Idles have shared a new live version of 'Great', which is taken from their highly-anticipated first-ever live album, A Beautiful Thing: Idles Live at Le Bataclan which is out now on Partisan Records.

The limited double LP edition is available across three different colours, each with their own individual artwork. All are housed in deluxe gatefold packaging, and each contains a booklet designed by Joe, featuring photographs from the show and a selection of poetry.

The album marks the end of a remarkable year for the band, which included a recent Mercury Prize nomination (and incendiary televised performance) for their critically acclaimed second album, Joy as an Act of Resistance, a top 5 official UK album chart position, an Ivor Novello award for 'Best Album', a breathtaking Glastonbury performance, a completely individual appearance on Later With... Jools Holland and a number of sold out tours across the world.

Speaking about the live album and its contents, vocalist Joe Talbot says, "Our show at Bataclan was the end of a very long journey for us. On that tour we learnt so much about ourselves, each other and the audiences we have grown with over the past 10 years. That show was nothing short of catharsis and nothing more than love. We love what we do and the people who have carried us here, there was no hiding that at Bataclan and we are so very grateful that the moment was captured in all its glory, love and fatigue. Long live the open minded and long live the moment."

Idles hasve just finished a sold out tour across the UK to celebrate the band's recent string of achievements - including their biggest headlining date yet tomorrow night at London's Alexandra Palace. All five dates went on to sell out within the first 24 hours and are the first shows to feature new material from an as-yet-untitled new album set for 2020.

A Beautiful Thing: IDLES Live at Le Bataclan is out now via Partisan Records.

Hot off the heels of releasing their recent collaboration with Denzel Curry, Glass Animals the video for their latest single. “Tokyo Drifting” is part of the band’s Fresh Fruit series of collaborations. The video was directed by rubberband and shot in Yonkers, New York.

On the inspiration behind the video, rubberband says, “We were inspired by a variety of things: the handmade nature of Iza Genzken’s collage work, ‘90s video games, ‘80s comic books. We sort of filtered all this through the lens of the myth of the Minotaur. The video was shot in Yonkers at an abandoned Catholic school (I’m sure the church would be thrilled). We really wish the toilets had worked…”

They continue, saying, “Mostly, we just wanted to make something that felt different. Post was a lot like playing jazz, we experimented with a wide variety of different animation techniques and titling. In the end, Dave put a lot of trust in us and we are very grateful for that.”

Glass Animals are a British four-piece project led by singer, songwriter and producer Dave Bayley with his bandmates and childhood friends Joe Seaward, Ed Irwin-Singer and Drew Macfarlane. Their second album, How To Be A Human Being, was one of the most critically acclaimed and widely adored records of 2016 and went on to be nominated for the Mercury Album Of The Year Award in 2017. As well as producing both ZABA and How To Be A Human BeingI, Dave has worked with a number of artists outside of the band including 6lack, Khalid, Joey Bada$$, DJ Dahi, Flume and MorMor. 

Glass Animals recently played a surprise show at Oxford’s The Bullingdon which sold out in 37 seconds. Stay tuned for a lot more live plans from Glass Animals in the new year...