, Kitty (3 november 2018). ”Idles review – shout their name from the rooftops” (på brittisk engelska). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/03/idles-review-academy-oxford.

[4] ”Album Review: Idles – Joy as an Act of Resistance” (på engelska). Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20416/reviews/4151983. Arkiverad 31 augusti 2019 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. ”Arkiverade kopian”. Arkiverad från originalet den 31 augusti 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831025255/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/20416/reviews/4151983. Läst 5 december 2022.

[5] Stiernberg, Bonnie (21 augusti 2018), ”How IDLES Used Punk Rock To Fight Through Grief”, Rolling Stone, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/idles-joy-act-resistance-interview-713263/, läst 17 november 2018

[guard-6] Beaumont, Mark (6 april 2017). ”Post-Brexit punk and austerity anthems – 2017's political rock resurgence”. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/apr/06/post-brexit-punk-austerity-anthems-2017-political-rock-resurgence.

[7] Beaumont, Mark (30 augusti 2018). ”Idles, Joy as an Act of Resistance album review: Punk rockers place vulnerability and empathy front and centre”. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/idles-album-review-joy-as-an-act-of-resistance-lyrics-tracklist-release-date-a8514296.html.

[8] Cooper, Matthew (20 februari 2019). ”Who are IDLES? Bristol post-punk band nominated for best breakthrough act – Manchester Evening News”. Manchester Evening News. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/who-idles-bristol-post-punk-15860600.

[9] ”Idles deliver a blast of rage and joy at Village Underground, London”. 24 november 2017. https://www.ft.com/content/a590dc78-d100-11e7-947e-f1ea5435bcc7.

[Vice-10] Wray, Daniel Dylan (22 mars 2018). ”Meet IDLES, Punk's Most Savage Good Boys”. Noisey. Vice Media. https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/vbxmp4/idles-band-on-tour-brooklyn-feature-2018.

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