Idles: "We're the antithesis of all the bollocks that runs rife in this fucking industry"

The whirlwind of adoration that surrounds the nation's favoured Bristol punk quintet has been on an unshakable rise since the release of their debut album ‘Brutalism' in March last year. With that album, the world was introduced to a band disillusioned with everything around them but determined not to be beaten down by it.

This year, that whirlwind has hit fever pitch. Scoring a Top 5 album in the UK charts, performing on ‘Later... with Jools Holland', selling out a headline tour of the UK, playing festivals and maxed out venues around the world… Honestly, it's tiring just thinking about how much activity the group have managed to squeeze into the space of twelve months.