Summary from 41 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated IDLES’s catalog across 11 albums from 41 opinions, with an overall average of 8.0/10. The top-rated IDLES album is Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018) with a 8.7/10 average from 9 ratings, followed by CRAWLER and Brutalism. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2017 to 2024. Danny Nedelko ranks as the highest-rated IDLES song on Rate.fm with a 9.2/10 average.
CRAWLER
“No one weaponises passion quite like Idles. While their arsenal may vary, the mode of attack is always guns blazing. Last year’s Ultra Mono was criticised for its simplicity and lack of development, as the West Country quintet reduced and perfected their breathtaking gut-punch, post-punk aesthetic. The same faults can’t be aimed at this expansive yet introspective sequel. Glass-gargling frontman J”
Joy as an Act of Resistance.
“There are, improbably, a couple of nods to ’80s romantic drama Dirty Dancing on Bristol punks Idles’ instant classic second album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’. On the deceptively brooding ‘Love Song’, which pairs howling guitar lines (that could have been lifted from the start of a horror movie) with compassionate lyrics about the redemptive power of romantic love, frontman Joe Talbot roars, “I c”
Joy as an Act of Resistance.
“UK punk outfit IDLES returns with an album that improves on the brutal and politically charged style the band delivered on their debut last year. One of the best punk albums of the decade without question!”