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IDLES formed in Bristol in 2009 around singer Joe Talbot and bassist Adam Devonshire, with guitarist Mark Bowen, drummer Jon Beavis, and guitarist Lee Kiernan becoming central to the lineup that carried the band into its breakthrough years. Their early music developed through small venues, independent releases, and a series of EPs that gradually sharpened the combination of post-punk, noise rock, punk, and confrontational live energy that would become their signature.
The band’s first full-length album, Brutalism, arrived in 2017 after years of groundwork that included the Welcome and Meat EPs. Songs such as “Mother,” “Well Done,” “Divide And Conquer,” and “Stendhal Syndrome” introduced a writing style that could be furious, funny, vulnerable, and politically charged without losing its physical impact. Joy as an Act of Resistance. followed in 2018 and brought IDLES to a much larger international audience through songs including “Colossus,” “Danny Nedelko,” “Samaritans,” “Great,” and “Never Fight A Man With A Perm.”
IDLES continued to change rather than repeat themselves. Ultra Mono in 2020 pushed their rhythmic attack and group vocals to the front, while CRAWLER in 2021 moved into darker, more atmospheric territory with “The Beachland Ballroom,” “Car Crash,” “MTT 420 RR,” and “The Wheel.” The band then worked with Nigel Godrich, Kenny Beats, and Mark Bowen on TANGK in 2024, an album built around the idea of love and driven by songs such as “Dancer,” “Gift Horse,” “Grace,” “POP POP POP,” and “Roy.”
The years surrounding those albums also produced a substantial catalog of non-album recordings, collaborations, covers, alternate versions, and soundtrack work. In 2025, IDLES performed the full soundtrack for Darren Aronofsky’s film Caught Stealing, including original songs, a version of “Police & Thieves,” and score material written with composer Rob Simonsen. The same period also brought collaborations with artists including Danny Brown and Gorillaz. The catalog below follows IDLES from their earliest officially released EP material through the band’s released work of 2025, while leaving out unreleased concert songs and unnecessary duplicate live performances.
Complete List Of IDLES Songs From A to Z
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- “1049 Gotho” – Brutalism (2017)
- “26/27” – Welcome EP (2012)
- “5th Floor Walk Up” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “6th and A” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “A Gospel” – TANGK (2024)
- “A Hymn” – A Hymn single (2020); later included on Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Alphabet City” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “Anxiety” – Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Bay 15” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
- “Benzocaine” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Blessings and Successes” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “Car Crash” – Car Crash single (2021); later included on CRAWLER (2021)
- “Car Crash (Apple Music Home Session)” – Apple Music Home Session: IDLES (2021)
- “Carcinogenic” – Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Cheerleader” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
- “Colossus” – Colossus single (2018); later included on Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Colossus (Tricky Remix)” – Colossus (Tricky Remix) single (2019)
- “Coper” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
- “Crawl!” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “Crawl! (DGG Edit)” – Crawl! (DGG Edit) single (2022)
- “Cry To Me” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Damaged Goods” – Damaged Goods single (2021), featuring Gang of Four; later included on The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four (2021)
- “Dancer” – Dancer single (2023), featuring LCD Soundsystem; later included on TANGK (2024)
- “Danke” – Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Danny Nedelko” – Danny Nedelko single (2018); later included on Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Date Night” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Divide And Conquer” – Divide And Conquer single (2016); later included on Brutalism (2017)
- “Doom” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
- “Doom (Lip Critic Remix)” – Caught Stealing Remixes (2025)
- “Erased” – IDLES EP (2011)
- “Exeter” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Faith In The City” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Flushing, Queens” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
G-L
- “Germany” – Welcome EP (2012)
- “Gift Horse” – Gift Horse single (2024); later included on TANGK (2024)
- “Grace” – Grace single (2023); later included on TANGK (2024)
- “Gram Rock” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Gratitude” – TANGK (2024)
- “Great” – Great single (2018); later included on Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Grounds” – Grounds single (2020); later included on Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Hall & Oates” – TANGK (2024)
- “Heat (IDLES Remix)” – Heat (IDLES Remix) single (2022), Whispering Sons remixed by IDLES
- “Heaven Is Here (IDLES Remix)” – Heaven Is Here (IDLES Remix) single (2022), Florence + the Machine & IDLES
- “Heel / Heal” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Horizon (Apple Music Home Session)” – Apple Music Home Session: IDLES (2021)
- “Hospital Ward” – Meat // Anguish Demo Tape (2016)
- “I Dream Guillotine” – Mercedes Marxist single B-side (2019)
- “I’m Scum” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “IDEA 01” – TANGK (2024)
- “Imagined Communities” – IDLES EP (2011)
- “Introduction” – Meat // Anguish Demo Tape (2016)
- “It Is What It Is (IDLES Remix)” – It Is What It Is (IDLES Remix) single (2019), Melt Yourself Down remixed by IDLES
