IDLES have announced details of a brand new reissue of their debut album Brutalism. Set for release on Friday 9th December via Partisan, Five Years of Brutalism will be re-issued on limited cherry-red vinyl with alternative artwork. The digital package will feature the entire set from their surprise performance from the BBC Introducing Stage at this year’s Glastonbury. Brutalism was originally self-released in March 2017

One of the album’s central themes was to highlight the role of women in singer Joe Talbot’s life. Having lost his mother during the recording of the record following a long illness, it journals his experiences with grief and eventual rebuilding. The original album artwork features a photograph of his mother alongside a sculpture created by Talbot and his father. A limited edition of 100 LPs were released in October 2017 with Talbot’s mother’s ashes pressed into the vinyl. Speaking further about the album, Talbot writes;

“What started as a headstone slab of indulgence and unrest became a long journey of beauty, forgiveness, and gratitude. Little did we know that it was not just a headstone but the foundations we were building, for a house full to the brim with loving human beings. Thank you so so much”

To celebrate news of Five Years of Brutalism, today the band release live audio of fan favourite ‘1049 Gotho”, recorded at their secret morning set on the BBC Introducing stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival (where they performed the album in full).

IDLES
Five Years Of Brutalism
Tracklist

Disc One

1. Heel / Heal
2. Well Done
3. Mother
4. Date Night
5. Faith in the City
6. 1049 Gotho
7. Divide & Conquer
8. Rachel Khoo
9. Stendhal Syndrome
10. Exeter
11. Benzocaine
12. White Privilege
13. Slow Savage

Disc Two

1. Heel / Heal (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
2. Well Done (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
3. Mother (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
4. Date Night (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
5. Faith in the City (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
6. 1049 Gotho (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
7. Divide & Conquer (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
8. Rachel Khoo (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
9. Stendhal Syndrome (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
10. Exeter (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
11. Benzocaine (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
12. Slow Savage (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)
13. White Privilege (Live From BBC Introducing at Glastonbury)