IDLES

IDLES
Background Information
Members	Adam Devonshire Joe TalbotW Mark Bowen Lee Kiernan Jon Beavis
Genre	Post-punk • punk rock • post-hardcore • hardcore punk • art rock
Years Active	2009 — present
Additional Information
Website	Official Website

IDLES are a British post-punk band formed in Bristol in 2009. The band consists of Joe Talbot (vocals), Adam Devonshire (bass), Mark Bowen (guitar), Lee Kiernan (guitar), and Jon Beavis (drums).

Role in Gorillaz

In 2025, IDLES featured on the third single from Gorillaz' ninth studio album, The Mountain, titled The God of Lying. The collaboration was first teased by the band's appearance on the "Wall of Collaborators" at the House of Kong exhibition. Additionally, the band's vocalist Joe Talbot^W joined the band on stage during the House of Kong "Mystery Show" on 3 September 2025 at London's Copper Box Arena^W.

Musical career

Joe Talbot and Adam Devonshire formed the band in 2009. They first met each other at sixth form college in Exeter before moving to Bristol, where they studied at the St Matthias Campus^W of the University of the West of England^W and decided to start a band. They spent eight years performing and released five EPs before releasing their debut album, Brutalism^W, in 2017 to critical acclaim. The following year, they released their second album, Joy as an Act of Resistance^W, which was followed up by their first UK number one album, Ultra Mono^W, in 2020. Crawler^W, their fourth album, was released in 2021 and was nominated for Best Rock Album^W at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards^W. Their latest album, Tangk^W, was released in 2024 and became their second to reach number one in the UK. In 2025, IDLES composed the soundtrack for Darren Aronofsky^W's film Caught Stealing^W.