- “June” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Jungle” – TANGK (2024)
- “Kelechi” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “Kill Them With Kindness” – Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Kim’s Video” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “King Snake” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “Loisaida” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “Love Song” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
M-R
- “Meds” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “Mercedes Marxist” – Mercedes Marxist single (2019)
- “Meydei” – Welcome EP (2012)
- “Meydei (Task & Bear instrumental mix)” – Meydei single (2012)
- “Meydei (Task & Bear vocal mix)” – Meydei single (2012)
- “Midnight Flit (IDLES Midday Still At It Remix)” – Midnight Flit (IDLES Midday Still At It Remix) single (2021), Mogwai remixed by IDLES
- “Model Village” – Model Village single (2020); later included on Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Model Village (feat. slowthai)” – Model Village 7-inch (2021), featuring slowthai
- “Monolith” – TANGK (2024)
- “Mood Swings – Spotify Singles” – Spotify Singles (2024)
- “Mother” – Mother single (2017); later included on Brutalism (2017)
- “Mr. Motivator” – Mr. Motivator single (2020); later included on Ultra Mono (2020)
- “MTT 420 RR” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “Ne Touche Pas Moi” – Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Negativland (IDLES Negative Space Rework)” – NEU! 50! (2022), NEU! reworked by IDLES
- “Never Fight A Man With A Perm” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “New Noise (IDLES Remix)” – The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated (2024), Refused remixed by IDLES
- “Nice Man” – Meat EP (2015)
- “Nice Man (Thom Alt J Remix)” – META (Remixes) EP (2015)
- “None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive” – None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive (2020), The Streets featuring IDLES
- “Pay Your Way In Pain (IDLES Remix)” – Pay Your Way In Pain (IDLES Remix) single (2021), St. Vincent & IDLES
- “Peace Signs” – epic Ten (2021)
- “POGO (IDLES Remix)” – Na razie stoję, na razie patrzę (2021), Organek remixed by IDLES
- “Police & Thieves” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
- “POP POP POP” – TANGK (2024)
- “POP POP POP (feat. Danny Brown)” – POP POP POP (feat. Danny Brown) single (2024)
- “Progress” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “Queens” – Queens single (2014); later included on Meat EP (2015)
- “Queens (David Pajo Remix)” – META (Remixes) EP (2015)
- “Rabbit Run” – Rabbit Run single (2025); later included on Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025)
- “Rabbit Run (Interpol Remix)” – Caught Stealing Remixes (2025)
- “Rabbit Run (Nick Zinner Remix)” – Caught Stealing Remixes (2025)
- “Rachel Khoo” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Reigns” – Reigns single (2020); later included on Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Romantic Gestures” – Meat EP (2015)
- “Romantic Gestures (Sly One Remix)” – META (Remixes) EP (2015)
- “Rottweiler” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Roy” – TANGK (2024)
- “Roy – Spotify Singles” – Spotify Singles (2024)
S-Z
- “Samaritans” – Samaritans single (2018); later included on Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “Self Help Tape” – Meat // Anguish Demo Tape (2016)
- “Slow Savage” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Sodium” – Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack (2021)
- “Sport of Form (IDLES Remix)” – Everlasting Gaze EP (2024), The Armed remixed by IDLES
- “Stendhal Syndrome” – Stendhal Syndrome single (2017); later included on Brutalism (2017)
- “Stockholm Syndrome” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “Switching On (IDLES Remix)” – Switching On (IDLES Remix) single (2020), LIFE remixed by IDLES
- “Talking To Ourselves (IDLES Inner Monologue Remix)” – Talking To Ourselves (IDLES Inner Monologue Remix) single (2022), Rise Against & IDLES
- “Television” – Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
- “The Bachelor” – The Atlas Underground Flood (2021), Tom Morello featuring IDLES
- “The Beachland Ballroom” – The Beachland Ballroom single (2021); later included on CRAWLER (2021)
- “The End” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “The God of Lying” – The God of Lying single (2025), Gorillaz featuring IDLES
- “The God That Failed” – The Metallica Blacklist (2021)
- “The IDLES Chant” – Meat EP (2015)
- “The IDLES Chant (Pete Robertson Remix)” – META (Remixes) EP (2015)
- “The Lover” – Ultra Mono (2020)
- “The New Sensation” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “The Passover (IDLES Remix)” – Passovers (2020), Sex Swing remixed by IDLES
- “The Wheel” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “The Wheel (Apple Music Home Session)” – Apple Music Home Session: IDLES (2021)
- “Thieves” – IDLES EP (2011)
- “Tompkins Square Park” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “Two Tone” – Welcome EP (2012)
- “Under the EL” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “Untitled” – Meat // Anguish Demo Tape (2016)
- “Walk/Don’t Walk” – Caught Stealing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2025), with Rob Simonsen
- “War” – War single (2020); later included on Ultra Mono (2020)
- “Wedding Bells (IDLES ‘Til Dev do us Party Remix)” – Wedding Bells (IDLES ‘Til Dev do us Party Remix) single (2019), Metronomy & IDLES
- “Well Done” – Well Done single (2016); later included on Brutalism (2017)
- “When the Lights Come On” – CRAWLER (2021)
- “White Privilege” – Brutalism (2017)
- “Wish” – Hunted (2020), Anna Calvi featuring IDLES
- “Wizz” – CRAWLER (2021)
IDLES STUDIO ALBUMS
Brutalism (2017)
Joy as an Act of Resistance. (2018)
Ultra Mono (2020)
CRAWLER (2021)
TANGK (2024)
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