![]() ![]() Unfortunately the faint echo of East Bay Ray guitar and triumphantly catchy chorus of “Cheap drugs and expensive wine” isn’t to be heard tonight. The “star” of middle class food porn’s greatest claim to fame is now her eponymous Idles song. Now I didn’t know they had a thing about celebrity pastry chefs until I discovered who Rachel Khoo was. The title refers to anxiety prompted by magnificent art and the Adelphi patrons do seem to be seriously agitated about something as they go suitably batshit. The dissing of Rothko and Bacon in Standhal Syndrome earned reproach so let’s hope the video of bassist Adam Devonshire doing a little dance in the Tate gets some reverential gaskets blown. Let’s hope Mary Berry does love reggae or the irony free zone at Radio 6 will be in session. The dismantling of the NHS mirrored in a lurching undertow which forms a perfect fit for the sort of physical performance and manic stare that vocalist Joe Talbot engages in before his face cracks with enjoyment at the alchemy he’s part of. You could build an entire housing estate on the rock solid rhythm of Divide And Conquer but the discordant guitars of the second half would raise it to the ground. The “I don’t like you” counterpoint directed at us or the estate agents and hangers on who profit from the whole grubby business? Maybe both. Kicking off with one for the grownups Heel/Heal pins you to the wall while the “I want to move into a Bovis home, and make a list of everything I own” earworm burrows. Adelphi midautumn festival october 21 mods#There is something of the Sleaford Mods humour and a nod to the vocal stylings but the quality control of a band who have waited a long time to record their album is one of the things that distinguishes them. Adelphi midautumn festival october 21 code#Flouting the gas station dress code and possessing a heavily disguised pop sensibility might even corrupt a wider audience. The likes of Protomartyr and Drug Church have kept the flame burning but Bristol’s Idles may just have become the most vital band around with the release of their magnificent Brutalism. Over the years it has often been down to America to bring the independent noise celebrated by Michael Azerrad in his book Our Band Could Be Your Life. Once again the death of guitar music has been greatly exaggerated. ![]()
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