Listen: IDLES have completely reworked Rise Against’s Talking To Ourselves

Two of the world’s best punk bands, Rise Against and IDLES, have teamed up for a brand-new remix. The Bristol gang have taken Rise Against’s 2021 Nowhere Generation track Talking To Ourselves and given it a glitchy new feel, with this version entitled the IDLES Inner Monologue Remix. Discussing the meaning of the song, RA frontman Tim McIlrath explains: ​“I’ve never thought of our songs as ​‘brave’ or ​‘bold’. I think of them as just common sense. When you feel that no-one is listening to you, you tend to talk louder, and when you feel no-one notices you, you start doing things to get their attention. That’s what this song is about.” In a detailed track-by-track breakdown of the entire album last year, Tim told Kerrang! of Talking To Ourselves: ​“This song was an a...

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