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IDLES

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IDLES — Danny Nedelko

IDLES are a punk rock/post-punk band from Bristol, England. "Danny Nedelko" (3:24) is track 4 on Joy as an Act of Resistance, released 31 August 2018 on Partisan Records, produced by Space. Released as the album's second single 5 June 2018 (some listings say 4 June); recorded August–October 2017. The song is about Danny Nedelko, a Ukrainian immigrant and cl

IDLES

Origin: Bristol, England · formed 2009 · active

Members: Joe Talbot (lead vocals), Mark Bowen (guitar, keys, electronics), Lee Kiernan (guitar), Adam Devonshire (bass), Jon Beavis (drums)

Genre: Post-punk / punk rock / post-hardcore / art rock

Discography:

Brutalism (2017) — Partisan Records

Joy as an Act of Resistance (2018) — Partisan Records

Ultra Mono (2020) — Partisan Records — UK #1

Crawler (2021) — Partisan Records

Tangk (2024) — Partisan Records

Facts:

IDLES scored Darren Aronofsky's 2025 film Caught Stealing — a rare case of a rock band being tasked with an entire film score rather than just a soundtrack cut.

For the 2024 single "Grace," they used deepfake video (with his cooperation) to make Coldplay's Chris Martin appear to be singing the IDLES song instead of "Yellow."

Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlesose friend of the band who fronts Bristol band Heavy Lungs; Joe Talbot introduced it live with "This next song is about how much I love immigrants." Nedelko said the first time he heard the song, written about him, he "cried" (Atwood Magazine, October 2019). The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. The lyrics name-check immigrants from Freddie Mercury to "the local Polish butcher" in celebration of multiculturalism.

TikTok angle: The song is literally named after and about a real person — Danny Nedelko, frontman of Bristol punk band Heavy Lungs, an immigrant, written as a love letter against the anti-immigrant tide. A punk song that's pure affection. On-air script referenced current "disgusting and traitorous behaviour in the south of England" and closed with the end card: 'If you want to be angry with me, we're live right now.'

Sources: Wikipedia · BBC News · Atwood Magazine