{"id":29339,"date":"2018-06-03T12:15:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T16:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29339"},"modified":"2019-05-31T14:22:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T18:22:33","slug":"idles-release-new-track-colossus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29339","title":{"rendered":"IDLES release new track &#8216;Colossus&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol\u2019s IDLES have shared a new song and video &#8211; <em>Colossus<\/em> is a blistering two-part takedown of toxic masculinity, and the video (directed by Will Hooper) features cameos from Stone Cold Steve Austin, Fred Astaire, Evel Knievel, Jesus Christ + more.\u00a0Watch the video for\u00a0<em>Colossus<\/em> via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VODKZxsRa_E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>IDLES self-released their debut album &#8211; &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-nlkjjhy-ejlihlkhu-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brutalism<\/a>&#8216; &#8211; last year. 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