Describing the warm, fuzzy optimism of an Idles record requires only the most pretentious adjectives — ebullience, exultation, jubilation — words that Idles frontman Joe Talbot would likely laugh at heartily before offering a pint to anyone who said them. This is a band who once titled an album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, and whose 2020 album Ultra Mono brightened the darkest moments of peak Covid lockdown with uplifting punk-rock mantras like, “Let’s seize the day … You can do it,” on “Mr. Motivator” and the chorus to “Kill Them With Kindness.
- 2/15/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
U.K. post-punks Idles enlisted Chris Martin — both the real one from now and the one from 24 years ago — to help them put together the video for their new song, “Grace.”
The clip is basically the same one Coldplay released all the way back in 2000 for their hit song, “Yellow,” with Martin walking along a dreary, empty beach in the rain. Only in the “Grace” clip is he mouthing along to the Idles song, a feat accomplished with a bit of AI deepfake technology.
The idea for the video came...
The clip is basically the same one Coldplay released all the way back in 2000 for their hit song, “Yellow,” with Martin walking along a dreary, empty beach in the rain. Only in the “Grace” clip is he mouthing along to the Idles song, a feat accomplished with a bit of AI deepfake technology.
The idea for the video came...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Through his lyrics, Idles frontman Joe Talbot often looks outward for love and healing amid the chaos of a broken world. By contrast, the British band’s fifth studio album, Tangk, sees him reaching inward to find it—despite the chaos around him.
One might expect a certain harshness or violence from an album titled Tangk, an onomatopoeia coined by the band themselves. But the very first sounds on the opening track, “Idea 01,” are lightly swirling piano loops and soft pulsing drums—trademarks of Nigel Godrich, who co-produced the album alongside Kenny Beats and band member Mark Bowen. “Idea 01” is a sleepy, slow opener, after which “Gift Horse”—whose tale of galloping freedom is accompanied by rich, clangy guitars and drums—offers a release in both sound and spirit.
“Pop Pop Pop” marks another quick shift in tone. “Freudenfreude, joy on joy, cheerleader, happy boy,” Talbot declares over a bed of dark synths and feedback.
One might expect a certain harshness or violence from an album titled Tangk, an onomatopoeia coined by the band themselves. But the very first sounds on the opening track, “Idea 01,” are lightly swirling piano loops and soft pulsing drums—trademarks of Nigel Godrich, who co-produced the album alongside Kenny Beats and band member Mark Bowen. “Idea 01” is a sleepy, slow opener, after which “Gift Horse”—whose tale of galloping freedom is accompanied by rich, clangy guitars and drums—offers a release in both sound and spirit.
“Pop Pop Pop” marks another quick shift in tone. “Freudenfreude, joy on joy, cheerleader, happy boy,” Talbot declares over a bed of dark synths and feedback.
- 2/12/2024
- by Nick Seip
- Slant Magazine
Idles stopped by The Tonight Show to perform their recent single, “Gift Horse.” The punk-tinged song, released last month, is an intense rock number that is even more so live.
“Gift Horse” will appear on the U.K. group’s forthcoming fifth LP, Tangk, out Feb. 16 via Partisan Records. The LP was produced by Nigel Godrich, Kenny Beats, and Idles’ Mark Bowen, and follows the band’s 2021 LP Crawler. The band previewed the album with “Dancer,” a collaboration with LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy and Nancy Whang.
Frontman Joe Talbot...
“Gift Horse” will appear on the U.K. group’s forthcoming fifth LP, Tangk, out Feb. 16 via Partisan Records. The LP was produced by Nigel Godrich, Kenny Beats, and Idles’ Mark Bowen, and follows the band’s 2021 LP Crawler. The band previewed the album with “Dancer,” a collaboration with LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy and Nancy Whang.
Frontman Joe Talbot...
- 2/8/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Idles have announced their fifth studio album, Tangk. The LP is out February 16th via Partisan Records, and as a preview, they’ve shared “Dancer,” the lead single that features LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang on background vocals. Check it out below.
