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- Watch Idles play "Never Fight A Man With A Perm", "Mercedes Marxist" and "I'm Scum" at the Tiny Desk.
June 18, 2019 | Bob Boilen -- My first time seeing Idles ended with guitarist Mark "Bobo" Bowen frenetically dancing on a bar, his guitar still keeping time, until the swinging neck suddenly shattered some low-hanging, glass lighting fixtures. The band's set at South by Southwest was fierce and I knew it'd be a challenge trying to figure out how to bring that cathartic rage behind my desk. There was talk for a while of some members of the band strapping on pocket-sized guitar amps and beating on a single drum. But a week before this bunch of British madmen arrived at NPR, the instrument list had grown and what ensued was just about the loudest, most fun and most raucous Tiny Desk Concert in memory.
What lead singer Joe Talbot and his mates bring to their shows is a mix of love and outrage. Their songs are often bursts of fury, but the message is insightful and not intended to incite. Joe Talbot says their opening Tiny Desk song, "Never Fight A Man With A Perm," from their album Joy as an Act of Resistance, is an "exploration of the horrid corners of my past."
It only took a few seconds for Joe's face to turn blood-red; as he growled, it stayed that way for the next 13-minutes, even as he curtseyed at the end of the first song and bounced his way into the second. "Bobo" meanwhile moved from standing and pounding the bass drum to thrashing a guitar. I think a water bottle and some miscellaneous objects got knocked from the shelves while guitarist Lee Kiernan played. But watching his hyperactive movements in this confined space, it's actually hard to believe that so few things broke. "We are not the Jonas Brothers," Joe Talbot explained before their final tune. "People get confused." He said this with his charming smile and began to run in place while singing "I'm Scum," just to make it clear who they are.
SET LIST
"Never Fight A Man With A Perm"
"Mercedes Marxist"
"I'm Scum"
MUSICIANS
Joe Talbot: lead vocal; Mark "Bobo" Bowen: guitars; Lee Kiernan: guitar; Adam Devonshire: bass; Jon Beavis: drums; Jeremy Snyder: keyboards
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: CJ Riculan, Kara Frame, Morgan Noelle Smith; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Photo: Claire Harbage - เพลง
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This makes me realize I'm going through life a little bit too quiet
Cori lovely great comment xxx
@@travelswithauntieann2551
Wow! Thank you! No more whispering!! How about you?
Same here. Good comment.
Same here let’s get wild today
You're on. What's the plan?
I love how Joe is already the same color as his shirt 40 seconds in.
Mauve!
More like the telecaster
ahahahah
Who’s Joe
@Harry Gooch genius
a pirate singer
a viking bassist
an american civil war guitar player
a skater guitar player
a computer programmer drummer
and a bowling place owner
this band is like being on shuffle on my random playlist but in only one song
lol
Modern Village People
lol
“Bowling place owner” made me seriously lol.
@@ridesq whos the owner?
don't forget about the nirvana bassist keyboard player
singer looks exactly like how he sounds
AXD145 facts
Random Scottish Bloke its a punk band my friend
I'm not going to shower today
@Random Scottish Bloke I love blokes
He looks like Dave Matthews on a serious bender!
This was my introduction to idles
Me too. Their stuff has been coming up in my feed for a while. What beautiful chaos they create!
Austin Hargraves me too 🙌❤️
Check out their kexp performance
Honestly an amazing way to have discovered them
Same!
“He hates me. I like that!” Best lyric ever written
I often mutter this to myself alongside "and all the weekend rock stars are in the toilet practising their lines "
one of my fav AM lines.@@adamwood46
They're some of the best lyricists I've ever come across. And I'm a fairly new fan.
@@impossibles10 so many AM quotables.
When I seen them live in Phoenix. It was a small venue. But when he said, “He hates me.” We the audience shouted, “I LIKE THAT.” It was an epic moment that still gives me goosebumps.
Easily one of the greatest NPR performances. It's like they are playing a festival gig in a library.
That's such a perfect description of what's happening I love it
This and superorganism are my favorites ❤
😂 I love it !!
Ive watched a lot of jonas brothers live performances but this one is definitely the most high energy one ive seen
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
i just died inside
🤣
😂😂😂 you are funny
We're now just one step closer to getting a death grips tiny desk
Death grips tiny desk but it's zach and andy making a beat on computer with headphones and stefan silently writing lyrics on paper
literally never gonna happen
@@gerrygroves a man can dream...
