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Idlewild (band)
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Idlewild are a Scottish
rock
band, formed in Edinburgh
, in 1995, comprising Roddy Woomble
(lead vocals), Rod Jones
(guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton
(drums), Allan Stewart
(guitar) and Gareth Russell
(bass). To date, Idlewild have released six full-length studio albums, with their latest, Post Electric Blues
, self-released to fans in June 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.
In April 2010, vocalist Roddy Woomble announced that the band will enter a 'hiatus' following their current tour. However this was proved to be a misunderstanding of sorts with Woomble later going on to suggest that there would be further shows before the end of 2010 in support of the EMI re-release of "100 Broken Windows
".
, formed in December 1995 in Edinburgh
, Scotland
when a 19 year-old Roddy Woomble
met drummer Colin Newton
at a party. The two discovered that they had much in common, including similar musical interests and record collections. By the end of the night, they had discussed forming a band together. On the same night, the two were introduced to guitarist Rod Jones
and the three kept in contact afterwards, meeting up to listen to music. Soon, the trio began writing songs together, and, in need of a bassist, they brought Phil Scanlon
into the fold, due to the fact that he owned a bass guitar.
Idlewild played their first show on 16 January 1996, at the Subway Club in Edinburgh to a crowd of thirty friends, which led to many more shows around Edinburgh throughout the course of the year. In May, 1996 the band, now with over twenty songs written, entered Split Level Studios to record. The tape of these recordings earned the band many bookings at various venues around Scotland, including Glasgow
. Local publications that heard the tape reviewed it favorably.
Phil Scanlon decided to leave the band in February, 1997 to concentrate on his studies. Since leaving Idlewild, he has become a highly successful chemical engineer and currently resides outside San Francisco. Woomble asked Bob Fairfoull
to replace the departing bassist. Fairfoull had been present at every Idlewild show since the summer of 1996, and had impressed the others with his spoken-word, solo acoustic shows as well as his performances with Edinburgh band, Pussy Hoover. Fairfoull's debut with the band took place on 28 February at Glasgow bar, Nice N' Sleazy's.
The band's debut single "Queen of the Troubled Teens
" was released on 17 March 1997, and built upon the chaotic reputation of their shows. Along with 'Self Healer', 'Satan polaroid' and 'A Film For The Future', the song was included in a live session on Jeff Cooper's show 'XS' (now Radio2XS
) on Sheffield's Hallam FM. It was also supported by BBC Radio Scotland DJ Peter Easton
, and influential Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq
. Lamacq was particularly impressed with the track "Self Healer" and asked, on the air, that if anyone knew anything about the band, they should contact him. In the summer of 1997, Idlewild played their first London shows which were attended by the likes of Lamacq, and representatives from Deceptive Records
. Reviews at this time, in the pages of NME
and Melody Maker
compared their live gigs to "a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs". The band were soon asked to record a single for Fierce Panda and to record an EP/mini-album with Deceptive Records. In October 1997, the band spent six days with producer Paul Tipler in South London. The result was Captain
, which the band describes as "an innocent, frank nugget of noise pop magic". After the release of the "Chandelier" single, the band signed a deal with Food Records
/EMI
in December. Following the record deal, the members quit their respective jobs or university courses.
1998 marked the year where the public became actively aware of Idlewild, who kicked off the year with their first UK tour, supporting the band Midget
. The release of Captain, on January 18, received positive reviews in the NME, Melody Maker and Kerrang!
. In February the band re-entered the studio, once again with Paul Tipler to record their first full-length album for Food Records
. Two singles were released before the album's release, "A Film for the Future
" (compared to "Smells Like Teen Spirit
" by one journalist) and "Everyone Says You're So Fragile
". Both singles helped to expand the band's growing fanbase alongside notable appearances at summer festivals. October marked the arrival of their debut album Hope Is Important
which the band now describes as "a confused, skewered, noisy, sad pop record". Further singles from the album included, "I'm a Message
" and fan favorite, "When I Argue I See Shapes
". Tours supporting Ash
, Placebo
and Manic Street Preachers
followed the release.
, from Chicago
, who recorded six songs with them in London. These songs held a more aggressive, emptier sound than those previously, and the band were pleased with the results; however, they remained unsure of their direction. During the summer, Idlewild were invited to play at the opening of the Scottish Parliament
in Edinburgh, a momentous day for Scottish history. Scotland is where the band would remain for a while, letting the surrounding environment influence their songwriting and letting the songs represent the band as they were. Hitting a stride, the band returned to the studio with producer Dave Eringa
and recorded "Little Discourage" and "Roseability" in their first session. Very happy with the results, the band continued to record what would become their second full-length album, 100 Broken Windows
. The song "Little Discourage
" was released in September and brought Idlewild a larger fan-base and much more radio play. Hope Is Important was released in America, and to support it, the band performed a small number of tour dates on the East Coast. The remainder of the year was spent mixing the new album in Glasgow.
