This is their most beautiful album so far. IDLES had so much love to give, they’ll receive twice as many as they’ve released Tangk. Review, with heart eyes.
TANGK – IDLES
Their hyper-textured sound reflects many emotional states. For IDEA 01, they initiate the bomb the rest of the record is. Clear notes shining in the dark, Talbot’s discreet and broken vocals, all set in an ice-cold atmosphere… And yet, there’s something soft and warm in it all. Killer rhythms and fucking effective choruses, they do it so well. Gift Horse and Hall Oates are out of this world; POP POP POP and Grace are impossible to forget; Roy is a hypnotic story with passionate and dark pop-rock accents. A Gospel gets off the beaten tracks too, and hits me to my core. Time stretches then. IDLES has always been honest and frank, here, it’s different.
On top of exceptional sound work, the band offers their full heart to their audience. And that comes without any warning, for them or us. The calm urgency of Jungle; the powerful liberation of Gratitude; the whispered greatness of Monolith… they conclude the record as well as it started. Each growl, each pinch, and each imperceptible movement are translated musically so precisely. If I was expecting a beautiful album, I was not expecting it to move me so much. Tangk by IDLES, it’s when your heart goes boom without a fair warning. It’s love.
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