After a landmark 2017 for the band, Bristol's Idles are proud to begin 2018 with the news that they have finished recording their second album and that they have signed to Partisan Records.

"Idles have signed to Partisan Records. This is not a decision based on greed. They excite us and have injected ideas and passions into our camp that we would not have mustered. We as a family have realised our limitations in as far as the ship we have built with you all is becoming too much for the team we have to achieve the best of our abilities. It was time to admit a necessity for help but we needed that to come in the form of trusted, earnest and like-minded people who were as passionate about our art and you people as we were: Partisan Records are the partners we were looking for. We haven't been given a huge wedge of cash but instead a huge wedge of confidence that we are in safe hands and make no mistake, we are not going to stop working fucking hard for you and ourselves." Joe Talbot, Idles

Partisan Records was co-founded in Brooklyn in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler and now has offices in New York, London and LA. They have previously worked with the likes of Cigarettes After Sex, Deer Tick, Torres, Eagulls and John Grant.

“We’re very excited to welcome Idles to our roster. They are an altogether necessary band for the times we live in and we are honoured to have been trusted as their chosen partners. As Joe says: All Is Love!” Tim Putnam, Partisan Records

IDLES have also announced their first headlining dates in US & Canada for March:

Fri March 9 - Brooklyn NY @ Ceremony

Sat March 10 - Brooklyn NY @ Flowers For All Occasions

Sun March 11 - Philadelphia PA @ PhilaMOCA

Tue March 20 - Toronto ON @ Smiling Buddha

They will also be playing SXSW.

First Listen is the part of Musos' Guide where we tempt you in with lesser played tracks from the recent past or this very minute. Enjoy.

Live Dates:-

23rd August London, Fluffer Pit Party (w/ Deap Vally)

24th August Nottingham, Rough Trade in-store

25th August Bramham Park, Leeds Festival

26th August London, Rough Trade in-store

27th August Reading, Reading Festival

1st October Newcastle, Underground

2nd October Glasgow, Broadcast

3rd October Aberdeen, The Tunnels

4th October Edinburgh, Sneaky Petes

5th October Leeds, Headrow House

8th October Leicester, The Cookie

9th October London, Camden Assembly

10th October Bath, Moles

12th October Southampton, The Joiners

13th October Cardiff, The Moon Club

14th October Birmingham, Actress & Bishop

15th October Nottingham, The Bodega

17th October Cambridge, The Portland Arms

19th October St Albans, The Horn

20th October Tunbridge Wells, Forum

21st October Oxford, Ritual Union Festival (w/ Peace, Black Honey)

26th October Grenoble, L’amperage, France (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)

27th October Nancy, L’Autre Canal, France (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)

28th October Bulle, Ebullition, Switzerland (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)

30th October Munich, Hansa 39, Germany (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)

31st October Zurich, Bogan F, Switzerland (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)

2nd November Bologna, Locomotiv, Italy (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)
3rd November Rome, Traffic, Italy (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)
4th November Milan, Seraglio, Italy (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)

7th November Vienna, Arena, Austria (w/ A Place to Bury Strangers)
8th November Budapest, Durer Kert 041, Hungary (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)
9th November Prague, Futurum, Czech Republic (w/ A Place To Bury Strangers)