Idlewild
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Listening now: JamesChoice
Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1995 – present)
1996’s Queen of the Troubled Teens was their debut, a self released 7” single that got praised by popular BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamaq. 1997 saw their next single “Chandelier”, which was released by Feirce Panda. 1998 saw the release of “Captain” (on Deceptive Records) a mini-album of chaotic punk, which, while achieving a significant fanbase among British teenagers, demonstrated little of the facets that would mark them out as such talented indie-rockers. Some of those were seen on that year’s full-length, “Hope Is Important”. Carrying a more subdued, top 20 hit single “When I Argue I See Shapes”, Idlewild started to make commercial and critical inroads. Jeremy Mills joined the band in 1999 (he left in 2002).
2000’s “100 Broken Windows” took this indie-punk sound and refined it, ballads like album closer “The Bronze Medal” were already a million miles from the nihilism and chaos of early tracks such as “Self Healer”. “Windows…” was a substantial success, charting inside the top 15, and drawing early comparisons to R.E.M’s angrier output - as both bands were declared fans of each other at the time, this is unsurprising.
Top Albums
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You Held the World in Your Arms
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American English
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A Modern Way of Letting Go
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No Emotion
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Love Steals Us From Loneliness
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Live in a Hiding Place
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Let Me Sleep (Next to the Mirror)
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Jul
24
Wickerman Festival
Dundrennan, Scotland, Dundrennan, Dumfries & Galloway, United Kingdom
1 shout
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Jul
31
Kendal Calling
Lowther Estate, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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14
Summer Sundae Weekender
De Montfort Hall, Leicester, United Kingdom
14 shouts
| 92 attendees
News
Idlewild's Quick Guide to Glasgow
14 Dec 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/idlewild
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Idlewild's Quick Guide to Glasgow
14 Dec 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/idlewild -
www.idlewildmusic.com
21 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/idlewild -
www.idlewildmusic.com
21 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/idlewild
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Steve-Bauer
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JamesChoice
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