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| Released | 12 November 2021 | |||
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| Length | 46:27 | |||
| Label | Partisan | |||
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Crawler is the fourth album by British rock band Idles, released on 12 November 2021. [1]
Crawler received favourable reviews and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. [2]
The first single, "The Beachland Ballroom", was released on 28 September 2021 along with the announcement of the album. [1] Prior to the album's release, the second single, for "Car Crash" was released. The song was about Talbot's terrifying car accident in the past. [3]
After the release of the album, Idles released two music videos from Crawler. The first, "When the Lights Come On" premiered on 13 December 2021 with direction from the company, Holding Hands with Horses. [4] On 8 February 2022, the music video for "Crawl!" was released. The video was a claymation video directed by LOOSE and Edie Lawrence. [5]
The album cover features a contemporary home, with a man in a helmet and protective pads levitating in front of the home. The artwork for the album was a collaborative effort between lead vocalist Joe Talbot and photographer Tom Ham. [6] [7]
Crawler has been described by critics as primarily a hardcore punk, noise rock, and post-punk record, with elements of powerviolence [8] and grindcore [9] [10] throughout the album.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [11] |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [12] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [13] |
| Clash | 8/10 [14] |
| DIY | [15] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [16] |
| musicOMH |  [17] |
| The Observer | [18] |
| Paste | 8.8/10 [19] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [20] |
| The Guardian | 5/5 [21] |
Crawler was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82 based on 18 reviews. [12] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the release a 7.7 out of 10 based on a critical consensus of 18 reviews. [11]
All tracks are written by Joe Talbot, Adam Devonshire, Jonathan Beavis, Lee Kiernan, and Mark Bowen
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "MTT 420 RR" | 5:30 |
| 2. | "The Wheel" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "When the Lights Come On" | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Car Crash" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "The New Sensation" | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Stockholm Syndrome" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "The Beachland Ballroom" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Crawl!" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Meds" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Kelechi" | 0:30 |
| 11. | "Progress" | 3:46 |
| 12. | "Wizz" | 0:30 |
| 13. | "King Snake" | 2:54 |
| 14. | "The End" | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 46:27 | |
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| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] | 26 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [23] | 32 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] | 15 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [25] | 29 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [26] | 43 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] | 15 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) [28] | 29 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [29] | 52 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [30] | 79 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [31] | 40 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] | 8 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [33] | 64 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [34] | 65 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [35] | 6 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [36] | 2 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [37] | 30 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [38] | 22 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [39] | 36 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [40] | 10 |
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [41] | 15 |
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