Literally the first comment I read and immediately thought the same thing when I heard this.
omg yes
“Suicide’s for cowards he said, while sat drinking himself to death.” I felt that.
Same!
Alcoholic brother, whom took his life, used to say "suicide is for cowards."
Seems the truth is - Takes courage to face them problems with an unwavering composure.
Hits home.
I'm already wasted......
@@shane9146 Honestly... I cracked my first can at 8am MST. Cheers!
I don't know what the audio engineer is getting paid, but it isn't enough. This is gold
The audio engineering is always PRISTINE on these Tiny Desk performances. I’m always blown away. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
exactly! Everytime - every artist on this sounds PERFECT
FOR REAL! Tiny Desk is almost album quality like audio. Great stuff!
It’s like they paid a professional or something
@@horndizz There are many professionals that can't get to this level of quality, don't be sarky
Bands like this always make the live versions of the their best songs even better
this is like the team that doesnt have the skills to win but have all the heart to beat you
I'm a heavily skilled footballer... but I would never, ever, play a soccer game against them. I like my limbs the way they are.
🤣
Great comment
This describes the band so well
They start by playing football but finish playing rugby
With hammers.
Do you guys do weddings?
There is actually an ARTE concert about them. Check it out
i think they actually prefer do divorces
@@vodk4ncino What's the difference? ;D
Not right now they don't 🥴
Best comment here
My daughter is 1 1/2 and she demands to watch this everyday. it went from dancing around and now on month 3 she watches it intently and claps when appropriate.
hope that means on 2 and 4
so cool!!
My 3yo loves this video, too. Whenever I put it on, he runs in from wherever he is and starts dancing and jumping around. It's great I have someone to do this with. 😂
Parenting masterclass!
Raising her right!! 😊⚡️
I think this is the most Australian looking band without being Australian
haha thought they were Australian! xD
I hope you square up against a British man with a perm saying this...
in jest.. in jest..
Yeah they look like the guys in King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
White Aussies are just British convicts anyway (I kid but not really) 😅
This performance was like finding a bear caught in a squirrel trap.
Great analogy hahaha
👍👍
well said
One might say it's a fuck off bear trap
My thoughts EXACTLY
the drummer looks like he's just a normal person and is here by accident but he's still vibing out
He is an accountant I believe
He's also probably the best musician technically in the group
Someone once said they look like 4 maniacs escaped from a mental asylum and kindapped an orderly to play drums
David Standard he definitely looks like one lmao
Looks kidnapped
Ç
This band has filled the hole that was once filled by Fugazi when I was a kid. This band is simply incredible.
Great comparison
Thats an accurate comparison tbh.
You are so right!
for me they really replace the hole left by Jonas Brothers
@@bropez3506 you should write for Jimmy Kimmel
I'm a 64 year old who's always been into music. This brings a BIG smile to my face, every single time I watch it, and I've watched it load's of times! It has to be the best TDC performance EVER!!
They are so original arent they? Best discover over years.
Never stop🎉
I'm 67 and I feel the same. Good stuff.
Dios te bendiga
i love how at 0:21 the singer’s skin is normal, the camera moves away and comes back and he’s red as a tomato. it shows his passion for the music. and for tomatoes.
Or he was just out of the breath because the line was pretty long compared to the lines before, but hey, go see what you want to see. It's a great band anyway
It looks like a skin condition. Not denying the passion but I think he has issues with his skin.
exertion.
EenMagnetron It was just a joke my dude.
alcohol toast you up
Hottest boy band going right now.
Jason , only six words from you ..... such a CONCEPT !!
This ain't brockhampton
@@baldman7738 idles better than brockhampton tho
“ WE ARE NOT THE JONAS BROTHERS”
This performance is my spirit animal
This is one the greatest things I disovered on NPR, raw honest and beautiful
never seen a band go so wild yet control the space so well. if that makes sense
amen
Check brutalism and joy as an act
Most bands at tiny desk: plays stripped down acoustic sets
Idles at tiny desk: brings even more drums
The fact that you can still hear the shakers is a testament to the audio engineer for these shows. Excellent.
