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TANGK

limited deluxe translucent yellow lp in holographic gatefold sleeve w/ art & lyric booklet - £25.99 | Buy
limited indies only translucent pink lp - £24.99 | Buy

limited translucent orange lp - £22.99 | Buy

black lp - £22.99 | Buy

cd - £11.99 | Buy
Gliding easily into a new iteration that feels as fresh and exciting as the first time we clapped ears on these Bristol botheration experts, 'Tangk' is ...
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Joy as an Act of Resistance (5th Anniversary edition)

Limited deluxe 180g LP in Gold Glitter Die-Cut Gatefold sleeve w/ 8 Double-Sided Interchangeable art prints - £34.99 | Buy
How about a cheeky half decade celebration for the Bristol boys who, more than anyone, have shaped the face of guitar-led music since the shop's been standi...
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Model Village

limited 7" - 1 per customer - £9.99 | Buy
Following on from the release of Ultra Mono in 2020, IDLES are back to release a version of Model Village with none other than slowthai.
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Ultra Mono

limited deluxe gatefold lp - £32.99 | Buy
lp - £19.99 | Buy

cd - £9.99 | Buy
Swirling & disorientating guitars, a relentless bass & drum assault and earnest lyrics have made Idles one of the best bands out there of recent years, ...
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Joy as an Act of Resistance

lp - £19.99 | Buy
cd - £11.99 | Buy
division, love, hate celebrating unity accepting your flaws a true tour de force a social climate mirror smashed over your head Wasting little...
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brutalism

lp - £16.99 | Buy
cd - £11.99 | Buy
Snarling and gnarly wit-punk - an explosive debut that’s barely left our shop stereo - Hang on to something, it’s about to get wild! The Bristol...

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Gilla Band

most normal

limited blue lp - £24.99 | Buy
cd - £12.99 | Buy
Gilla Band boil down anxiety to its purest form.
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Nocturnal Manoeuvres

limited indies only "transparent grey" lp - £18.99 | Buy
cd - £10.99 | Buy
Pure rambunctious botheration from this pair of right rabble-rousers.
CRAWLER

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  1. MTT 420 RR
  2. The Wheel
  3. When the Lights Come On
  4. Car Crash
  5. The New Sensation
  6. Stockholm Syndrome
  7. The Beachland Ballroom
  8. Crawl! 
  9. Meds
  10. Kelechi
  11. Progress
  12. Wizz
  13. King Snake
  14. The End

Ecomix lp

CRAWLER pressed on limited edition, Eco-Mix coloured vinyl, housed in a single-sleeve jacket and printed inner sleeve.

Eco-Mix vinyl production uses leftover wax that's already in the factory, meaning each record is different and the colour is completely random. It’s more environmentally friendly as it’s using up material that would have otherwise been thrown away. Records may vary from beautiful blues, vibrant reds, glowing greens and everything in between. Every copy is unique.


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Deluxe 2LP

CRAWLER mastered at half-speed (45rpm), pressed on deluxe double heavyweight 180g black vinyl, housed in a gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeves.

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CRAWLER pressed on black vinyl, housed in a single-sleeve jacket and printed inner sleeve. 

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CD

 

CRAWLER on CD. Digipak packaging. 


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CRAWLER

partisan
  • lp

    Released: 21st Jan 2022

    £18.99
    Buy
  • cd

    Released: 12th Nov 2021

    £10.99
    Buy

If you’re going to throw a curveball, might as well do it when you’re super confident you’ve got everyone’s attention, right? In a seriously gutsy change of direction, our treasured noiseniks have immersed themselves in a swathe of fresh textures and experiments that push their furore into terrifyingly soul-stirring new territory.

The aural assault is more considered, ever fluctuating and seemingly boundless. It’s even - and here’s a word we never thought we’d ever use in relation to this band - subtle.

We gotta be honest. There was some resistance to including ‘Crawler’ in our Top 10 of 2021. Not because it doesn’t 100% deserve it. Not because it hasn’t driven us all WILD. Not because our love for the band has diminished. But because ‘Brutalism’ (2017), ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ (2018) and ‘Ultra Mono’ (2020) all made our Top 10 in their respective years. So, we’ve only taken one year off from them…and that’s only coz they didn’t put an album out!

Beneath familiar overarching themes of trauma, heartbreak and loss, the band juxtapose beauty and rage with humour and drama more impressively than ever before. Recorded with co-producers Kenny Beats (Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs) and their own guitarist Mark Bowen, they’ve uncovered the possibilities of what makes a bloody good IDLES song. We’re fittingly lured into ‘Crawler’ unhurriedly, with the mournful opener ‘MTT 420 RR’ which reveals the first disruption to normal proceedings when Joe starts to sing. Yep, you read right. He sings. And he sings tremendously too! In a proper dark Lanegan-esque way.

Once the new tone has been set, we’re thrown into a world of euphonious discordance - melodic post-punk, feverish rhythms, tense drone and unsettled timbres. They have nothing to prove and are afraid of nothing more than ever sounding enervated….or idle.

buddy: There was no doubt this was going to be my album of the year, from my very first (if ever so slightly tipsy) listen. On their blistering 4th LP we find them using harsher, heavier & denser textures than before. Experimenting with different sounds to open up a more diverse body of work. Showing influences of Electronica in 'MTT 420 RR', Grime 'Car Crash' to the soulful 'Bleachland Ballroom'. For me it's their best work to date, a truly outstanding record.