Idles drew from a wide swath of influences in making Tangk. The record was produced by the band’s guitarist Mark Bowen, as well as Radiohead’s go-to boardsman Nigel Godrich and Denzel Curry/Vince Staples collaborator Kenny Beats. A press release describes the project as more love-oriented than the post-punks’ previous efforts, which often dealt in political commentary.
“Tangk,” singer Joe Talbot said in a statement. “I needed love. So I made it. I gave love out to the world and it feels like magic. This is our album of gratitude and power. All love songs. All is love.”
New track “Dancer” is all about finding love — or,...
Idles drew from a wide swath of influences in making Tangk. The record was produced by the band’s guitarist Mark Bowen, as well as Radiohead’s go-to boardsman Nigel Godrich and Denzel Curry/Vince Staples collaborator Kenny Beats. A press release describes the project as more love-oriented than the post-punks’ previous efforts, which often dealt in political commentary.
“Tangk,” singer Joe Talbot said in a statement. “I needed love. So I made it. I gave love out to the world and it feels like magic. This is our album of gratitude and power. All love songs. All is love.”
New track “Dancer” is all about finding love — or,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Idles have released a new single, “Dancer,” featuring LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang. The song is the first listen from the U.K. group’s forthcoming fifth LP, Tangk, out Feb. 16 via Partisan Records.
The band performed a secret show at London’s Village Underground on Oct. 17 under the name Tangk and previewed two new songs, “Gratitude” and “Dancer,” according to NME. Frontman Joe Talbot told NME how he approached Murphy and Whang while on tour with LCD Soundsystem to ask if they would provide the vocals on “Dancer.
The band performed a secret show at London’s Village Underground on Oct. 17 under the name Tangk and previewed two new songs, “Gratitude” and “Dancer,” according to NME. Frontman Joe Talbot told NME how he approached Murphy and Whang while on tour with LCD Soundsystem to ask if they would provide the vocals on “Dancer.
- 10/18/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens will get to see LCD Soundsystem several times later this year.
On Monday, the group announced a 12-date Tri Boro tour in New York City, starting on Nov. 16 at Brooklyn Steel. The city “tour” will see the group perform four nights at each venue, including Manhattan’s Terminal 5 and Queens’ Knockdown Center.
One show at each venue will be reserved for American Express cardholders only.
The new run of shows comes several months after the group went on their Play Around the U.S. in 2023 tour in June,...
On Monday, the group announced a 12-date Tri Boro tour in New York City, starting on Nov. 16 at Brooklyn Steel. The city “tour” will see the group perform four nights at each venue, including Manhattan’s Terminal 5 and Queens’ Knockdown Center.
One show at each venue will be reserved for American Express cardholders only.
The new run of shows comes several months after the group went on their Play Around the U.S. in 2023 tour in June,...
- 10/2/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Gold House and Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) have released their third annual Gold List to guide voters ahead of the awards race by spotlighting and honoring outstanding work by Asian filmmakers and talent in the past year, as voted on by the community’s top creatives and leaders.
A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” tops the Gold List with five honors, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (Daniels aka Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Performance in a Leading Role (Michelle Yeoh), Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Ke Huy Quan) and several honorable mentions.
“It has been an incredible year for Aapi stories pushing the boundaries of expectations for what an Asian American story can be,” said honoree Daniel Kwan, writer-director of “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” “Through films like ‘Turning Red,’ ‘After Yang,’ ‘Umma’ and many more, we are getting a taste...
A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” tops the Gold List with five honors, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (Daniels aka Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Best Performance in a Leading Role (Michelle Yeoh), Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Ke Huy Quan) and several honorable mentions.
“It has been an incredible year for Aapi stories pushing the boundaries of expectations for what an Asian American story can be,” said honoree Daniel Kwan, writer-director of “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” “Through films like ‘Turning Red,’ ‘After Yang,’ ‘Umma’ and many more, we are getting a taste...
- 1/10/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) debuted the third annual Gold List to guide voters ahead of the awards race by spotlighting and honoring the work of Asian filmmakers and talent in the past year, as voted on by the community’s top creatives and leaders.
Everything Everywhere All At Once leads with wins for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (Daniels), Best Performance in a Leading Role (Michelle Yeoh), and Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Ke Huy Quan), with several honorable mentions.
