It’s easy to dip into hyperbole after seeing Idles play. If you want energy, rawness and showmanship from a concert, is any other band devoting this much of themselves to the live experience in 2024?
The British post-punk quintet — vocalist Joe Talbot, guitarists Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan, bassist Adam Devonshire and drummer Jon Beavis — is a swirling mass of passion and fiery emotion, marked by a heavy rhythm section, screaming guitars and Talbot’s aggressive shouted-sung sloganeering.
They released their fifth album, “Tangk,” in February, and quickly scaled up in profile. By inviting Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and hip-hop mastermind Kenny Beats to co-produce the record with Bowen,
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