Mercedes Marxist 7''
Partisan
2019
Rating: 8 dead dizzy flies out of 10
Is there a more hot shit band than Idles right now? The music is good, the lyrical content is “woke as fuck” which I think is what the kids want, and the live shows are bonkers. It’s still kinda shocking I was able to see them in tiny ass Kings at the same time they were selling out 8-10,000 seat venues in the UK in minutes. The two songs here, the title tracks and the b-side “I Dream Guillotine,” are unreleased recordings from the same sessions that produced the excellent “Joy As An Act Of Resistance.” Both of these are fantastic, and it’s a shame most folks might miss out on them if they aren’t aware of this release. Or maybe in the world of all streaming/digital consumption, this is no longer an issue. I get that not every song can make the final cut for a number of different reasons, but “I Dream Guillotine” would surely be one of the favorites from the album had it been there. But it’s not. But it should be. But it’s not.
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