Following the initial meeting of Roddy Woomble, Colin Newton and Rod Jones at Edinburgh University in the mid 90’s, the newly formed IDLEWILD put their student loans together and released their debut 7” single ‘Queen of the Troubled Teens’ in 1997. Now a decade later IDLEWILD release ‘Scottish Fiction’ (on Parlophone), a ‘best of’ that compiles some of their many musical highlights of the last 10 years.
It seems strange to think of IDLEWILD as veterans of the music scene but this is a band with 5 albums and a mini album to their name. Following their initial self-financed 7”, they released another single ‘Chandelier’ through maverick label, Fierce Panda and went on to make mini-album ‘Captain’ in 1998 released by Deceptive Records. Whilst early shows and that mini album captured the ferocity of their music and performance in their early stages, subsequent albums (after signing to Food/Parlophone) have revealed a songwriting ability that far surpasses the initial critical take on the band. This is a band with an incredible back catalogue and the track list for ‘Scottish Fiction’ resonates with a list of songs that encapsulate moments in time for any fan of ‘alternative’ guitar music in the last ten years. So you get ‘You Held The World In Your Arms’, ’Roseability’, ‘American English’ and the list goes on. Reviews for the band latest album ‘Make Another World’ have been as strong as any over the years, so this release really does just celebrate the first ten years of IDLEWILD recordings.
The 17 track CD will come packaged with a 3 hour DVD featuring a live concert filmed this year at the Aberdeen Music Hall, all the IDLEWILD videos and over an hour of unseen documentary footage filmed over the last twelve years. The band will be appearing at the forthcoming Connect Festival in Scotland (alongside Bjork, Beastie Boys, Primal Scream etc.) and also at Harewood House in Leeds with Iggy & The Stooges before heading out on a headlining tour in October.
31 August Harewood House, Leeds Harewood House Online: Welcome to Harewood
2 September Connect, Inveraray www.connectmusicfestival.com
9 October Liverpool, Carling Academy 0870 771 2000
10 October Preston, 53 Degrees 01772 893 000
11 October Leicester, The Venue 0116 223 1148
13 October Sheffield, The Leadmill 0870 010 4555
23 October Portsmouth, Pyramid 0239 282 4355
24 October Falmouth, Princess Pavillion 0871 2200 260
25 October Exeter, Phoenix 01392 667 080
27 October Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 08713 100 000
28 October Warwick University, Warwick 02476 572794
29 October Cambridge, The Junction 01223 511 511
30 October London, Koko 0207 403 3331
1 November Dublin, The Village 0870 243 4455 (NI/UK) / 08187 19300 (ROI)
2 November Belfast, Mandela Hall 0870 243 4455
Check Idlewild - Official Website for links to ticket sales.
It seems strange to think of IDLEWILD as veterans of the music scene but this is a band with 5 albums and a mini album to their name. Following their initial self-financed 7”, they released another single ‘Chandelier’ through maverick label, Fierce Panda and went on to make mini-album ‘Captain’ in 1998 released by Deceptive Records. Whilst early shows and that mini album captured the ferocity of their music and performance in their early stages, subsequent albums (after signing to Food/Parlophone) have revealed a songwriting ability that far surpasses the initial critical take on the band. This is a band with an incredible back catalogue and the track list for ‘Scottish Fiction’ resonates with a list of songs that encapsulate moments in time for any fan of ‘alternative’ guitar music in the last ten years. So you get ‘You Held The World In Your Arms’, ’Roseability’, ‘American English’ and the list goes on. Reviews for the band latest album ‘Make Another World’ have been as strong as any over the years, so this release really does just celebrate the first ten years of IDLEWILD recordings.
The 17 track CD will come packaged with a 3 hour DVD featuring a live concert filmed this year at the Aberdeen Music Hall, all the IDLEWILD videos and over an hour of unseen documentary footage filmed over the last twelve years. The band will be appearing at the forthcoming Connect Festival in Scotland (alongside Bjork, Beastie Boys, Primal Scream etc.) and also at Harewood House in Leeds with Iggy & The Stooges before heading out on a headlining tour in October.
31 August Harewood House, Leeds Harewood House Online: Welcome to Harewood
2 September Connect, Inveraray www.connectmusicfestival.com
9 October Liverpool, Carling Academy 0870 771 2000
10 October Preston, 53 Degrees 01772 893 000
11 October Leicester, The Venue 0116 223 1148
13 October Sheffield, The Leadmill 0870 010 4555
23 October Portsmouth, Pyramid 0239 282 4355
24 October Falmouth, Princess Pavillion 0871 2200 260
25 October Exeter, Phoenix 01392 667 080
27 October Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 08713 100 000
28 October Warwick University, Warwick 02476 572794
29 October Cambridge, The Junction 01223 511 511
30 October London, Koko 0207 403 3331
1 November Dublin, The Village 0870 243 4455 (NI/UK) / 08187 19300 (ROI)
2 November Belfast, Mandela Hall 0870 243 4455
Check Idlewild - Official Website for links to ticket sales.
