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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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  • Angerwave

    One of the best British bands ever! [2]

    15 Jan 10:22am Reply

  • vasstyholland

    Idlewild > Oasis

    13 Jan 11:44pm Reply

  • synthstatic

    "better than oasis" lol

    9 Jan 6:35pm Reply

  • yugman

    100 Broken Windows is absolutely fucking untouchable in regards to the rest of their output. In my opinion yo.

    28 Sep 2012 Reply

  • brownieboy

    "The Remote Part" was their mainstream breakthrough with successful top. 40 singles, must've been 4 or 5 hits off that. Wouldn't know anything about them now though

    19 Sep 2012 Reply

  • LiquidSheep

    Just looking at their later work (The Remote Part, Warnings/Promises, Post-Electric Blues) they are one of my favourite bands. The only thing that puts me off is their early, raw work, which I'm not a big fan of.

    29 Jul 2012 Reply

  • El_Hound

    Still my joint favourite band, criminally overlooked.

    18 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Rastrepysh

    adrenaline music!)

    9 Jul 2012 Reply

  • oceanbutnone

    love them still !!!!

    4 Jul 2012 Reply

  • spunge666

    One of the best British bands ever! better than Oasis!!

    25 Jun 2012 Reply

  • kluk_jako_buk

    Undeservedly overlooked band... By the way, people, who listen to Idlewild generally have a good taste in music. :)

    12 Jun 2012 Reply

  • crawlpalmetto

    Their cover of Girls & Boys is fantastic.

    5 Jun 2012 Reply

  • 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...

    20 May 2012 Reply

  • harryduns

    SHAPES!

    21 Apr 2012 Reply

  • pre-s-ton

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

    23 Feb 2012 Reply

  • 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.

    15 Feb 2012 Reply

  • the_love_donkey

    Ha! wow.

    16 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Ze_Criz

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

    15 Dec 2011 Reply

  • 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...

    13 Dec 2011 Reply

  • matt_white

    wow this band is pure generic radio rock faggotry

    12 Dec 2011 Reply
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