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Edinburgh, United Kingdom (1995 – present)
Idlewild started out at a flat party in Edinburgh in 1995 where founding band members met and found common ground in musical tastes. The starting line up was Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton and Phil Scanlon. Scanlon was soon replaced by Bob Fairfoull. Appearing in 1996 as an angry band of Scottish punks with Woomble of Carnoustie leading the band, Idlewild eventually achieved commercial recognition by refining their taste for large-scale guitar rock, and combining it with an apparently unknown gift for melody and tenderness.
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.
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.
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The Remote Part
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100 Broken Windows
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Hope Is Important
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Love Steals Us From Loneliness
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No Emotion
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Shoutbox
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nard061 wrote:
Need to change the picture ):
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Flikt wrote:
Really great band :D and I agree too, they are very underrated :/
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mistermister200 wrote:
The new one is a gem. They keep on improving..he's got a great voice
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spliffy88 wrote:
really great tonight in middlesbrough. and i agree, they are so underrated.
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nakos26 wrote:
so fuckin' underrated band!
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RPGHeroine wrote:
Great new album!!!
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AMStunes wrote:
If you like Idlewild give us a listen, they are one of our major influences, we love them. ---------------------------- http://www.last.fm/music/Electric+Fan+Death/Yeosu+Dangerous+EP ----------------------- All the best - Ste - Electric Fan Death
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Kilimanziaro wrote:
saw them yesterday playing a secret gig. fun.
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Tellmetenwords wrote:
New interview with guitarist Rod Jones - http://stereokill.net/2009/09/30/interview-rod-jones-idlewild-2/
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nard061 wrote:
100 Broken Windows is one of the best albums that I ever listened, it's a perfect album.
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FutureGods wrote:
COLIN MACINTYRE (AKA MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY) - NEW ALBUM 'ISLAND' OUT NOW IN EUROPE & USA & CANADA!! US/ UK TOUR DATES OCTOBER 2009 http://www.itunes.com/colinmacintyre **** Clash **** Daily Mirror **** Mojo **** The Times Album of the Week: Daily Mirror/Sunday Mail/Daily Record USA Tues 6th Oct : NEW YORK The Living Room (8pm) Thur 8th Oct: BROOKLYN Union Hall UK 15th Oct EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms 16th Oct GLASGOW Stereo 18th Oct INVERNESS Hootenanny 19th Oct SHEFFIELD Leadmill 20th Oct BRISTOL The Thekla 21st Oct LONDON The Lexington (Fleur-de-Lys Club) 22nd Oct MANCHESTER Night & Day 23rd Oct NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms 27th Oct BRIGHTON Latest Music Bar 28th Oct BIRMINGHAM Glee Club 29th Oct MINEHEAD (Somerset) The Hobbyhorse 6th Nov LIVERPOOL Zanzibar (Liverpool Music Week) Ticket & info details: http://www.colinmacintyre.com
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Waverley_Steps wrote:
My God, does P.E.B. kick fookin ass or what ...but then, all their albums do
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hnava wrote:
godz amazing.
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El_Hound wrote:
a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs...yes, a decade ago. meanwhile, idlewild have become the band that matters. thank you. [2]
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FreeYelling wrote:
I like their earlier indie-punk albums: Hope Is important, and 100 Broken Windows. The Remote Part is too indie for me.
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mleask11 wrote:
Aberdeen on the 6th November? ohhh yessssss! Can't wait!
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nabeshin wrote:
Good band. But no REM in similiar artists, huh...
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bahnsteig_4 wrote:
a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs...yes, a decade ago. meanwhile, idlewild have become the band that matters. thank you.
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gregorygraham wrote:
review of the band @ summer sundae festival is on http://www.agirlcalledsam.co.uk/
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Flikt wrote:
Idlewild is great, and i just heard the new album now, is really awesome:D
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Events
- Nov 6 Idlewild Moshulu, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Nov 6 Idlewild The Warehouse, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Nov
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Homecoming Live Concert
S.E.C.C., Glasgow, United Kingdom
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News
Aberdeen Moshulu Setlist - 6/11/2009
7 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/idlewild
Too Long Awake Younger Than AmericaCity Hall Listen To What You GotIdea Track Mistake PageantI'm Happy To Be Here TonightReaders & WritersIn Competition For The Worst Time (The Night Will Bring You) B. …
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