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There are three artists by the name of Idlewild.
1.) A rock band from Scotland
2.) An Americana group from the United States
3.) A band called Idlewilde that has been playing in Connecticut since 1981. (http://www.idlewildeband.com/idlewilde.htm)


1.) Idlewild is a rock band which formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1995. The band currently comprises of Roddy Woomble (lead vocals), Rod Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton (drums), Allan Stewart (guitar) and Gareth Russell (bass). The band has released six albums: “Hope is Important” (1998), “100 Broken Windows” (2000), “The Remote Part” (2002), “Warnings/Promises” (2005), “Make Another World” (2007) and “Post Electric Blues” (2009).

Initially, Idlewild’s sound was faster and more dissonant than many of their 1990s indie rock contemporaries. However, it developed over time from an edgy and angular sound (as heard in their early material—once described by the NME as “the sound of a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs”) to a sweeping, melodic rock sound as displayed on The Remote Part and Warnings/Promises. While Idlewild’s sound cannot be easily placed into a specific genre, they have clearly been influenced by the likes of: Gang of Four, Pavement, R.E.M., Blur and Fugazi.

Part of Idlewild’s early success can be attributed to their singles gaining heavy rotation on Steve Lamacq’s Evening Session on BBC Radio 1. Alongside his all-round endorsement of the band, Lamacq often cites them as one of his favourite bands.
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  • tommywalsh

    hope is important is a corker, as is the captain ep, Satan Poloroid!! 100 broken windows is one of the few albums where every track is a banger...

    8 days ago

  • harryduns

    SHAPES!

    last month

  • pre-s-ton

    Hope Is Important is still the best for me, one of the greatest albums of the 90s, hands down.

    February 2012

  • Cerberusguns

    Hahahaha, it was me who told Matt_White about this band. I found his trolling purely by accident. He's a complete troll who happens to be unable to not speak his mind if he finds music he does not like. On an unrelated note, I fucking love this band and have seen them in their hometown! Travelled all the way from the other end of the country to see them there.

    February 2012

  • the_love_donkey

    Ha! wow.

    December 2011

  • Ze_Criz

    'matt_white tagged Idlewild with ‘christian rock’.' Opinion. Void.

    December 2011

  • the_love_donkey

    Yep. And on the subject of absolute bullshit claims - it's cool to rep a picture of Jarvis Cocker because he's NOT a pretentious talentless goon. Oh wait...

    December 2011

  • matt_white

    wow this band is pure generic radio rock faggotry

    December 2011
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Edwin Morgan 27 April 1920 – 19 August 2010

19 Aug 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/idlewild

Of course i was very sad to read of the news of Edwin Morgan's death today. He was a great poet and a man I admired hugely. I was lucky enough to meet him sever...

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