CRAWLER is IDLES’ fourth album in as many years and the follow-up to their first UK No. 1, 2020’s Ultra Mono is out today. The 14-track project was recorded at the famed Real World Studios in Bath, England during the COVID-19 pandemic and co-produced by Kenny Beats (Vince Staples, Slowthai, Freddie Gibbs) and IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen.

It features IDLES’ most soul-stirring music to date, with previously released singles “The Beachland Ballroom” and “Car Crash” among the numerous moments that will inspire absolute mayhem in a packed concert venue. There is also the warped glam rock of “The Wheel,” the 30-second grindcore slap to the head of “Wizz” and the unhinged, pulverizing bass-and-drum groove of “The New Sensation.” But there are also fresh textures and experiments that push IDLES into thrilling new territory, like the alternate universe marching band anthem “Stockholm Syndrome” and “Progress,” a “mantra of realization” that soothes both body and mind in a way few IDLES songs ever have before.