Idles

{{Main|Welcome (Idles EP)|Meat (Idles EP)}}

Welsh frontman Joe Talbot was born in Newport and spent his late teenage years in Devon.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2019/04/19/news/idles-we-re-a-subversive-band-that-disagrees-vehemently-with-our-government-1599379/|title=Idles a subversive band that disagrees vehemently with our government|last=McSorley|first=Kevin|date=19 April 2019|work=Irish News|access-date=2 August 2019}} Talbot and bassist Adam Devonshire met in sixth form college in Exeter. Talbot and Devonshire then both moved to Bristol where they studied at the St Matthias Campus of the University of the West of England and decided to start a band.Hamilton, Joe (2017) "[http://www.clashmusic.com/features/brute-force-the-contrary-world-of-idles Brute Force: The Contrary World Of IDLES]", Clash, 15 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017 According to Talbot, "It took us a long time to get productive because we didn't know what the fuck we were doing at all, we were fucking terrible for a long time."{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/brute-force-the-contrary-world-of-idles|title=Brute Force: The Contrary World Of IDLES|website=Clash Magazine|date=15 March 2017 |language=en|access-date=31 August 2019}} Talbot and Devonshire went on to open the Bat-Cave Night Club in Bristol.{{Cite web|url=http://notanotherindiedisco.com/Not_Another_Indie_Disco_meet_Idles.html|title=Not Another Indie Disco meet Idles|website=notanotherindiedisco.com|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=31 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831124338/http://notanotherindiedisco.com/Not_Another_Indie_Disco_meet_Idles.html|url-status=dead}} Guitarist Mark Bowen moved from Belfast to study in Bristol and met Talbot while on the DJ circuit.

The band's first release was the Welcome EP in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Idles-Welcome/release/3820020|title=Idles – Welcome|date=6 August 2012 |publisher=Discogs|language=en|access-date=31 August 2019}} By 2014 the band comprised Talbot, Devonshire, guitarists Mark Bowen and Andy Stewart, and drummer Jon Beavis.Murray, Eoin (2017) "[http://thequietus.com/articles/22722-idles-interview Stendhal Syndrome: Idles Interviewed]", The Quietus, 29 June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017 They released a second EP, Meat, which saw them embrace a much harder-edged direction from their early work, and Meta, an EP of remixes, in 2015,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Idles-Meat-EP-Meta-EP/release/13461656|title=Idles – Meat EP / Meta EP|date=13 April 2019 |publisher=Discogs|language=en|access-date=31 August 2019}} and then started writing songs for their debut album. Also in 2015, guitarist Andy Stewart was replaced by Lee Kiernan.

{{Main|Brutalism (Idles album)}}

After the 2016 singles "Well Done"{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/idles-mary-berry-well-done-listen-759161|title=IDLES Namecheck Mary Berry On Punk Anthem 'Well Done'|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=30 September 2016|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=31 August 2019}} and "Divide & Conquer",{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/videos/premiere-idles-divide-and-conquer|title=Premiere: IDLES – 'Divide And Conquer'|website=Clash Magazine|date=31 August 2016 |language=en|access-date=31 August 2019}} the band released their first album, Brutalism, in March 2017 to critical acclaim.Smith, Thomas (2016) "[http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/idles-mary-berry-well-done-listen-759161 New Music Of The Day: IDLES Namecheck Mary Berry On Punk Anthem 'Well Done']", NME, 30 September 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017Murray, Robin (2016) "[http://www.clashmusic.com/videos/premiere-idles-divide-and-conquer Premiere: IDLES – 'Divide And Conquer']", Clash, 31 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017 DIY gave it 4 stars, calling it "An exhilarating escape along frenzied rhythms and powerhouse rhythms with a ferocious commentary for guidance...as vital as it is volatile."Goodman, Jessica (2017) "[http://diymag.com/2017/03/10/idles-brutalism-album-review Idles – Brutalism]", DIY. Retrieved 8 July 2017 The Line of Best Fit website gave it 9/10, calling Idles "one of the most exciting British bands right now".Day, Laurence (2017) "[https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/idles-are-one-of-the-most-exciting-british-bands-right-now Idles are one of the most exciting British bands right now]", Line of Best Fit, 16 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017 It received an 8/10 from PopMatters, with Ian King calling it "bracing, caustic, and relentless".King, Ian (2017) "[http://www.popmatters.com/review/idles-brutalism/ Idles Brutalism]", PopMatters, 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017 Uncut gave it a similarly positive review, calling it "A rare rock record with the rage, urgency, wit and shattering of complacency usually found in grime"."Idles – Brutalism", Uncut, April 2017, p. 32 Talbot's mother died after a long illness while the band was working on the album and is pictured on the cover, along with a sculpture by Talbot and his father. Her death gave Talbot and the band a new focus. They toured to support Brutalism, and supported the Maccabees on the London shows of their farewell tour,Yates, Jonathan (2017) "[http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/everything-you-need-know-maccabees-13248719 Everything you need to know about The Maccabees farewell shows at Alexandra Palace]", getSurrey.co.uk, 28 June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017 as well as supporting the Foo Fighters for the O2 Arena's 10th Birthday.

