Idles

Formed: Bristol, UK, 2009

Current members: Joe Talbot, Adam Devonshire, Mark Bowen, Lee Kiernan, Jon Beavis

First single: Idles EP (May 2011)

Album discography: Brutalism (March 2017); Joy As An Act Of Resistance (August 2018); Ultra Mono (September 2020); Crawler (November 2021); Tangk (February 2024)

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