Crawler (album) explained

Crawler
Type:studio
Artist:Idles
Cover:Crawler Idles.jpg
Released:12 November 2021
Length:46:27
Genre:
Label:Partisan
Producer:
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Crawler is the fourth album by British rock band Idles, released on 12 November 2021.[1]

Crawler received favourable reviews and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

Promotion

Singles

The first single, "The Beachland Ballroom", was released on 28 September 2021 along with the announcement of the album.[1] Prior to the album's release, the second single, for "Car Crash" was released. The song was about Talbot's terrifying car accident in the past.[3]

Music videos

After the release of the album, Idles released two music videos from Crawler. The first, "When the Lights Come On" premiered on 13 December 2021 with direction from the company, Holding Hands with Horses.[4] On 8 February 2022, the music video for "Crawl!" was released. The video was a claymation video directed by LOOSE and Edie Lawrence.[5]

Artwork and title

The album cover features a contemporary home, with a man in a helmet and protective pads levitating in front of the home. The artwork for the album was a collaborative effort between lead vocalist Joe Talbot and photographer Tom Ham.[6] [7]

Music and composition

Crawler has been described by critics as primarily a hardcore punk, noise rock, and post-punk record, with elements of powerviolence[8] and grindcore[9] [10] throughout the album.

Critical reception

Crawler was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82 based on 18 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.7 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 18 reviews.

Personnel

Idles

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[11] 79

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Idles Announce New Album Crawler, Share Video for New Song: Watch. Bloom, Madison. Pitchfork. 28 September 2021. 28 September 2021.
  2. Web site: 2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List. Lee. Taila. 15 November 2022. Grammys.com. 15 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Daly . Rhian . Watch IDLES' video for abrasive new single 'Car Crash' . . 22 February 2022 . 3 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Golsen . Tyler . IDLES release new video for 'When the Lights Come On' . . 22 February 2022 . 14 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Ackroyd . Steven . IDLES have debuted a new video for 'Crawl!' . . 22 February 2022 . 8 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Linkedin post by Tom HAM. Ham. Tom. 1 March 2022. Linkedin. en-US. 1 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Tom Ham's professional website, showing authorship of Crawler artwork. Ham. Tom. 1 December 2021. Tom Ham's website. en-UK. 3 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Brannigan . Paul . IDLES: The rise and rise of Britain's unlikely rock heroes . . 24 January 2022 . 17 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Hobson . Rich . IDLES' Crawler finds beauty and joy amid the wreckage of the past . Louder . 5 February 2022 . 12 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Walker . Gary . Idles – Crawler Review: a Powerful Artistic Statement That Explores a Plethora of New Territories . guitar.com . 5 February 2022.
  11. Web site: 2021 46-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 19 November 2021. 19 November 2021.

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