Idles - Joy As An Act Of Resistance (Deluxe Edition)

Released: 06/10/23

 To celebrate five years since its original release in 2018, the deluxe vinyl has been reissued for the very first time.

Produced by Space and mixed by Adam Greenspan & Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Kate Bush, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), 'Joy as an Act of Resistance' takes aim at everything from toxic masculinity, nationalism, immigration, and class inequality - all while maintaining a visceral, infectious positivity.

Joy As An Act Of Resistance is a parade. It's a parade of laughing at the funeral, of listening to the bastards, of phlegm on the mirror. It's a parade of my Grandfather's wit, it is all the shit haircuts I've ever had. It is a parade of naivety, of a warm embrace, it is Young Thug's dress. It's the parade of being carried through the grim dark. It's a parade of laughing at yourself. It is love. It is loving yourself. It is a parade of Tony Benn's smile. It is Idles, for now. It's the beautiful smell of immigrant food. It is a parade of vulnerability. It is Ilie Nastase. It's a parade of being at your worst. It is our best, for now. It is our thank you. It is our sorry. It is a parade without fluff but with a tonne of glitter and violence. It is a parade of what I truly miss and what I truly have. It is a parade of the second album. It is us cutting it's fucking head off. It is a parade of joy in the face of all we don't want and all we fear. It is a parade of you.