With cover artwork photographed from the exact same spot as the sleeve for ‘Hope Is Important’ – only facing in the opposite direction and in glorious colour – Idlewild make a welcome return with their new self-titled record. The tenth album in the band’s career, it finds them ‘looking back without being nostalgic’ according to…
Idlewild – one of THE great British bands – have returned with ‘Stay Out of Place’, the first single to be taken from their forthcoming 10th (tenth!) album ‘Idlewild’. The record will be released on 3 October via V2 Records. Inspired by legendary American poet Walt Whitman’s view that we all contain multitudes and end…
Roddy Woomble’s fifth solo album ‘Lo! Soul’ finds Idlewild’s frontman in contemplative and gently experimental mode – exploring different sounds to the acoustic folk he’s delved into previously. The new record was recorded remotely between Roddy’s home in the Hebride and producer/collaborator (and Idlewild bandmate) Andrew Mitchell’s studio in Dundee over the course of last…
Idlewild made a welcome return with 2015’s ‘Everything Ever Written’ – an album that hit the top 20 and saw them play the biggest venues in their career to date. Now the Scottish indie legends are back once more with ‘Interview Music’, a record they started to scrobble down ideas for shortly after the release…
Scottish rock royalty Idlewild have announced details of new album ‘Interview Music’ (out on 5 April via Empty Words) and unveiled its opener ‘Dream Variations’ as their new single. The five-minute song opens with woozy guitar effects before the more traditional Idlewild riffs come in alongside perfectly pitched piano, gorgeous vocal harmonies and Roddy Woomble’s…
Following their long-awaited – and critically acclaimed comeback album ‘Everything Ever Written’, Idlewild have unveiled their video for new single ‘Every Little Means Trust’. An anthemic and folky piece, the video stars none other than Jay Baruchel – the Canadian actor who appeared in This is the End, Knocked Up and How to Train Your…
When it comes to talking about our favourite bands of all time, Idlewild are a constant presence in the Top 5. From the punk of ‘Chandelier’ and ‘When I Argue I See Shapes’ to a classic opening trilogy of albums, they wrote songs that would become soundtracks to our lives – as well as influencing…
Idlewild unveil new song ‘Come On Ghost’
As we embark on another 12 months of hopefully great music, we thought we’d have a quick look at some of the already-announced albums we’re looking forward to listening to in the early part of 2015. Obviously there will be some other debuts and records that come out of nowhere (will we finally get the…
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