2021 studio album by Idles
Crawler
Released 12 November 2021
Genre
Length 46 :27
Label
Partisan
Producer
"The Beachland Ballroom" Released: 28 September 2021
"Car Crash" Released: 3 November 2021
"When the Lights Come On" Released: 13 December 2021
"Crawl!" Released: 8 February 2022
Crawler is the fourth album by British
rock band
Idles , released on 12 November 2021.
[1]
Crawler received favourable reviews and was nominated for
Best Rock Album at the
65th Annual Grammy Awards .
[2]
Promotion
Singles
The first single, "The Beachland Ballroom", was released on 28 September 2021 along with the announcement of the album.
[1] Prior to the album's release, the second single, for "Car Crash" was released. The song was about Talbot's terrifying car accident in the past.
[3]
Music videos
After the release of the album, Idles 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.
[4] On 8 February 2022, the music video for "Crawl!" was released. The video was a claymation video directed by LOOSE and Edie Lawrence.
[5]
Artwork and title
The album cover features a contemporary home, with a man in a helmet and protective pads levitating in front of the home. The artwork for the album was a collaborative effort between lead vocalist Joe Talbot and photographer Tom Ham.
[6]
[7]
Music and composition
Crawler has been described by critics as primarily a
hardcore punk ,
noise rock , and
post-punk record, with elements of
powerviolence
[8] and
grindcore
[9]
[10] throughout the album.
Critical reception
Crawler was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an
average score of 82 based on 18 reviews.
[12] Aggregator
AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.7 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 18 reviews.
[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Joe Talbot , Adam Devonshire, Jonathan Beavis, Lee Kiernan, and Mark Bowen
Crawler track listing
[1] Title 1. "MTT 420 RR" 5:30 2. "The Wheel" 3:25 3. "When the Lights Come On" 3:10 4. "Car Crash" 3:53 5. "The New Sensation" 4:13 6. "Stockholm Syndrome" 3:02 7. "The Beachland Ballroom" 4:00 8. "Crawl!" 4:20 9. "Meds" 3:56 10. "Kelechi" 0:30 11. "Progress" 3:46 12. "Wizz" 0:30 13. "King Snake" 2:54 14. "The End" 3:18 Total length: 46:27
Personnel
Idles
Jon Beavis – drums
Mark Bowen – guitar, keyboards,
production ,
engineering
Adam Devonshire – bass guitar
Lee Kiernan – guitar
Joe Talbot – lead vocals, design
Additional personnel
Kenny Beats – production, engineering
Joe LaPorta –
mastering
Craig Silvey –
mixing
Chris Fullard – engineering
Charlotte Nicholls – cello
Colin Webster – saxophone
Dane Cross – additional vocals
Dani Bennett-Spragg – mixing assistance
Oli Middleton – engineering assistance
Stan Gravett – engineering assistance
Tom Ham – photography
Mishi May – costume design
Charts
References
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Pitchfork . Retrieved 28 September 2021 .
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NME . Retrieved 22 February 2022 .
^ Golsen, Tyler (14 December 2021).
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Far Out Magazine . Retrieved 22 February 2022 .
^ Ackroyd, Steven (8 February 2022).
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Joe Talbot
Adam Devonshire
Mark Bowen
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