Rrr and Decision to Leave garnered five honors each across the major categories, with Rrr winning Best Original Song for “Naatu Naatu.” Pixar’s Turning Red earned Best Animated Film; David Siev’s Bad Axe leads for Best Documentary; Dolly De Leon and Stephanie Hsu won for Breakout Performance, and Joyland rounded out the list with Breakout Independent Film.
In a year where Asian-helmed...
Everything Everywhere All At Once leads with wins for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director (Daniels), Best Performance in a Leading Role (Michelle Yeoh), and Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Ke Huy Quan), with several honorable mentions.
Rrr and Decision to Leave garnered five honors each across the major categories, with Rrr winning Best Original Song for “Naatu Naatu.” Pixar’s Turning Red earned Best Animated Film; David Siev’s Bad Axe leads for Best Documentary; Dolly De Leon and Stephanie Hsu won for Breakout Performance, and Joyland rounded out the list with Breakout Independent Film.
In a year where Asian-helmed...
- 1/10/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
LCD Soundsystem has released their first single in over five years, “New Body Rhumba.”
The song features on the soundtrack of Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise,” which will be wide released in theaters on Nov. 25. The Brooklyn dance-rock band is hoping the song will be a major player in the Oscar race for best original song.
Released via Columbia Records and Dfa Records, James Murphy, Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang wrote the single, which was produced by Murphy for Dfa Productions.
“White Noise” will open the New York Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name and tells the story of a contemporary American family attempting to deal with everyday life’s mundane conflicts amid an airborne toxic event.
The film stars Oscar nominees Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman” and “Marriage Story”), Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird” and “Little Women”) and Don Cheadle (“Hotel Rwanda...
The song features on the soundtrack of Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise,” which will be wide released in theaters on Nov. 25. The Brooklyn dance-rock band is hoping the song will be a major player in the Oscar race for best original song.
Released via Columbia Records and Dfa Records, James Murphy, Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang wrote the single, which was produced by Murphy for Dfa Productions.
“White Noise” will open the New York Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name and tells the story of a contemporary American family attempting to deal with everyday life’s mundane conflicts amid an airborne toxic event.
The film stars Oscar nominees Adam Driver (“BlacKkKlansman” and “Marriage Story”), Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird” and “Little Women”) and Don Cheadle (“Hotel Rwanda...
- 9/30/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner will finally release a formal studio recording of his orchestral song cycle, 41 Strings, which was first commissioned for a special Earth Day event in 2011.
41 Strings comprises four movements, each corresponding to a respective season. The project blends classical and rock elements as the recording of “Fall” captures, its swooning strings getting a jolt from a steady marching snare and then later the restless buzz of an electric guitar.
Including its 2011 debut, Zinner has performed 41 Strings just four times, because the production is such an undertaking.
41 Strings comprises four movements, each corresponding to a respective season. The project blends classical and rock elements as the recording of “Fall” captures, its swooning strings getting a jolt from a steady marching snare and then later the restless buzz of an electric guitar.
Including its 2011 debut, Zinner has performed 41 Strings just four times, because the production is such an undertaking.
- 4/22/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
LCD Soundsystem is going to take it easy for a bit. On Monday, James Murphy shared a lengthy Facebook post detailing how the group is “reluctant” to get back into an album-tour-break cycle, and how, instead, they’ll opt to do some shows in New York once in a while. And perhaps drop a few singles here and there.
“We really wanted to stop living like that,” he wrote, referring to the non-stop tour cycle. “We talked about just playing some shows in New York, since most of us live here,...
“We really wanted to stop living like that,” he wrote, referring to the non-stop tour cycle. “We talked about just playing some shows in New York, since most of us live here,...
- 3/7/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Dean Martin is playing at their house, apparently. LCD Soundsystem has announced an imminent streaming special, “The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special,” that will open with a ’90s-style-sitcom spoof, featuring actors portraying members of the band and their team, followed by a concert special, presumably featuring the real group. Produced by Amazon Music, it airs both on Prime Video and on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel Dec. 22 at 9 p.m. Et/6 Pt.
