IDLES Announce New Album Ultra Mono, Share “Grounds”: Stream

The post IDLES Announce New Album Ultra Mono, Share “Grounds”: Stream appeared first on Consequence of Sound.

Post-punk outfit IDLES are prepping to release a new album called Ultra Mono. Their third LP and follow-up to 2018’s Joy As An Act of Resistance is due out September 25th through Partisan Records.

Comprised of 12 songs, the upcoming effort was “sonically structured to capture the feeling of a hip-hop record,” according to a statement. Acclaimed rap producer Kenny Beats (FKA twigs, Denzel Curry, DaBaby) contributed production programming alongside Nick Launay (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire) and Adam “Atom” Greenspan (Anna Calvi, Cut Copy).

The Bristol natives were also joined by a number of vocalists and musicians in Savages leader Jehnny Beth, Warren Ellis of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, David Yow of The Jesus Lizard, and jazz songwriter Jamie Cullum. IDLES frontman Joe Talbot just featured on Beth’s debut solo album, To Live is to Love.

Ultra Mono includes the previous single “Mr. Motivator”; a second track, “Grounds”, has been revealed today. “We wanted to write a song that embodied self-belief, and gave us self-belief — a counter-punch to all the doubt we build up from all the noise we so easily let in,” Talbot explained.

“We wanted to make the sound of our own hearts’ marching band, armed with a jack hammer and a smile,” he added. “We wanted to make the sound of our engine starting. So we did. Thank you.” Check it out below via a music video directed by Rob French.

Editors' Picks

• The 50 Albums That Shaped Punk Rock

• The Dutch Do It Better: Lowlands Festival 2019 Review

Pre-orders for Ultra Mono have begun. In support, IDLES have lined up three livestreamed performances for August 29th and 30th. The ticketed virtual events are on sale now here.

Ultra Mono Artwork:

Ultra Mono Tracklist:
01. War
02. Grounds
03. Mr. Motivator
04. Anxiety
05. Kill Them With Kindness
06. Model Village
07. Ne Touche Pas Moi (feat. Jehnny Beth)
08. Carcinogenic
09. Reigns
10. The Lover
11. A Hymn
12. Danke

IDLES Announce New Album Ultra Mono, Share “Grounds”: Stream
Lake Schatz

Popular Posts

• Dolly Parton statue may replace KKK leader memorial at Tennessee Capitol

• Danny Masterson Charged With Raping Three Women

• John Cleese Mocks Fox News for False Reporting on a Monty Python Quote

• Comedian Chris D'Elia Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Grooming Underage Girls [Update]

• Nickelodeon Confirms SpongeBob is a Member of the LGBTQ+ Community

Subscribe to Consequence of Sound’s email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.