Joy As An Act Of Resistance.
by Idles

From DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/24/2018 21:01 | #221612 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

The most essential record in years. A catalogue of insanely catchy socio-political anthems that tap right into the heart of the struggles and problems modern Britain faces in the most happy-angry way possible.

The impact this album is going to have cannot be predicted, but I do have these thoughts so far: Never Fight A Man With A Perm is killer beyond all comprehension; Danny Nedelko is a fantastic middle finger to the right wing press's narrative of the last decade; Samaritans speaks to me and to men in general in a way that music has never done before, making you want to sing-a-long and cry all at the same time; Great finally delivers the Brexit punk anthem we've been after for ages.

Even then, there's so much to unpick here. Every song has as much depth as the last one, every lyric feels like it deserves a whole essay just to explain its significance.

The music too. Man. I don't even know where to start. Idles have taken there big ol' grungy hardcore post-punk medley sound and fleshed it out into something that nods to all of its influences yet feels highly appropriate and effective, and more than anything else, rocks like no god damn tomorrow.

Packs the energy to make you want to jump around the room and smash up your kitchen. Smacks you right in the feels with the intensity of its lyrics. Reassures that it knows just what you're going through and what you've been through, and finally offers you an answer. This is the record we've all been waiting for in Britain. An optimistic, angry mantra to unite around - and dance around to as well.

Idles pulled it out the bag and smacked it right out of the park. Best record of 2018? Oh hell, I most certainly think so.

Fuck that shit. A year after "Brutalism", the Idles punks have just given birth to a bomb of the current Rock. "Joy As an Act of Resistance" exposes exactly everything its title promises ... by addressing sad topics and terrible news. Resist against addiction, the absurdity of Brexit, the pain caused by the loss of a child, the ravages of a misplaced manhood, animosity towards immigrants, stupidity ambient in general. Humor and lyrics are swayed in society like a molotov cocktail while ultra-solid punk songs will go crazy in live. Idles now has one of the best current bands of "real" British rock. No doubt because they manage to maintain the ideal distance between the balls and the brain, precisely where the heart is.

9/10

Best track: "Danny Nedelko"

From awesomness425 09/06/2018 05:56 | #220647 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

This is one of the most aggressive and intense punk albums I’ve ever heard. I could snort a few lines of cocaine or listen to this album and it would give me literally the same energy. Fucking bang on lyrics with social and political contexts and all around hard hitting force with every note played. One of the best thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Man, I could only imagine what one of their concerts would be like

From ghosttomost 09/16/2018 22:47 | #221187 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

This album channels male rage otherwise commonly found in punk and directs it at dismantling patriarchy / opposing hate / and resisting apathy. Aggressive and enlightening and ready to mosh.

This is what 2018 was missing, a punk rock album that makes you feel angry and happy at the same time, that asks for unity and rebellion while it makes you feel like dancing and getting into a fight, all at the same time