Enzo’s brother Uccio sang lead vocals on the track. I feel excited about it. Having grown up in these small towns I can vouch for his accuracy. I'd just read The Descent Of Man and Grayson Perry's words struck me with such vigor that it all just came out immediately. The notion of a parade came to mind as soon as we came up with the beat. “Do you hear that thunder?” he asks before the chorus. IDLES is the best 21st century punk-ish band I've heard. We knew we wanted to throw in a grandiose red herring that would contrast with our more regular bosh of garagey blabbersmash. IDLES Explain 'Joy As An Act Of Resistance,' Track By Track : All Songs Considered The U.K. post-punk band's new album celebrates humanity in all its forms. I wanted to illuminate the importance of grieving parents' right to call themselves mothers and fathers. Idles’ Pulverizing Gut-Check ‘Grounds’ Is a Song You Need to Know With pile-driving guitar riffs and drill-sergeant vocals decrying racism, the Ultra Mono track is a sign of the times “There’s nothing brave and nothing useful,” he says at one point. Joe Talbot, lead singer of Idles, is taking issue with Jason Williamson, lead singer of Sleaford Mods. I didn’t even know I was singing it after a while. Our. There was an instant feeling of relief once I realized that. Plus, I love Dirty Dancing. “The musical inspiration was that I wanted to say farewell to Joe (as a boxer) and the public want to say farewell to him. Enzo had penned Gonna Miss Him Now He’s Gone as a ballad in the style of Bob Dylan’s Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door. The undefeated southpaw turned vocalist together with his dad and uncles when they filmed a video for the tune, called Gonna Miss Him Now He’s Gone. I love it!’”. I wanted to write about the new sense of self-belief I've found in celebrating my flaws, but also to motivate my future children in a subversive text. Dai4Films managing director Neil Davies directed the video for the song at Enzo’s Newbridge gym. I promised Danny [Nedelko, member of Bristol band Heavy Lungs and a Ukrainian immigrant] I'd write a song for him and him me; the tone comes from Danny, and the lyrics came as I thought of his exuberance and how important people like Danny are. We’ve not performed together for many years, so being in the studio was great. Boris Johnson considering two-week England-wide lockdown for half-term, It is reported a decision will be made at the end of next week, with one source claiming the likelihood of the U-turn is "at least 80 per cent", Mark Drakeford 'very seriously' planning for circuit-breaker lockdown in Wales, Mr Drakeford said he is 'baffled' by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's refusal to implement travel restrictions, Girlfriend attacked after she found video of her partner 'sniffing something off a woman's bare chest', After being arrested and released on bail, cocaine-user Jarrad Lewis then went on to download and share horrific videos of young children being sexually abused, 'I lost half my body weight after ballooning to more than 27st living off takeaways', Adam Smith tipped the scales at 27st 3lb at his heaviest having eaten 'anything and everything'. The pure celebration of what we love led me to talk about something I don't. We sing about going from the Arms to the Garden. SUE stood for Sergio, Uccio, Enzo. We were in full swing of Joy and the momentum of this song summed up the spirit of our union. They fill the space between their six-string earthquakes with sparkling New Wave synth lines, fluttering ambience, and of course Talbot’s gut-check declarations of might. 10 Best IDLES Songs.