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After several festival appearances throughout Europe, they began working on their second album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, which was released on 31 August 2018.Beauvallet, JD, (2017) "[http://www.lesinrocks.com/2017/07/08/musique/parcels-et-idles-une-deuxieme-soiree-tout-en-contrastes-aux-eurockeennes-11963784/ Des Idles aux Parcels : une deuxième soirée tout en contrastes aux Eurockéennes]", Les Inrocks, 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017Jones, Craig (2017) "[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/idles-download-festival-2017-review-13167692 Idles at Download Festival 2017: Punk band take aim at The Sun during riotous set]", Birmingham Mail, 10 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017 Accompanying the release of Joy, the group created an exhibition in collaboration with HM Electric Gallery in London, taking place 30 and 31 August 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pfiW6I495Q|title=Joy as an Act of Resistance Exhibition|date=31 July 2018|via=YouTube}}

In 2019, the band was nominated for Best Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/idles-1975-dua-lipa-2019-brit-awards-nominations-2430434|title=IDLES, The 1975, and Dua Lipa amongst stars nominated for 2019 BRIT Awards|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=12 January 2019|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=24 January 2019}} and later won the 2019 Kerrang! Award for Best British Breakthrough Act.{{cite web|title=Kerrang! Awards 2019: Here's the Full List of Winners|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/kerrang-awards-2019-heres-the-full-list-of-winners/|work=Kerrang!|access-date=19 June 2019|date=19 June 2019}} That same year, Joy as an Act of Resistance was shortlisted for the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize. The band performed "Never Fight a Man with a Perm" at the ceremony on 19 September. In December, they played various shows across the UK, including a packed concert of 10,000 at London's Alexandra Palace.

{{Main|Ultra Mono}}

During the latter stages of their Joy as an Act of Resistance tour in December 2019, Idles performed three new songs which were confirmed to be from their then-unannounced third album,{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Nick |title=Watch Idles play defiant new track 'Grounds' at massive Ally Pally show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-idles-play-defiant-new-track-grounds-at-massive-ally-pally-show-2585354 |website=NME |date=9 December 2019 |access-date=21 September 2020}} which Talbot confirmed was finished and being mixed in an interview with Zane Lowe that same month.

Following the promotional single "Mr. Motivator" in May 2020, Talbot announced their third album, Ultra Mono, in June, on Steve Lamacq's Radio 6 show.{{Cite web|last=Skinner|first=Tom|title=IDLES announce third album 'Ultra Mono' and share new track 'Grounds'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/idles-announce-new-album-ultra-mono-and-share-first-track-grounds-2689377|work=NME|date=16 June 2020|access-date=17 June 2020}} The album was supported by a further four singles; "Grounds", "A Hymn", "Model Village" and "War" in June, July, August and September 2020, respectively. The record also features guest appearances from Jehnny Beth, Warren Ellis, David Yow and Jamie Cullum. In 2020, Idles received two nominations at the Berlin Music Video Awards: the music video "Never Fight a Man With a Perm" received a nomination for Best Animation and "Mercedes Marxist" was nominated for Best Concept.{{Cite web|last=Berlin Music Video Awards|date=7 May 2021|access-date=7 May 2021|title=Nominees 2020|url=https://www.berlinmva.com/bmva-nominees-2020/|website=Berlinmva.com}}

Ultra Mono was released through Partisan Records on 25 September 2020 to predominantly positive reviews, with Louder Than War awarding it a 10 out of 10 and describing it as "the album of their career".{{cite web |last1=Robb |first1=John |title=IDLES : Ultra Mono – album review |url=https://louderthanwar.com/idles-ultra-mono-album-review/ |website=Louder than War |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=21 September 2020}} The band followed the release of the album with a remix of "Model Village", featuring Slowthai.{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Patrick |title=IDLES and Slowthai team up for intense new version of 'Model Village' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/idles-and-slowthai-team-up-for-intense-new-version-of-model-village-2998441 |website=NME |date=20 July 2021 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=6 May 2022}}

