IDLES have shared the official music video for “Grace” ahead of their fifth studio album ‘TANGK’, dropping this Friday 16 Feb.
The concept for the video came to IDLES frontman Joe Talbot in a dream. It’s effectively a recreation of Coldplay’s iconic “Yellow” video, but with deepfake AI tech used to give the impression that Chris Martin is instead singing “Grace”.
Joe spoke to Chris about the idea shortly after his dream, and the Coldplay frontman not only gave his blessing to make the idea a reality, but also later helped to train the AI to make his vocal performance look more realistic. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/gnd4jIBRfHE
After a whirlwind few days in New York last week where the band stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to deliver another iconic performance, IDLES are now back on home soil in the UK for their album pop up shop in Shoreditch and a weekend of special shows in London and Bristol to celebrate ‘TANGK’‘s release.
Previous singles “Gift Horse“ and “Dancer“, the song which featured guest backing vocals from LCD Soundsystem duo James Murphy and Nancy Whang, are out now.
Extending an explosive run of unerringly stirring albums, ‘TANGK’ is this band’s most ambitious and striking record yet, and is available to pre-order HERE. Set to be released via Partisan Records, it follows IDLES’ 2021 album ‘CRAWLER’ which led to their first two GRAMMY Award nominations.
Additionally, IDLES’ 2024 world tour has kept on expanding, including a newly announced show at Forest Hills in New York. All dates are selling quickly – the UK and Irish shows are listed below.
IDLES – TOUR DATES
FEBRUARY 2024
Feb 15th – Kingston, UK @ Pryzm (hosted by Banquet Records) (SOLD OUT)
Feb 16th – London, UK @ Electric Brixton (hosted by Rough Trade) (SOLD OUT)
Feb 17th – Bristol, UK @ The Marble Factory (hosted by Rough Trade) (SOLD OUT)
JULY 2024
July 12 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle
July 13 – Halifax, UK @ The Piece Hall (SOLD OUT)
July 20 – Margate, UK @ Margate Summer Series
July 21st – Cornwall, UK @ The Wyldes
NOVEMBER 2024
Nov 16 – Belfast, UK @ The Telegraph Building
Nov 17 – Belfast, UK @ The Telegraph Building (SOLD OUT)
Nov 19 – Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Nov 20 – Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre
Nov 23 – Glasgow, UK @ Hydro
Nov 24 – Newcastle, UK @ City Hall (SOLD OUT)
Nov 25 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City (SOLD OUT)
Nov 26 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City (SOLD OUT)
Nov 29 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT)
Nov 30 – London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
DECEMBER 2024
Dec 01 – Brighton, UK @ The Brighton Centre
Dec 03 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy (SOLD OUT)
Dec 04 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
Dec 06 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo (SOLD OUT)
Dec 07 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo (SOLD OUT)
Dec 08 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
Remaining tickets on sale here: https://www.idlesband.com/tickets/