Seriously though
The audio engineer is a god
Yeah it's amazing. Can't hear a cooking thing on their kexp one. Came back to this half way through haha
Jacob S. Dude seriously. This guy needs more recognition. I’d love if NPR did a video about him and his technique and equipment.
Haut Strange 😂 that’s actually a great idea
This band is crazy charismatic. I initially didn't dig the singer’s style but couldn’t stop watching. Now I've just been listening to this on repeat.
This, exactly this, is the definition of "chaotic good"
It exists
this video is literally just the boys chillin
Appears so. And yet it is definitely more.
And we love this
He hates me, I LIKE THAT
Neon Oh TWO ARMS LIKE BIG BASEBALL BATS
Never thought going to see OOS pic in here
I like you, hate it
"never fight a man with a perm"
oos = goat
Watched this years ago and my life hasn't been the same since. Love is the fing.
these 13 minutes is the reason i fell in love with IDLES
these guys all look like the uncle we don't talk about anymore
Ha! Spot on
siii como mi tio Jorge!
Best comment😂
the lead singer literally does in my case haha
With their favorite nephew on the drums
They didn't do Colossus because the sheer power would have destroyed the NPR office.
😄😄😄😄😄
hahahahah for sure
FACTS
100% agree
FLIP THAT DESK!!!
this is the hardest Tiny Desk has ever been rocked to this day
First heard IDLES on here 3 years ago. Going to see them next week. First concert in almost 20 years. Thanks again, NPR!
NEVA
FOIGHT
A MAN
WITH A
PARM
🤘
i think about this comment way too much
@@MrAberdeenguy it's also crossed my mind
WIV A PERM*
Chicken parm
Truly an irreplaceable front-man
Great comment!
I N D E E D
Not only that but they all have a distinct presence and style!
@@elis1716 Wouldn't go that far but i do love him very much.
This is the greatest live show ever recorded. I could watch it 1000 times and it never get old.
F7cking legendary
I love this band deeply in my bones.
In the 1700's these guys would've been Pirates
they are from bristol after all, so probably yes
u had 665 likes, so..
JAJAJAJ LPMMMMM
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is now my bio for Idles
I'm losing track of how many times I've seen a Tiny Desk and said, "This band/video is my new favorite thing."
So true
same here...
Me too bro✌️
...almost as many tiny desk concerts as I've seen.
but if you think about it, is that what you want to hear? to be that favourite thing at that moment in time?
I love how they are chaotic and still manages to don't hit anything but their own bodies. Much love to these guys, rock lives. Definetely going to a gig if I get the chance
I don't know how many times I've been here now. I can't get enough of this. It's an addiction, and I'm okay with that. They're so refreshing I can't describe it.
The greatest tradition in rock is being a physical embodiment of chaos. These guys get it
Perfect take :)
have you seen Girl Band?
Yup
Joe Strummer believed literally the same thing you did
If Whiskey would have a voice it would be exactly like this
tom waits disagrees ^^
martin anovic came here to say the same thing. That’s a Tom waits line.
"he hates me, I like that," is definitely one of the first things whiskey would say
This is hilarious 😂😂😋
Ehhh... IDLES always make me think of Snakebite
This bass playing was filthy in the BEST of ways 🤩🤩🤩
This entire performance is unreal. I am not sure how to comprehend it, but I love it!!
From Sesame Street to Idles in a day. Both awesome.
They knew what they were doing when they released these two concerts right after the another.
Would have liked to see a collaboration between the two.
I love how versatile media channels are today. Same as society. We are versatile, constantly looking for change. I love it
Magik
Seriously! I am estatic
Lead singer looks like a pirate who joined a bowling league.
I worry about his blood pressure
Dodgeball the movie?
He is a pirate , he’s Bristolian
Omg lol
Apparently I think sweaty pirates are hot. 🤷
The fact that I've never even heard of this band but within 5 sec of this video hearing the intro I liked the video and watched the whole thing. This is why I love tiny desk❤❤
This gives me hope on so many levels.. seriously one of the best live performances in history
Every member of Idles looks like they could be a zoo-keeper.
they are the exhibit
Zoo kept.
They definitely belong in Tiger King
@@acidfacejake3739 And agree...
it hit me last year while wandering round Colchester Zoo strangely enough. Then I remembered back to when I had met two zookeepers at a wedding and it hit me!
