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10.0
106715
10.0 |
God Is In The TV
Listen, reflect, then change your little piece of the world for the better
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10.0
106763
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
IDLES are still fast, still furious, and still have a lot to say. Joy as an Act of Resistance needed to be written and now, it needs to be listened to
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10.0
106773
10.0 |
NME
An instant classic, one that people will turn to in times of need for years to come
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10.0
106801
10.0 |
DIY
No hyperbole needed; IDLES are the most important band we have right now
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9.0
106854
9.0 |
Clash
This is a band to get excited about. Very, VERY, excited about!
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9.0
106760
9.0 |
Crack
A heady, confusing rush of present-day fury and hope for a brighter future, Joy as An Act of Resistance is a record that bristles with the political and emotional energy of punk’s very best
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9.0
106794
9.0 |
Under The Radar
One of the defining moments in modern punk and, with any justice, will stand as a testament to the working classes of the world
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9.0
106765
9.0 |
PopMatters
There is a profound sense of joy on the album. A loud, often frenetic, intense joy but joy all the same
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9.0
106766
9.0 |
The Quietus
Not Britain’s, nor Europe’s, but the world’s most vital band
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9.0
106770
9.0 |
The 405
IDLES believe that community spirit and togetherness will be what ultimately guides us closer to happiness as a whole, and in Joy As An Act Of Resistance they’ve created a monumental banner for the movement
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9.0
106713
9.0 |
Exclaim
IDLES turn trauma and anger into affirming lessons on Joy As an Act of Resistance, crafting a cathartic masterpiece that wears its heart — broken, but still beating — on its sleeve
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9.0
106714
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Delivers on the momentum that they have been building, and seizes a piece of the zeitgeist in the process
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9.0
106716
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The most relevant and at times gut wrenching album of the year
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8.2
107170
8.2 |
Gig Soup
The Bristol outfit expands on the success of their debut with a record that deserves your attention, packed with more punches than an Old Firm derby
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8.0
107456
8.0 |
No Ripcord
As it is, Joy As An Act Of Resistance is shot through with stand-out moments, a great offering that you suspect will well and truly bring the house down when the band hits the road
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8.0
106880
8.0 |
musicOMH
Much like their last album, Joy As An Act Of Resistance suggests Idles aren’t a particularly progressive band musically, but their sound is one with the absolute sincerity of their exploration of our culture and politics
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8.0
106931
8.0 |
Punk News
Joy as an Act of Resistance is a giant heaping of grade-A punk rock. It’s an ambitious project camouflaged as a more straightforward release not unlike their peers in Fucked Up
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8.0
106782
8.0 |
The Guardian
They might just be Britain’s most necessary band
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8.0
106809
8.0 |
Evening Standard
This is another masterpiece from the talented Bristol five-piece
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8.0
106812
8.0 |
The FT
The music is powerful and visceral, a lacerating type of vulnerability
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8.0
106717
8.0 |
The Music
A tremendously creative album from a genre that seems to be getting staler with each passing year. Punks will love it, and so will anyone with a heart and a funny bone
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8.0
106718
8.0 |
Record Collector
It genuinely feels like something enormous is imminent for Idles
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8.0
106719
8.0 |
Mojo
Their follow-up sees them crank everything up to the next level. Print edition only
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8.0
106720
8.0 |
Q
This feels indispensable, as both bereavement therapy and Brexit-era protest. Print edition only
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8.0
106721
8.0 |
Uncut
They add to their ongoing commitment to openness. Print edition only
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8.0
106712
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
The peaks of ‘Joy’ are actually the slow moments – and arguably the peaks of IDLES’ discography so far
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8.0
106757
8.0 |
The Independent
For all his gruff, ferocious delivery, frontman Joe Talbot is all about upending his own masculinity
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6.8
106869
6.8 |
Pitchfork
The riffs come hard, fuzzy, and fast on the Bristol punks’ deeply passionate second album — and the platitudes follow close behind
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6.0
106746
6.0 |
The Skinny
While Joy as an Act of Resistance might not flow perfectly as an album, many of its songs when taken on their own raise some serious hell
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