Dancer (Idles song)

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"Dancer"
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Single by Idles featuring LCD Soundsystem
from the album Tangk
Released18 October 2023 (2023-10-18)
Genre
Length3:09
Label Partisan
Producer(s)
Idles singles chronology
"Crawl!"
(2022)		"Dancer"
(2023)		"Grace"
(2023)
LCD Soundsystem singles chronology
"New Body Rhumba"
(2022)		"Dancer"
(2023)		"O.V.E.R.R.I.D.E.D."
(2024)

"Dancer" is a song by the British rock band Idles, released on October 18, 2023 as the lead single from their album Tangk , released in February 2024. It was their first new music since their 2021 album Crawler , and it features backing vocals from James Murphy and Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem.

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Release

"Dancer" was first teased with an audio snippet in a YouTube video uploaded to the band's official channel on September 20, 2023, while its title was revealed in another snippet posted to their official Instagram account on October 4. [4] [5] Later Instagram posts on October 6 and October 12 revealed the song's release date and single cover, respectively. [6] [7] On October 18, the song was released along with a music video uploaded to YouTube, as well as an announcement of the album's title and release date. [8] [9] As described by Music Feeds , the music video "[features] the band in mock-ABBA mode, white suits and all [as] they strut towards the camera while the pounding music unfurls around them. [It also shows] a janitor blasting the track through their headphones while they get through a particularly menial shift". [10]

Reception

"Dancer" was met with primarily positive reviews. Rolling Stone described the "raucous" song as showing the band's "trademark post-punk instrumentals mix with [...] a poppier and more melodic chorus", while Hot Press characterized the "playful and scuzzy" track by its "heavy bass, dirty guitar riffs, and joyous vocals". [11] [12] [13] Uproxx praised frontman Joe Talbot's vocals as "[taking] command [reigning] over the dance floor", while American Songwriter commented that the backing vocals from members of LCD Soundsystem "[lend] themselves to a spooky, urgent tone that complements Talbot’s guttural, grungy voice", and also added that "there’s a note of [lyrical] innuendo" [14] [15] Consequence described it as "swampy, spine-tingling, [and] hypnotic", naming it the "song of the week" on October 20 and commenting that "being hip-to-hip and cheek-to-cheek has rarely sounded so visceral". [16]

Regarding its overall style, Medium commented that the song is "[reminiscent] of disco, but with loud guitars instead of funky, electronic beats" and that it shows the band "make an effort to artistic boundaries" as they "put a rhythmic spin on their sound". [17] The comparison to this genre was furthered by Music Feeds ' conclusion that "IDLES have entered their disco era – albeit with a great deal of sweat, horror, and aggression laced with something that looks a little like love, if you squint at it sideways". [18]

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