In 2021 the band received the Best Punk Record award for the album at the American Association of Independent Music’s (A2IM) Libera Awards.{{Cite web |title=A2IM Libera Awards 2021 winners |url=https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/ |access-date=2021-09-21 |website=Liberaawards.com |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019014143/https://liberaawards.com/2021-winners/ |url-status=dead }} Also in 2021, the band released three covers: Sharon Van Etten's "Peace Signs" (for Van Etten's commemorative Epic Ten album),{{cite web |last1=Chesler |first1=Josh |title=Sharon Van Etten Shares IDLES' Cover Of 'Peace Signs' From Upcoming Epic Ten Album |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/sharon-van-etten-idles-peace-signs/ |website=Spin |date=11 March 2021 |access-date=6 May 2022}} Gang of Four's "Damaged Goods" (for the Andy Gill tribute album The Problem Of Leisure){{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=IDLES – "Damaged Goods" (Gang Of Four Cover) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2149210/idles-damaged-goods-gang-of-four-cover/music/ |website=Stereogum |date=27 May 2021 |publisher=Stereogum Media |access-date=6 May 2022}} and Metallica's "The God That Failed" (for the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist).{{Cite web|last=He|first=Richard S.|date=10 September 2021|title=Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-metallica-blacklist-cover-ranked-from-worst-to-best|access-date=2021-10-24|website=Loudersound.com|language=en}}

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On 28 September 2021, shortly over a year after the release of Ultra Mono, the band released the single "The Beachland Ballroom". Coinciding with the announcement the band announced the release of their fourth studio album, Crawler, to be released later in the autumn.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/idles-announce-new-album-crawler-share-video-for-new-song-watch/|title=Idles Announce New Album Crawler, Share Video for New Song: Watch|author=Bloom, Madison|work=Pitchfork|date=28 September 2021|accessdate=28 September 2021}} Prior to the album's release, the second single, "Car Crash", was released. The song was written about Talbot's real-life car accident.{{cite web |last1=Daly |first1=Rhian |title=Watch IDLES' video for abrasive new single 'Car Crash' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-idles-video-for-abrasive-new-single-car-crash-3086736 |website=NME |access-date=22 February 2022 |date=3 November 2021}}

Crawler was released on 12 November 2021 through Partisan Records, and it was met with critical acclaim. Matt Mitchell, writing for Paste, gave the album an 8.8 out of 10 saying that Crawler "is magnetic storytelling tempered with newfound patience".{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Matt |title=IDLES Emerge from Quiet Spaces with Fearless Ferocity on CRAWLER |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/idles/crawler-album-review/ |website=Paste |access-date=22 February 2022 |date=11 November 2021}} Damien Morris, of The Observer, called Crawler a "thrilling, glass-gargling introspection", giving the album a full five out of five stars.{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Damien |title=Idles: Crawler review – thrilling, glass-gargling introspection |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/14/idles-crawler-review-joe-talbot-the-beachland-ballroom |work=The Guardian|date=14 November 2021 |access-date=22 February 2022}} Stuart Berman of Pitchfork gave Crawler a 7 out 10, the highest rating the band has received from the website. Berman said that "the Bristol band’s fourth album plays like the dark origin story for how Idles became the preeminent life coaches of modern post-punk."{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Stuart |title=IDLES: Crawler – Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/idles-crawler/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=22 February 2022 |date=17 November 2021}}

After being unable to tour for Ultra Mono due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two albums were promoted in a worldwide tour from late 2021 to late 2022. During the tour, the band released two music videos from Crawler. The first, "When the Lights Come On", premiered on 13 December 2021 with direction from the company, Holding Hands with Horses.{{cite web |last1=Golsen |first1=Tyler |title=IDLES release new video for 'When the Lights Come On' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/idles-new-video-for-when-the-lights-come-on/ |website=Far Out Magazine |access-date=22 February 2022 |date=14 December 2021}} On 8 February 2022, the music video for "Crawl!" was released. The video was a claymation video directed by LOOSE and Edie Lawrence.{{cite web |last1=Ackroyd |first1=Steven |title=IDLES have debuted a new video for 'Crawl!' |url=https://readdork.com/news/idles-video-crawl/ |website=Dork |access-date=22 February 2022 |date=8 February 2022}}

