IDLES !!!

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IDLES AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE, SEATTLE

An excited sense of supernatural electricity quivered through Seattle’s historic Paramount Theatre; its energy sparked across the elbow-to-elbow sold-out crowd. The powerful sensation grew stronger in intensity as seconds sped by, enveloping the audience in an anticipatory state as they sensed the brutal musical beauty being held at bay backstage. Thankfully, IDLES, the five-piece Bristol-based band known for creating crushing contemplative chaos alongside dulcet-like seductive tones, were attuned to this surreal sensation. In the space of a breath, Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan, and Joe Talbot appeared and crossed the stage to take their places. Shortly after the delicately dark piano intro of “IDEA 101,” the opening track from IDLES’ 2024 release, TANGK bled into the air. Frontman Joe Talbot paced a few more times, then grabbed the mic, his resilient bon-sang voice cathartically grounding the crowd- albeit only momentarily.

As force majeures of massive sound matched with poignant, provocative lyrics, IDLES immediately moved into the harsh and heavy “Colossus” from 2018’s Joy as an Act of Resistance….