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limited cherry red LP w/ new artwork - £23.99 | Buy

Brutalism was originally self-released in March 2017, surpassing expectations to become one of the decade’s most important debut albums.

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Model Village

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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 + **slightly creased** signed print - £32.99 | Buy
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limited "vortex" colour lp - £18.99

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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A Beautiful Thing: IDLES Live at Le Bataclan

Neon Clear Lime Green 2lp + photobook + download - £30.99
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Neon Clear Pink 2lp + photobook + download - £30.99

one of the most exhilarating & enthralling british live bands to see this century, the band are on tip-top form on this incendiary, banger-ridden set at par...

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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

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lp + download - £15.99 | 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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Girls In Synthesis

watch with mother / dub with mother

‘Watch With Mother’ sees the band developing their trademark white-heat experimental punk, adding darker edges and space.

Gilla Band

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limited blue lp - £24.99 | Buy
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cd - £12.99 | Buy

Gilla Band boil down anxiety to its purest form.

very limited indies only ***signed*** "transparent grey" lp - £18.99 | Buy
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dinked 137 - very limited (500 only) numbered* "blue sparkle" lp* + bonus 7"* + signed 'other manoeuvres' photo book insert* - £24.99

Pure rambunctious botheration from this pair of right rabble-rousers.

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MTT 420 RR
The Wheel
When the Lights Come On
Car Crash
The New Sensation
Stockholm Syndrome
The Beachland Ballroom
Crawl!
Meds
Kelechi
Progress
Wizz
King Snake
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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CRAWLER on CD. Digipak packaging.

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CRAWLER

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limited eco-mix random colour lp

Released: 12th Nov 2021

£19.99

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lp

Released: 21st Jan 2022

£18.99

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Released: 12th Nov 2021

£10.99

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Resident End of Year 2021 Edition - Limited Deluxe 180g 45rpm 2LP with Hand-Numbered Belly Band (/300) & 12x12 Print - 1 Per Customer

Released: 17th Dec 2021

£28.99

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*Last copy has minor cosmetic seam split* Resident End of Year 2021 Edition - Limited Eco-Mix Random Colour LP with Hand-Numbered Belly Band (/300) & 12x12 Print - 1 Per Customer

Released: 17th Dec 2021

£19.99

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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.