{"id":31731,"date":"2019-07-17T12:15:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31731"},"modified":"2019-07-15T21:22:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:22:40","slug":"idles-release-animated-video-to-never-fight-a-man-with-a-perm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31731","title":{"rendered":"IDLES release animated video to &#8216;Never Fight A Man With A Perm&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IDLES have shared the animated\u00a0video to fan-favourite and album highlight <em>Never Fight A Man With A Perm<\/em>. The video was created by the team behind Fluffer Records (Al Brown, Russell Taysom &amp; Stella Belle Hex) who have said the following about the concept:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;The idea for the Never Fight A Man With A Perm video\u00a0came directly from the lyrics of the song and how it tackles\u00a0the subject of toxic masculinity. Using a British take on the classic arcade beat &#8217;em up platform game seemed like a cool way to put this across visually.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video clip for <em>Never Fight A Man With A Perm<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<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\/dEe4i2osF5A?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The band recently announced a short tour for December to celebrate a landmark couple of years for the band\u00a0&#8211; including their biggest headlining date yet on Saturday, 7th December at London&#8217;s Alexandra Palace. All five\u00a0dates went on to sell\u00a0out within the first 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mon 2 Dec\u00a0<strong>Glasgow<\/strong>, Barrowland Ballroom\u00a0<strong>SOLD OUT<\/strong><br>Tue 3 Dec\u00a0<strong>Glasgow<\/strong>, Barrowland Ballroom\u00a0<strong>SOLD OUT<\/strong><br>Wed 4 Dec\u00a0<strong>Manchester<\/strong>, Academy\u00a0<strong>SOLD OUT<\/strong><br>Thu 5 Dec\u00a0<strong>Leeds<\/strong>, O2 Academy\u00a0<strong>SOLD OUT<\/strong><br>Sat 7 Dec\u00a0<strong>London<\/strong>, Alexandra Palace\u00a0<strong>SOLD OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i2.cmail20.com\/ei\/j\/57\/E64\/603\/000658\/csfinal\/Idles_1200x1200_42-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><strong>Tour artwork by Orlando Weeks<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The band&#8217;s latest release <em>Mercedes Marxist<\/em> is currently A-listed at 6 Music and will be\u00a0released physically on August 2nd as a 7&#8243;. The single will include another new song on its B-side, entitled <em>I Dream Guillotine<\/em>. Both tracks\u00a0were written and recorded during the band&#8217;s sessions for &#8216;Joy as an Act of Resistance&#8217; and pre-orders are available\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-mihthud-ejlihlkhu-t\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-mihthud-ejlihlkhu-i\/\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to <em>Mercedes Marxist<\/em> here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on IDLES, visit<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-mihthud-ejlihlkhu-u\/\" target=\"_blank\"> idlesband.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>IDLES have shared the animated\u00a0video to fan-favourite and album highlight Never Fight A Man With A Perm. 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