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Crawler (album)

Crawler is the fourth album by British rock band Idles, released on 12 November 2021.[1]

Crawler

12 November 2021

46:27

Partisan

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

Promotion[edit]

Singles[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Jon Beavis – drums

Mark Bowen – guitar, keyboards, , engineering

production

Adam Devonshire – bass guitar

Lee Kiernan – guitar

– lead vocals, design

Joe Talbot

Idles


Additional personnel