I don’t generally like to preview my best of the year picks but it’s hard to not talk about IDLES. In the last six years they’ve put out a string of exceptional albums that culminated with this year’s release, TANGK. I’m confident it will rank high on my end of year list. But it’s not just the music – they are a band that wears their heart on their sleeve, putting so much genuine emotion into everything they do. Which is why I was so excited to finally see them live – and while the show was a bit rough for the band (frontman Joe Talbot was fighting illness and significant monitor issues) it made the intensity and heartfelt abandon of their performance that much more powerful.
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