In March
the following year, the band released "Actually it's Darkness" and embarked on their biggest UK tour to date. Jeremy Mills joined the band on tour, playing guitar and keyboards. Their sound had now evolved from simplistic punk-rock to a more mature sound resembling R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen
, and The Smiths
. 100 Broken Windows reached silver status in the UK and the band went on tour in Europe and North America. Further singles released from the album included "These Wooden Ideas
" and "Roseability
".
As 2001 began, the band entered the studio once again, this time with producer Stephen Street
to record songs written in the last half of 2000. While happy with the results the band put their next album aside to tour America. American music magazine Spin named 100 Broken Windows the "number one album you didn't hear in 2000" and the album received other rave reviews in the American press on its release in April. Whilst touring the album in America, Allan Stewart
replaced Jeremy Mills as touring guitarist. Readers of The Skinny
magazine in Scotland would retrospectively vote 100 Broken Windows 'The Scottish Album of the Decade' in December 2009.
. Both Allan and Jeremy joined the band in a cottage in Inchnadamph, Sutherland
. Woomble began a friendship with Scottish poet laureate
Edwin Morgan who would eventually end up on the song "Scottish Fiction," the album's closing track. The remainder of the year was spent recording and mixing the album in various locations with producer Dave Eringa
. This period marked the band's longest absence from performing.
The first single from the album, "You Held the World in Your Arms
", became 'A-listed' on Radio One
and entered the UK Singles Chart
at number nine, marking the band's biggest hit to date. A UK tour followed with Ikara Colt
supporting and a second single, "American English
", was released. On release, The Remote Part entered the album charts at number three, and was considered a record of considerable depth, as well as one of the most melodic records of the year. The album went gold in the UK and a third single, "Live in a Hiding Place", was released as the band embarked upon a four-month European tour in September, which included supporting dates with Coldplay
.
On 29 September, Bob Fairfoull
left the band, following a show in Amsterdam. Fairfoull had become increasingly distant from the band over the past year. The band and Fairfoull remain friends, and Bob now plays bass with Edinburgh-based band Degrassi
and Paper Beats Rock. Longtime Irish friend, Gavin Fox
, joined the band as his replacement, while touring guitarist, Allan Stewart
, became a permanent member of the band. While Fox learned his parts in Dublin, technician and friend Alex Grant
filled in to assist the band.
2002 was Idlewild's most successful year, with The Remote Part entering many 'Best of the Year' lists.
With Gavin and Allan officially in the band, Idlewild spent January of the following year writing songs and practising in an old lighthouse outside Edinburgh. A final single from The Remote Part, "A Modern Way of Letting Go
", introduced the new lineup to the UK via several television appearances and another short tour of Britain and Ireland.
The Remote Part received its US
release in March 2003 and the band embarked upon a cross-continent, nine-week headline tour playing their biggest US shows in New York City
and Los Angeles
. The band then returned to America in May at the request of Pearl Jam
, who asked the band to open one leg of their Riot Act
world tour. These were the biggest venues Idlewild had played in, and they found friends in Pearl Jam, even playing with them onstage on the final night in Chicago. Subsequently, in June 2007 Pearl Jam requested Idlewild to support them for a one-off date at Wembley Arena.
in the Scottish Highlands
to start working on songs for the next record. Writing continued intermittently until early December (pausing only to open for The Rolling Stones
in September at Glasgow's SECC).
As 2004 began, Idlewild spent the first four months of the year writing and demoing new songs up in the Scottish Highlands, and in Roddy's flat in London
. The band chose to work with American producer Tony Hoffer
and flew out to Los Angeles
and spent the next three months recording and mixing the new songs. This marked the first time Idlewild had recorded an album all in one go.
The band finished up the record in October 2004, in New York with mixer, Michael Brauer. Roddy rented a room on the Lower East Side and stayed there for the remainder of the year, listening to the album they'd just made. 2004 became the first in the band's existence devoted almost entirely to writing and recording an album. At the end of this year they titled it Warnings/Promises
.
