Idles Announce New Album Tangk, Enlist LCD Soundsystem for New Song: Listen

“Dancer” features vocals from James Murphy and Nancy Whang, while Nigel Godrich and Kenny Beats contribute production to the album
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Idles, photo by Tom Ham

Idles have announced their new album Tangk, which is out February 16 via Partisan. The album was co-produced by Idles member Mark Bowen with Radiohead collaborator Nigel Godrich and hip-hop producer Kenny Beats, and it features a song called “Hall & Oates.” Watch the video for Idles’ new song, “Dancer,” which features vocals from LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang, below.

Idles’ Joe Talbot said of the album in a statement, “TANGK. I needed love. So I made it. I gave love out to the world and it feels like magic. This is our album of gratitude and power. All love songs. All is love.”

Tangk follows Idles’ Grammy-nominated album Crawler. Check out their upcoming tour dates below.

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Tangk:

01 Idea 01
02 Gift Horse
03 Pop Pop Pop
04 Roy
05 A Gospel
06 Dancer
07 Grace
08 Hall & Oates
09 Jungle
10 Gratitude
11 Monolith

Idles:

12-01 Hong Kong, China - Clockenflap Music and Arts Festival
12-02 Bangkok, Thailand - Maho Rasop Festival
02-29 Porto, Portugal - Super Bock Arena
03-01 Madrid, Spain - Wizinik
03-02 Barcelona, Spain - Sant Jordi Club
03-05 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
03-07 Paris, France - Zenith
03-08 Amsterdam, Netherlands - AFAS Live
03-09 Antwerp, Belgium - Lotto Arena
03-11 Prague, Czech Republic - SaSaZu
03-12 Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rockhal
03-14 Zurich, Switzerland - Halle 622
03-15 Berlin, Germany- Max-Schmeling-Halle
03-16 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
03-18 Stockholm, Sweden - Munchen Brewery
03-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hallen
03-21 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
03-22 Munich, Germany - Zenith
03-23 Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle

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