IDLES performed their latest single ‘Crawl!’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – watch below.The band appeared on the show ahead of their performance at Coachella today (April 15), playing a pre-recorded version of ‘Crawl!’ at what appears to be Glasgow’s Barrowlands.In February, IDLES shared a video for the single, which comes from their fourth studio album, ‘CRAWLER’.
The video features a claymation version of frontman Joe Talbot riding a motorcycle while singing the lyrics to the gritty track.“This is the turning point, after you’ve crashed,” Talbot said of the track. “It’s a good anthem for me to discuss with people who aren’t on the other side or who aren’t sober.
You’re not the best version of you and you need to hold yourself accountable for your addictions and who you’re letting down.
But it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person.“‘Crawl’ the title is like, keep going. You’ll get there. ‘Crawler’ is like the character of me in the dark warmth of my addiction — a crawler, a night crawler, someone on their knees, someone praying, someone surviving.
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