Idles’ Joe Talbot shares tracks to help get kids to sleep at bedtime

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Idles frontman Joe Talbot has shared the three tracks he recommends to help get kids to sleep at bedtime.READ MORE: Idles’ Joe Talbot: “I find love fascinating and empowering”The recommendation came as the singer-songwriter appeared on CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories as the latest musician to take part in the children’s series.For the episode, which aired last week (February 20), the Idles frontman read the rhyming picture book Under The Love Umbrella, which was written by Davina Bell and illustrated by Alison Colpoys.Elsewhere in the episode, he also shared the three tracks he personally recommends to help kids – and their parents – drift off.“Hello.

I’m Joe from Idles, and these are my song choices to soothe your little ones,” he said to introduce the segment.For his first choice, Talbot recommended the 1998 song ‘Tezeta’ by Mulatu Astatke. “That’s Ethiopian Jazz and it feels very much like the path of a butterfly,” he said, explaining the decision. “And it soothes me too.” His second choice was the track ‘Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore’ by Marlon Williams and Aldous Harding, with the musician describing it as “a beautiful song by two beautiful artists, with two beautiful voices”.“My third choice is another absolutely wonderful pairing: ‘Your Young Voice’ and it’s by King Creosote and Jon Hopkins,” he continued. “The whole album is a beautiful, beautiful journey, using field music and all sorts of things.