WHAT IT IS: TANGK is the fifth LP from the Bristol-based quintet IDLES, who’ve amassed two Grammy noms, a BRIT Award nom and a U.K. #1 album while being shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize. Co-produced by Nigel Godrich, Kenny Beats and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen, the new album is their brightest and boldest yet, a collection of love songs and communal anthems that complete frontman Joe Talbot’s transformation from post-punk firebrand to soul-singing evangelist.
ALBUM: TANGK
RELEASE DATE: 2/16/24
SINGLE: “Dancer”
TV: Fallon (2023), Colbert (2022), Kimmel (2021)
LIVE: Announced 2024 EU tour, more TBA
INTERNET: 400m+ global streams; 1.2m+ monthly listeners, 1.3m+ Spotify streams on “Dancer,” 207k+ on Apple Music, 11k+ Shazams, 798k+ music video views, 183k+ YouTube subs; 396k+ Instagram followers; 117k+ TikTok followers, 1.9m+ likes; 8m+ views on NPR Tiny Desk performance
RADIO: “Dancer” #1 on SubModern Tracks chart as of press time; #122 NACC Top 200, #18 NACC Top 200 Most Added, #9 NACC Top Singles; #3 SiriusXMU Download 15; added to The Current, The Bridge, WNXP, more; #6 KCRW Top 30
PRESS: Pitchfork, Stereogum, Consequence, FADER, Rolling Stone, FLOOD, Alternative Press, American Songwriter, UPROXX, Paste, more
BOOKING: Carly James/CAA
PUBLISHING: Kobalt
MANAGEMENT: Mark Bent/Mother Artists Management