2005 began with a series of acoustic shows around the UK. The first single from Warnings/Promises, entitled "Love Steals Us from Loneliness
", appeared in February and became Idlewild's fourth Top 20 single. The album followed two weeks later and debuted within the UK Top Ten. Warnings/Promises received mainly positive reviews; however, some critics and fans disliked the band's direction with this album.
In the UK, the band embarked upon an extensive UK tour, changing the setlist every night and revisiting songs from each of their albums. In the summer, Idlewild played a number of festivals and opened shows for U2
, R.E.M. and the Pixies
. The year ended with a Christmas show at the band's "spiritual home", famed venue the Glasgow Barrowlands.
In November, the band announced that they had parted ways with their record company Parlophone
after fulfilling their contractual obligation over eight years, leaving them without a record deal. However, despite rumors that they were breaking up, the band claimed that they were looking forward to the future.
After their December Barrowlands gig, Gavin Fox
left the band and was replaced by former Astrid
bassist Gareth Russell
.
In July 2006, Roddy Woomble released an album of folk music
under his own name titled My Secret is My Silence
. Woomble's solo material was written alongside Rod Jones, friend Michael Angus and folksinger Karine Polwart
, and produced by folk musician John McCusker
. Roddy toured the album in July and August. Rod Jones
meanwhile worked on an album with Inara George
called George Is Jones
The band spent spent many months writing new material, which was recorded with 100 Broken Windows
and The Remote Part
producer Dave Eringa
in their rehearsal
room.
In July 2006, it was announced Idlewild would sign to 1960s label Sequel, which was reactivated by music group Sanctuary
.
The album Make Another World
was released on March 5, 2007. "If It Takes You Home" was the first single released from it and was available as a download and 7" single. "No Emotion" was the second single released; it went to #36 in the UK Top 40 chart. "A Ghost in the Arcade" was the next single, released on 18 June, though only as an internet-downloadable track and not available on physical CD.
At the 19 March 2007, Aberdeen concert on the Make Another World UK Tour, Woomble announced the show was being filmed for a live DVD release (included with special edition of the band's greatest hits album Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007
). The band played a twenty-three song setlist which included a considerable number of songs from earlier albums such as Hope is Important. It was at this gig that the video for "A Ghost in the Arcade" was filmed.
During their 16 May gig in The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Woomble announced an Idlewild 'Greatest Hits' compilation would be released later in the year at the request of former label Parlophone. Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007
was released on 1 October 2007 by Parlophone and is a 17 track 'best of' compilation featuring career highlights, and includes the aforementioned DVD.
A second compilation album was also released on 29 October. A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007
included the band's early singles as well as many B-sides and was available only through download stores.
site, Woomble denied rumours Idlewild would split, instead stating that they would shortly be beginning work on their seventh studio album.
In 2007 the band played at Edinburgh's hogmanay celebrations and won the best festival act award at the Tartan Clef awards. The band continue to play more gigs while working on their next album. Meanwhile, Woomble has been writing a column for Scottish newspaper The Sunday Herald and released an album with Kris Drever
and John McCusker
, entitled Before the Ruin
, in September 2008.
In December 2008 the band played five shows at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
, playing each of their studio albums in full. Roddy Woomble noted that the band "are going to try to play every track [they've] ever written - including B-sides - which has to be more than 100 songs." In February 2009, they announced that they would be staging a similar residency at Dingwalls
in Camden
, London.
A new song, "City Hall", has appeared in a recent setlist, and the band entered the studio in January 2009. On his online diary, Roddy Woomble notes that he has: "been trying to work on lyrics for the new Idlewild record. At the moment it has the possibility of being about anything, so I've been trying to narrow that down a bit. I've been re-reading Jack Kerouac
's novels and following this US election, and keeping up with all the new US groups, so maybe it'll take on a Stars and stripes theme. It'll probably end up being about mountains and Islands though."
A further post read: "I've also been whittling away with the rest of the band in our very cold practice space on songs for the new album. Sometimes having no heating actually makes everyone work harder (the temptation to sit around chatting over coffee and cakes is never far away) but then other times I really just wish that we had it, because it's a big old room and it's freezing. We have about twelve good tunes now, but are planning on having fifteen by the time we head into a recording studio in February (which has now been booked). I imagine that they'll all be pulled into a different shape by the time they make it onto a CD or LP, but that's part of the interesting process of writing songs."
