Blog - IDLES’ Best Songs

‘Progress’

Arguably the most exciting song in IDLES’ canon – as it points to limitless possibilities –‘Progress’ is also unlike anything else in it. Spindly, scratching guitars and tones and interspersed only briefly by a tantalising drum fill which temporary breaks the ennui. More of a mantra than a song, its about self-destruction and carrying an unspecified burden (‘heavy as my bones were’). As such, it’s the sound of walking (staggering) home alone, drunk, at 4am. Compelling, hypnotic and honest.

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