IDLES have announced the release of a new album called CRAWLER and have shared its first single, โ€œThe Beachland Ballroomโ€.

The Bristol punk bandโ€™s fourth album is the follow-up to last yearโ€™s Ultra Mono, which landed them their first Number One on the UK album chart.

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Set to be released on November 12, CRAWLER โ€“ which is co-produced by Kenny Beats and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen โ€“ was recorded at the famed Real World Studios in Bath during the coronavirus pandemic.

The albumโ€™s announcement comes alongside the release of its first single, โ€œThe Beachland Ballroomโ€, an โ€œhonest-to-goodness soul songโ€ named after the iconic Ohio venue.

โ€œItโ€™s the most important song on the album, really,โ€ IDLES frontman Joe Talbot said of the track. โ€œThereโ€™s so many bands that go through the small rooms and dream of making it into the big rooms. Being able to write a soul tune like this made me go, fuck โ€” weโ€™re at a place where weโ€™re actually allowed to go to these big rooms and be creative and not just go through the motions and really appreciate what weโ€™ve got.โ€

He added: โ€œThe song is sort of an allegory of feeling lost and getting through it. Itโ€™s one that I really love singing.โ€

Bowen chimed in about the track, adding: โ€œI didnโ€™t know Joe could sing like that. Heโ€™s been trying to write โ€˜Be My Babyโ€™ since the very beginning, but he didnโ€™t want to be the punk guy wearing the Motown clothes. He wanted it to feel natural, and this song is.โ€

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CRAWLER arrives on November 12 โ€“ see the tracklisting below and pre-order it here.

1. โ€œMTT 420 RRโ€
2. โ€œThe Wheelโ€
3. โ€œWhen the Lights Come Onโ€
4. โ€œCar Crashโ€
5. โ€œThe New Sensationโ€
6. โ€œStockholm Syndromeโ€
7. โ€œThe Beachland Ballroomโ€
8. โ€œCrawl!โ€
9. โ€œMedsโ€
10. โ€œKelechiโ€
11. โ€œProgressโ€
12. โ€œWizzโ€
13. โ€œKing Snakeโ€
14. โ€œThe Endโ€

IDLES are gearing up to head out on a sold-out 23-date North American tour that begins on October 7. They will then play a run of sold-out UK and Ireland shows throughout January and February 2022 including a four-night stretch at O2 Academy Brixton in London. See the UK and Ireland dates below:

January 2022

16 โ€“ O2 Academy Brixton, London
17 โ€“ O2 Academy Brixton, London
18 โ€“ O2 Academy Brixton, London
19 โ€“ O2 Academy Brixton, London
21 โ€“ Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
22 โ€“ O2 Academy, Birmingham
24 โ€“ Vicar Street, Dublin
25 โ€“ Vicar Street, Dublin
26 โ€“ Vicar Street, Dublin
28 โ€“ O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
29 โ€“ O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
30 โ€“ O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

February 2022

01 โ€“ O2 Academy, Sheffield
02 โ€“ O2 City Hall, Newcastle
03 โ€“ Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
04 โ€“ Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
05 โ€“ Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow

IDLES were also recently announced as one of the main headliners of Creation Day Festival 2022.

The festival is being curated by Creation Records co-founder Alan McGee, and had been set to debut this year before coronavirus-enforced restrictions forced its cancellation.