In April 2022, the band performed at Coachella Music and Arts Festival, with Desert Sun describing their performance as "rambunctious" and "chaotic".{{cite web |last1=Blueskye |first1=Brian |title=Coachella 2022: IDLES follows Arcade Fire on Mojave stage |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2022/04/15/coachella-2022-idles-follows-arcade-fire-mojave-stage-chaotic-set/7339175001/ |website=Desert Sun |access-date=6 May 2022}}

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On 18 October 2023 the band released the single "Dancer", featuring backing vocals by James Murphy and Nancy Whang from LCD Soundsystem. They also announced their fifth album Tangk, which was released on 16 February 2024 and co-produced by the team of Kenny Beats, Nigel Godrich and guitarist Mark Bowen.{{cite web |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Idles share 'Dancer' and tell us about "transgressive" new album Tangk |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/idles-dancer-tangk-new-album-joe-talbot-interview-lcd-soundsystem-3516892 |website=NME |date=18 October 2023 |access-date=18 October 2023}} "Dancer" was later named by NME as the 49th best song of 2023.{{cite web |title=The 50 best songs of 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-songs-of-2023-3-3551141 |website=NME |access-date=6 January 2023}}

On 6 December 2023, the band released the follow-up single "Grace",{{cite web |last1=Dunworth |first1=Liberty |title=Idles share soulful new single 'Grace' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/idles-share-soulful-new-single-grace-listen-preorder-3554690 |website=NME |access-date=6 January 2023}} and later released "Gift Horse"{{cite web |last1=Mega |first1=Aidan |title=Idles break free from the reins on 'Gift Horse' |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/idgh-idles-gift-horse-song-review/ |website=Atwood Magazine |date=3 February 2024 |access-date=3 February 2024}} on 14 January 2024. On February 14, the band released a music video for "Grace" that used footage from Coldplay's video for "Yellow". Using deep fake technology, Chris Martin is made to appear as though he is singing "Grace" rather than "Yellow". The idea for the video reportedly came to Talbot in a dream, and was done with not only Martin's approval but his cooperation – filming himself singing the song in order to train the AI to make it appear more realistic.{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=IDLES Deepfake Coldplay's Chris Martin For New "Grace" Video |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2251922/idles-deepfake-coldplays-chris-martin-for-new-grace-video/news/ |website=Stereogum |date=15 February 2024 |publisher=Stereogum Media}}

On 17 April 2024, the band released a music video for "Pop Pop Pop" while on a worldwide tour that started in February 2024.{{Cite web |title=IDLES Finds "Freudenfreude" In "POP POP POP" Music Video |url=https://idobi.com/high-life/idles-pop-pop-pop-music-video-tangk/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=idobi |language=en-US}} The music video was shot on location in Iceland.

On Friday 28 June 2024 Idles played at Glastonbury where they were the final act performing on the 'Other Stage'. At one point during the performance they were joined on stage by American rapper Danny Brown.

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Idles' music has been described as post-punk,{{Cite web |last=Choudhury |first=Amaya |date=2024-03-14 |title='Tangk' is an ambitious album from British post-punk band IDLES |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/music/idles-makes-strides-to-redefine-their-classically-aggressive-sound-in-tangk/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=The Michigan Daily}}{{cite news|first=Matt|last=Hendrickson|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/arts/music/idles-ultra-mono.html|title=Idles Are Throwing a Post-Punk Revolution, and Everyone's Invited|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 September 2020|access-date=12 May 2024}}{{cite news|first=Matthew|last=Cooper|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/who-idles-bristol-post-punk-15860600|title=Who are Idles? Bristol post-punk band nominated for best breakthrough act – Manchester Evening News|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=20 February 2019|access-date=14 April 2019}}{{Cite web |title=In Advance of Upcoming Agora Show, IDLES Frontman Talks About the British Post-Punk Band's Musical Evolution |url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/in-advance-of-upcoming-agora-show-idles-frontman-talks-about-the-british-post-punk-bands-musical-evolution-39601639 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Clevescene}}{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-29 |title=Idles: Neues Album, neue Single und ausverkaufte Konzerthallen |url=https://www.rollingstone.de/idles-neues-album-neue-single-und-ausverkaufte-konzerthallen-2360829/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=de-DE}} punk rock,{{cite web |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |date=30 August 2018 |title=Idles, Joy as an Act of Resistance album review: Punk rockers place vulnerability and empathy front and centre |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/idles-album-review-joy-as-an-act-of-resistance-lyrics-tracklist-release-date-a8514296.html |access-date=17 November 2018 |work=The Independent}}{{cite magazine |last=Stiernberg |first=Bonnie |date=21 August 2018 |title=How Idles Used Punk Rock To Fight Through Grief |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/idles-joy-act-resistance-interview-713263/ |access-date=17 November 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cite news |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |date=6 April 2017 |title=Post-Brexit punk and austerity anthems – 2017's political rock resurgence |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/apr/06/post-brexit-punk-austerity-anthems-2017-political-rock-resurgence |access-date=12 December 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian}} post-hardcore,{{cite web|first=Daniel Dylan|last=Wray|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/idles-band-on-tour-brooklyn-feature-2018/|title=Meet IDLES, Punk's Most Savage Good Boys|work=Vice Media|date=22 March 2018|access-date=17 November 2018}} hardcore punk,{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Hann|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a590dc78-d100-11e7-947e-f1ea5435bcc7|title=Idles deliver a blast of rage and joy at Village Underground, London|newspaper=Financial Times|date=24 November 2017|access-date=12 May 2024}} and art rock.{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Rimmer|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/love-yourself-idles-on-creating-positive-punk|title=Idles On Creating Positive Punk in a Climate of Fear|work=The Skinny|date=20 August 2018|access-date=12 May 2024}} Talbot rejected the punk label;[https://www.msn.com/en-nz/entertainment/music/idles-joe-talbot-were-not-a-punk-band/ar-BB16L3Gg] {{dead link|date=November 2021}} in 2017, he said: "We're not a post punk band. I guess we have that motorik, engine-like drive in the rhythm section that some post punk bands have, but we have plenty of songs that aren't like that at all."

