Wednesday, September 25, 2019

#3599 Idles - Joy as an Act of Resistance

4/5 as perfect as cover art comes. context betrays a wedding punchup, but it's got all the visual energy of a joyfully rough moshpit, the exact kind Idles sounds ready to inspire.

Rollicking hard, with rolling physical energy and a sneering sense of humor, with arguments against James Bond as a hero, and advice like Never Fight a Man with a Perm, and an anti-nationalist screed in support of Danny Nedelko. Earnest, direct, firey, and yes, joyful.

Because that's the perfect title, too. Because punk can be fun. And punk must be angry. And joy can be an act of resistance, and this might be the perfect soundtrack.

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