Musicians starring in their own arch/retro Christmas sitcoms is not a completely fresh wrinkle — see “The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show,” which premiered on Prime Video two years ago — but there’s certainly some novelty in one that has avatars for the ostensible stars in the form of recognizable actors. “All My Friends,” the sitcom-within-a-special, is named after a 2007 single of LCD Soundsystem’s and even has a TV-ized instrumental version of the song as its theme song.
Eric Wareheim...
Musicians starring in their own arch/retro Christmas sitcoms is not a completely fresh wrinkle — see “The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show,” which premiered on Prime Video two years ago — but there’s certainly some novelty in one that has avatars for the ostensible stars in the form of recognizable actors. “All My Friends,” the sitcom-within-a-special, is named after a 2007 single of LCD Soundsystem’s and even has a TV-ized instrumental version of the song as its theme song.
Eric Wareheim...
- 12/14/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Comedian Eric Wareheim reimagines LCD Soundsystem as the centerpiece of a classic sitcom in the trailer for the band’s upcoming holiday special, set to stream Dec. 22 at 9 p.m. Et on Prime Video and Amazon Music’s Twitch channel.
The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special will boast a special, career-spanning performance from the actual band, including the first live rendition of their 2015 single, “Christmas Will Break Your Heart.” But the show will be preceded by a Nineties-style sitcom episode, aptly dubbed All My Friends (after LCD Soundsystem’s classic song...
The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special will boast a special, career-spanning performance from the actual band, including the first live rendition of their 2015 single, “Christmas Will Break Your Heart.” But the show will be preceded by a Nineties-style sitcom episode, aptly dubbed All My Friends (after LCD Soundsystem’s classic song...
- 12/14/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In 2011, Nick Zinner, guitarist of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, wrote 41 Strings, a four-part symphony to mark Earth Day. He’s since performed the piece around the world, including London’s Meltdown Festival and Australia’s Sydney Opera House with musicians like the xx’s Romy Madley Croft and Savages’ Gemma Thompson. The orchestral piece – which is built to reflect the change of fall, winter, spring and summer – has also made it to TV: the “spring” portion of the piece is currently the theme music for HBO’s Vice.
Zinner has now...
Zinner has now...
- 7/15/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
The David Lynch Foundation, which produces the Festival of Disruption, will sponsor two benefit concerts in New York City this spring. One show will feature Wye Oak, Mercury Rev and the Messthetics on May 17th, while the other will feature Garbage, Phoebe Bridgers and a DJ set by LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang on May 18th. Both concerts, which will feature additional yet-to-be-announced artists, will take place at Brooklyn Steel.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be asked to perform at these shows and consider it an immense honor,” Garbage said in a statement.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be asked to perform at these shows and consider it an immense honor,” Garbage said in a statement.
- 3/21/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
“History will repeat itself” declared Glenn Gregory — correctly — on the original version of “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang,” in a voice partway between demented crooner and cyborg newscaster. The song was a minor and fitting hit for his U.K. synth-pop act Heaven 17, who took their name from the band in Anthony Burgess’ future-dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange. At the time it was recorded, Gregory was invoking President-elect Ronald Reagan (“Fascist god in motion/Generals tell him what to do”) and developments in Margaret Thatcher’s England,...
- 2/14/2019
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
The Sundance Film Festival is all about independent film — but is it really?
In between screenings and late into the night, Park City is actually Party City. From intimate cocktail soirées to musical performances, this year’s film festival has something for everyone.
Here is Variety’s ultimate party guide for Sundance 2019…
Thursday, Jan. 24
Lyft & Neon Kick Off Party
Celebrating “The Biggest Little Farm” and “Apollo 11”
Lyft Lounge, 5:30-7:30pm
Friday, Jan. 25
30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Announcement
Mj Rodriguez and Nico Santos
At&T Hello Lounge, 8 a.m.
Danny Clinch Pop-Up Gallery Opening Party
Salesforce Music Lodge, 4-6 p.m.
GLAAD Media Awards Nominees Cocktail Party
At&T Lounge, 4:30-6 p.m.
SundanceTV’s Sundance Film Festival Kickoff Party
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jenna Elfman, Rhea Seehorn, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Sarah Wayne Callies
SundanceTV HQ, 5-8 p.m.