It was meant in a good way too.
Bristolian ...... just saying
someone in another idle's video told something so true as hell: *every guy from idles looks like a different 80's dad.*
Haha that's awesome
singer looks like the kinda bloke to ask to borrow your lighter at a festival and 5 minutes later he's in tears telling you his life story
70s maybe
I saw that too, it was the Kexp vid haha
Not really. They look like dudes who were hipsters in the early 2000s. You kids just see people who are yelling and angsty and immediately think it's your dad.
I actually love the "pure Roy Keane" adaptation , it perfectly resume the song spirit.
It's great to see Dave Mathews branch out. Love the new look and sound, Dave.
He hasn’t been the same since the head injury
I’m gonna tell my kids this was the Jonas Brothers.
😂😂😂😂
With Justin bieber
@@marialfabeta bieber's on drums.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Rock on Dude \m/
Me too
Lead singer changes colors throughout like an acid trip
I think they're all actually on an acid trip.. or at least some type of trip heh
I thought i was the only one to witness his transformations..
Kameleon juice before jumping on stage 😵
Lol 😆 🤣 😂
Acid trip or acid test? 😁
Omg you can see his face changing colors in realtime! Such passion!
One of the best tiny desk concerts
He hates me,
🗣I LIKE THAT!!!
belter line lad
Amen
best line
My favorite part!
I wanna tattoo that feeling
Joe Talbot sounds like he's singing his own songs at a karaoke bar
There are parts where it sounds like he's a kid singing a rhyme meant to taunt a bully on the playground
😂
Best comment!
The difference between the studio and live versions is so large I don’t really want to see these guys live
I think you mean this in a bad way, and I could see that, but I love his vibe in this performance
Seen this band years ago and I just didn’t get it… today something clicked and I’m hooked.
Thank you npr for introducing me to these guys!!
I had no clue what I was getting into when I clicked on this video, but I kinda like it
Kinda??? you should love it
same lmfaooo
Same!
Watch the KEXP set too. So much energy.
I like the sound but the antics just seem attention seeking. The singer is amazing though.
The chemistry of this band is so fucking good they look actually genuine and nice
Eduard Lizardo MD lead singer is like stone cold Steve Austin, he puts homophobes in coffins
the lead singer looks like that angry guy you accidentally started talking to in the pub and now can't rid of, so you just say mm a lot.
@@bamberlamb6512 he came across as awfully pleasant, in fact.
I’ve met the lead singer Joe multiple times. He’s actually such a nice and quiet guy believe it or not
Looks contrived af
at 2:14 the dude with the hat always sends me with that face lol so funny
and yes I have been here more than once because the Mercades song is goated
He hates me... I LIKE THAT.
I love how he delivered that line
i've been playing this part on repet
kajonx I’m not the only one 😂
Favorite part of the whole performance, I think. Loved it, too
Still playing it back
One of the best delivered lines in history
"He hates me. I LIKE THAT" Those words speak to my heart, soul, and brain all at the same time.
Fking too right
Same
"Bob, Bob, where's Bob" Those words speak to my heart, soul, and brain all at the same time.
Wow, IDLES, where have you been my whole life? Just discovered this gem.
How many times have I watched this?!
When live music comes back, I must see this band.
You have to! It’s an adventure!
My thoughts exactly.
agreed
Same
First show im going to when possible!!
Release your drummer, his family is missing him!
Hahahahahaha
His surname is Beavis. I'm pretty sure he belongs
Are you kidding me? He should be the one to release the other guys. Heheh
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hahaha
I watched this while brushing my teeth and while they are now super clean, I only have two left. Great show!
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I'm 58 and been enjoying music all my life. Yea, all my life. Mom went in to labor with me at an Elvis concert. I said you guys were cutting it close. My parents won in a bowling league and they said they wasnt gonna pass on an all expense paid trip to Atlantic City AND free tickets to see the king. Might see you guys in Atlanta Sep 15th. Be a surprise for my son since he sent me this link ~ Peace to all
Lead singer has a very pirate-like energy ???
they are from bristol tbf
FROM THE WESST COUNTRY ME HEARTY
I get more of a Charles Bronson vibe. Not the actor but, the infamously violent English prisoner. Haha Bronson, Pirates; nothing you want to mess with. Haha
Pirates are in this year
@@shortghost1039 Specifically Joe is from Exeter, he's from our shithole which is even deeper into the South West. He's a good egg.