On 21 November the band sent an email to fans on the mailing list offering them a chance to preorder the new album (along with "exclusive packaging & including at least one bonus track") to be "shipped within weeks of completion". All fans who bought the album this way will also have their name appear in the CD booklet and on a roll call on the band's official website. The band explained their reasoning behind this in the email, where they said:
"After 11 years of recording and releasing records within the constraints of the record industry we now feel that the time is right and the technology exists for us to deal more quickly and directly with the fans. It also allows us total control of our music and will ultimately mean that should you choose to get involved you will hear our music as soon as it is available. Although the album will have a more traditional release some time later in 2009 we hope you will support us in our efforts to try something new and choose to pre-order the album now."
On May 9, 2009, Roddy confirmed in his online diary that the new album will be entitled Post Electric Blues. The album was performed in full on May 19.
Initial emails indicated a release date to fans who had pre-ordered the album of mid-April, but the album was eventually mailed out on June 10, 2009. Fans who pre-ordered the album were also allowed to download their choice of live tracks that the band had recorded at the King Tut's series of shows. The album was officially released in October, preceded by the single "Readers & Writers".
In April 2010, Roddy Woomble announced that the band will enter a hiatus following the band's current tour in support of Post Electric Blues
. However this comment only referred to the writing and recording of new material as Woomble later suggested Idlewild announced their first American tour since 2005 and a short UK tour in support of the EMI re-release of "100 Broken Windows
", during the UK shows (as well as a New York and Los Angeles show) the album will be played in its entirety. The 100 Broken Windows reissue was released on November 8, 2010 and featured a second disc of B-Sides and unreleased material.
1 Often considered to be a mini-album.
2 Charted at number 2 on the UK Indie Chart
.
3 Initially self-released to fans on 11 June through idlewildmusic.com.
1 Download-only.
^Chart ineligible.
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rock
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band, formed in Edinburgh
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, in 1995, comprising Roddy Woomble
Roddy Woomble
Roderick "Roddy" Woomble is the lead singer of Scottish rock band, Idlewild and a solo contemporary folk musician. To date, Woomble has released six full-length studio albums with Idlewild, and two solo albums, My Secret is My Silence and The Impossible Song & Other Songs...
(lead vocals), Rod Jones
Rod Jones (musician)
Rodric "Rod" Iwan Pryce Jones is the guitarist and backing vocalist for indie rock band Idlewild.Son of classical musician, John Pryce-Jones, Jones is an energetic live performer, and his guitar playing has been described as "gritty yet melodic."In 2000 Jones played second guitar for Graham Coxon...
(guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton
Colin Newton
Colin Newton is the Scottish drummer for the Scottish indie rock band, Idlewild....
(drums), Allan Stewart
Allan Stewart (musician)
Allan Stewart is a guitarist in the band Idlewild and also DeSalvo. He comes from Farnborough, England. Stewart joined the band as a touring guitarist in 2001 and became a full member in 2003...
(guitar) and Gareth Russell
Gareth Russell
This page refers to the musician Gareth Russell, for the author click here Gareth Russell .Gareth Russell is the bass guitarist for Idlewild, joining the band in 2006, following the departure of Gavin Fox in 2005...
(bass). To date, Idlewild have released six full-length studio albums, with their latest, Post Electric Blues
Post Electric Blues
Post Electric Blues is the sixth full-length studio album by Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, self-released to around 3000 fans in June 2009. The album was subsequently released on October 5, 2009 on Cooking Vinyl...
, self-released to fans in June 2009.
Initially, Idlewild's sound was faster and more dissonant than many of their 1990s indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
contemporaries. However, it developed over time from an edgy and angular sound (as heard in their early material—once described by the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
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
The Remote Part
The Remote Part is the third full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 15 July 2002 to widespread critical acclaim. The album is Idlewild's most commercially successful to date, and is the last to feature bassist Bob Fairfoull...
and Warnings/Promises
Warnings/Promises
Warnings/Promises is the fourth full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 7 March 2005, on Parlophone. The album marks the only appearance of bassist Gavin Fox, following the departure of Bob Fairfoull in 2002, and is the first album to feature touring guitarist Allan...
. While Idlewild's sound cannot be easily placed into a specific genre, they have clearly been influenced by the likes of: Gang of Four
Gang of Four (band)
Gang of Four are an English post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill...
, Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
, R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
, Blur
Blur (band)
Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
and Fugazi
Fugazi (band)
Fugazi is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1987. The band's continual members are guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty....
.
Part of Idlewild's early success can be attributed to their singles gaining heavy rotation on Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
's Evening Session on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. Alongside his all-round endorsement of the band, Lamacq often cites them as one of his favourite bands.