“Honey Boy” Party
Shia Labeouf, Fka Twigs, Maika Monroe,...
In between screenings and late into the night, Park City is actually Party City. From intimate cocktail soirées to musical performances, this year’s film festival has something for everyone.
Here is Variety’s ultimate party guide for Sundance 2019…
Thursday, Jan. 24
Lyft & Neon Kick Off Party
Celebrating “The Biggest Little Farm” and “Apollo 11”
Lyft Lounge, 5:30-7:30pm
Friday, Jan. 25
30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Announcement
Mj Rodriguez and Nico Santos
At&T Hello Lounge, 8 a.m.
Danny Clinch Pop-Up Gallery Opening Party
Salesforce Music Lodge, 4-6 p.m.
GLAAD Media Awards Nominees Cocktail Party
At&T Lounge, 4:30-6 p.m.
SundanceTV’s Sundance Film Festival Kickoff Party
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jenna Elfman, Rhea Seehorn, Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Sarah Wayne Callies
SundanceTV HQ, 5-8 p.m.
“Honey Boy” Party
Shia Labeouf, Fka Twigs, Maika Monroe,...
- 1/24/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
LCD Soundsystem update Heaven 17’s 1981 single “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang” for the Trump era with their tense, wildly funky cover of the synth-pop track. The reworked tune appears on the band’s upcoming Electric Lady Sessions, a live-in-the-studio project recorded in the legendary New York City studio and due out in late 2018 via Columbia Records/Dfa.
Singer-keyboardist Nancy Whang fronts the track, belting lyrics that feel particularly relevant to a divisive political era. “Have you heard it on the news/ About this fascist groove thang?” she...
Singer-keyboardist Nancy Whang fronts the track, belting lyrics that feel particularly relevant to a divisive political era. “Have you heard it on the news/ About this fascist groove thang?” she...
- 11/2/2018
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
LCD Soundsystem’s music video for American Dream single “Oh Baby” is a six-minute mini-drama directed by sci-fi auteur Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Looper) and starring Sissy Spacek and David Strathairn, that takes on the big questions about life, death and Diy teleportation. The clip was originally posted on Tidal, but was officially released Friday.
If there were Oscars for music videos, this one would be hotly debated as a potential Best Picture nominee, only to be shut out in the end for reasons no one can clearly articulate.
If there were Oscars for music videos, this one would be hotly debated as a potential Best Picture nominee, only to be shut out in the end for reasons no one can clearly articulate.
- 9/28/2018
- by Simon Vozick-Levinson
- Rollingstone.com
LCD Soundsystem covered the Chic standard “I Want Your Love” as part of a Spotify Singles session released on Wednesday.
The group segued into Chic after roughly six minutes of “Home,” which closed out the 2010 album This Is Happening. LCD Soundsystem’s guitarist played choppy approximations of Nile Rodgers’ graceful fretwork, while the bassist boiled down Bernard Edwards’ iconic riffs into something meaner and more rugged. The vocalists sneaked into “I Want Your Love” from an unusual angle — instead of leading with the title phrase, they vamped through “what am I gonna do,...
The group segued into Chic after roughly six minutes of “Home,” which closed out the 2010 album This Is Happening. LCD Soundsystem’s guitarist played choppy approximations of Nile Rodgers’ graceful fretwork, while the bassist boiled down Bernard Edwards’ iconic riffs into something meaner and more rugged. The vocalists sneaked into “I Want Your Love” from an unusual angle — instead of leading with the title phrase, they vamped through “what am I gonna do,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Gavin Rayna Russom and Nancy Whang will embark on a joint DJ tour as the Ladies of LCD Soundsystem this fall. The two members of the James Murphy-fronted dance outfit will play 16 dates, starting October 18th in Salt Lake City and ending roughly six weeks later in Los Angeles. Additional shows will be announced at a later date.
Russom and Whang plan to pick local performers, focusing on women and non-binary musicians, to open each of their dates. In addition, the two plan to donate $1 from each ticket to the Rape,...
Russom and Whang plan to pick local performers, focusing on women and non-binary musicians, to open each of their dates. In addition, the two plan to donate $1 from each ticket to the Rape,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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