Idles have been described as a "post-Brexit" political rock band.{{Cite news |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |date=2017-04-06 |title=Post-Brexit punk and austerity anthems - 2017's political rock resurgence |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/apr/06/post-brexit-punk-austerity-anthems-2017-political-rock-resurgence |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}} Their songs include political messages on a diverse range of topics including feminism, mass media and immigration. British newspaper The Guardian wrote in 2024 that "the subjects the band sparred with along the way ranged from white privilege to Brexit to immigration to class, with a special wallop reserved for the crueler aspects of traditional masculinity".{{Cite news |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=2024-02-13 |title=The return of Idles: 'I don't have to hide behind violence any more' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/13/idles-band-interview-new-album-tangk |access-date=2024-12-03 |work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077}}

In November 2023, just over a month after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, English punk-duo Bob Vylan criticised Idles as well as English punk-duo Sleaford Mods for not speaking about the Palestinian cause, saying at a concert in Dublin "How the fuck can you call yourself a political left-wing band if you are not fucking speaking up for people that have no voice at the moment? It’s a cowardly fucking thing".{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=2023-11-10 |title=Bob Vylan call out "cowardly" Sleaford Mods and IDLES for not speaking out on Palestine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bob-vylan-call-out-cowardly-sleaford-mods-and-idles-for-not-speaking-out-on-palestine-3536053 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=NME}} Subsequently, Joe Talbot voiced support for Palestine at the launch show for the album Tangk, by changing lyrics to include references to Palestine, with guitarist Mark Bowen also leading chants of "ceasefire now".{{Cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=2024-02-17 |title=Idles show solidarity with Palestine at 'Tangk' launch show in Brixton |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/idles-show-solidarity-with-palestine-at-tangk-launch-show-in-brixton-3588996 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=NME }} Since then, the band have continuously spoken about the topic, including during their set at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=Glastonbury 2024: Idles dedicate song to "people of Palestine" |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/glastonbury-2024-idles-declare-support-for-the-people-of-palestine/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk}}

Current

• Adam Devonshire – bass guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
• Joe Talbot – lead vocals (2009–present)
• Mark Bowen – lead guitar, backing vocals (2009–present), electronics, keyboards (2021–present)
• Jon Beavis – drums, backing vocals (2011–present)
• Lee Kiernan – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2015–present)

Former

• Andy Stewart – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2009–2015)
• Jon Harper – drums (2009–2011)

Touring musicians

• Tina Maynard – rhythm guitar (2021; touring), lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2022; substitute for Mark Bowen){{cite web | url=https://dugdale.tv/film/https-vimeo.com-787482486 | title=IDLES. GLASTONBURY PRESENTS: LIVE AT WORTHY FARM. 'WAR' | Film | D U G D a L E | date=4 February 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://toomuchrock.com/shows/idles.html | title=Idles - September 2nd, 2022 in Kansas City, MO }}
• Thomas "Tank" Barclay – bass guitar (2025–present; substitute for Adam Devonshire)

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{{main|Idles discography}}

• Brutalism (2017)
• Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018)
• Ultra Mono (2020)
• Crawler (2021)
• Tangk (2024)

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