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Ultra Mono by Idles
Ultra Mono is an album by Idles, released in 2020. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Model Village”, on 3 lists with a best position of #46.
Ultra Mono, Idles' third album, arrived on Partisan Records on 25 September 2020, and it gave the Bristol band their first number one album in the UK. Coming two years after Joy as an Act of Resistance, it doubles down on everything that record stood for: it takes aim at capitalism and class, calls for revolution, talks straight about mental health and toxic masculinity, and chews over the good and the bad of the band's own new fame.
The sound is a blunt instrument by design, punk rock hammered flat and loud, the guitars grinding, the drums thudding like a fist on a table and the vocals barked rather than sung. The singles came in a steady drumroll through the year: "Mr. Motivator" in May, then "Grounds", "A Hymn" and "Model Village", with "War" landing alongside the album itself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Ultra Mono on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Model Village | 3 | #46 | – | 2020–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.