I love how you can really see in this well-lit setting how much Joe Talbot's skull tries to escape its skin.
His skin is slim fitting
Just spat chocolate digestive into my keyboard thanks to you!!😂
I love these guys, period. Some of the best music I've heard in forever.
Absolute carnage! Love it. What incredible energy and the last song! Wow! "He's better at other stuff" 😀
Joe Talbot has a dangerous amount of charisma
Unchained and highly combustible
he gives me johnny rotten-ish vibe but can actually sing.
@@NineteenEighty8 he's a helluva lot deeper, more coherent and more cogent than Rotten.
He’s got the looks
@Nicholas Fanzo he's very sexy 😅
big fan of the way the singer is trying to outmatch the colour of his shirt throughout this performance
Haha! Funny
That is actually hilarious. Clever comment.
And he made it!
I come back to this a lot and it's always as good as the first time
best tiny desk i´ve seen so far
The drummer looks like he works at NPR
He's the bands accoutant
They dragged him out the crowd too, just before the camera started.
he's the most talented (musically) out of them all.
@@robin3 for real. He's wild.
no joke, I think he's actually a dentist
It can't be said enough, the sound team deserve a lot of money for the constant high quality live performances they put out. Even if you don't like all the artists that perform the music quality is almost always superb. This performance in particular brought me right back to what I loved about punk. You can tell the band is having fun while at the same time has put their soul into this music and this performance.
yes, this. The first song of the the lianne la havas one is perhaps a perfect recording
so how much do they currently get paid?
@@LordWindu666 it's a public funded radio, so I doubt not anywhere near what the quality is worth. Josh Rogosin is Yoda when it comes to audio engineering.
YESSS my thoughs exactly, everything sounds so detailed and well configured. This is the first time i hear this band and I have the feeling this is a good setting for them.
He can be seen at 11:04 rockin' out
"And a bag of pure Roy Keane." Amazing.
Coming back to watch this, after months of loving this band. Just wanna say thanks for showing me these dudes exist.
NPR: Put the ads IN BETWEEN the songs, ya psychos!
The ad before the chorus killed me
Is that their call? I feel like its a youtube algorithm thing.
dude, add block...
@@RDxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx add ad block
Listener funded my nutsack
The singer looks like a character straight out of GTA IV.
He kinda reminds me of Trevor actually
Brilliant. That so is Trevor
Nailed it.
@@Si_tan_solo He's just like trevor, if trevor stuck to hallucinogens.
He's GOTTA be a member of The Lost.
such a beautiful thing
My new favorite band! So glad you boys exist!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is a true punk band. Individually, they are doing God knows what; but as a whole, they turn spasms into glory.
I mean, Individually they are doing something quite simple and easy to figure out, and each person obviously layered their part over what someone else was doing, you know, like in how songs are often written.
@@aenamabag are you the Fun Police?
@@hazelthemcwitch Yeah, pretty much.
@Person that’s what drew me in! You can feel their joy 😃
@@hazelthemcwitch at least he’s not the punk police. Punk by the BOOK!
Being a member of this band must be amazing cardio.
This band is absolutely amazingly great. I honestly cannot believe it. 3 ridiculously good albums. You don't know you need them until you hear them.
was going to say i am 68 and lost everything during my time in prison and that this tiny desk concert saved my life and i am doing quite well, but i am neither 68 nor have i spent time in prison
😂🤣
Believe in yourself, there's still time.
Dude in the spandex is living his best life.
ImFatigued I get that feeling from the whole band. I full blown concert with them must be an experience!!
Yeah man. I saw them at shaky knees in Atlanta and he was stripped down to his boxers by the end of the first song
That man is also a practicing dentist.
@@bcwelch22 and has a tooth missing. Go figure 😂
saw them at the fonda in hollywood. he was literally standing on top of the crowd singing danny nedelko
I could easily google the lyrics but Im gonna watch this a million times and decode the lyrics old school style....
Best
That's the way to do it
JK _Rolling what?
Good, on ya!
JK _Rolling did you mean Sláinte? Irish for Cheers? If so that’s the worst thing I’ve ever read fs
Have watched this at least 20x in the last week
This band has a magical vibe.