In April 2010, vocalist Roddy Woomble announced that the band will enter a 'hiatus' following their current tour. However this was proved to be a misunderstanding of sorts with Woomble later going on to suggest that there would be further shows before the end of 2010 in support of the EMI re-release of "100 Broken Windows
100 Broken Windows
-B-Sides from this album:* "A Tone" * "Broken Windows" * "1990 Nighttime" * "Meet Me at the Harbour"...
".
Beginnings, Captain and Hope Is Important (1995–1998)
Idlewild, named after the quiet meeting place in Anne of Green GablesAnne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...
, formed in December 1995 in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, Scotland
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when a 19 year-old Roddy Woomble
Roddy Woomble
Roderick "Roddy" Woomble is the lead singer of Scottish rock band, Idlewild and a solo contemporary folk musician. To date, Woomble has released six full-length studio albums with Idlewild, and two solo albums, My Secret is My Silence and The Impossible Song & Other Songs...
met drummer Colin Newton
Colin Newton
Colin Newton is the Scottish drummer for the Scottish indie rock band, Idlewild....
at a party. The two discovered that they had much in common, including similar musical interests and record collections. By the end of the night, they had discussed forming a band together. On the same night, the two were introduced to guitarist Rod Jones
Rod Jones (musician)
Rodric "Rod" Iwan Pryce Jones is the guitarist and backing vocalist for indie rock band Idlewild.Son of classical musician, John Pryce-Jones, Jones is an energetic live performer, and his guitar playing has been described as "gritty yet melodic."In 2000 Jones played second guitar for Graham Coxon...
and the three kept in contact afterwards, meeting up to listen to music. Soon, the trio began writing songs together, and, in need of a bassist, they brought Phil Scanlon
Phil Scanlon
Philip Scanlon is a former bassist in the Scottish rock group Idlewild. He was replaced by Bob Fairfoull who remained in the band until 2002. The band's current bassist is Gareth Russell....
into the fold, due to the fact that he owned a bass guitar.
Idlewild played their first show on 16 January 1996, at the Subway Club in Edinburgh to a crowd of thirty friends, which led to many more shows around Edinburgh throughout the course of the year. In May, 1996 the band, now with over twenty songs written, entered Split Level Studios to record. The tape of these recordings earned the band many bookings at various venues around Scotland, including Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. Local publications that heard the tape reviewed it favorably.
Phil Scanlon decided to leave the band in February, 1997 to concentrate on his studies. Since leaving Idlewild, he has become a highly successful chemical engineer and currently resides outside San Francisco. Woomble asked Bob Fairfoull
Bob Fairfoull
Bob Fairfoull is a Scottish musician. He was the bass guitarist for the Scottish rock band Idlewild. Roddy Woomble - a friend of Fairfoull and Idlewild's lead singer - asked Fairfoull to join in February 1997 following the departure of Phil Scanlon...
to replace the departing bassist. Fairfoull had been present at every Idlewild show since the summer of 1996, and had impressed the others with his spoken-word, solo acoustic shows as well as his performances with Edinburgh band, Pussy Hoover. Fairfoull's debut with the band took place on 28 February at Glasgow bar, Nice N' Sleazy's.
The band's debut single "Queen of the Troubled Teens
Queen of the Troubled Teens
"Queen of the Troubled Teens" is the debut single by Idlewild, released on Human Condition in March 1997. Initially, the single received only small scale acknowledgement in Edinburgh's record shops, and later received praise from local students and BBC Radio 1's Steve Lamacq.This single is the only...
" was released on 17 March 1997, and built upon the chaotic reputation of their shows. Along with 'Self Healer', 'Satan polaroid' and 'A Film For The Future', the song was included in a live session on Jeff Cooper's show 'XS' (now Radio2XS
Radio2XS
radio2XS is programmed and edited in Sheffield, England and uses the on-air slogan "New Music, Live Sessions and 60 Years of Rock’n'roll".The station was formed in 2002 by ....
) on Sheffield's Hallam FM. It was also supported by BBC Radio Scotland DJ Peter Easton
Peter Easton
Peter Easton was a pirate in the early 17th century who operated along the Newfoundland coastline between Harbour Grace and Ferryland from 1611 to 1614...
, and influential Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
. Lamacq was particularly impressed with the track "Self Healer" and asked, on the air, that if anyone knew anything about the band, they should contact him. In the summer of 1997, Idlewild played their first London shows which were attended by the likes of Lamacq, and representatives from Deceptive Records
Deceptive Records
Deceptive Records was a British independent record label formed in 1992 by Steve Lamacq, Tony Smith and Alan James, which concentrated on rock and alternative rock. The most famous group signed to the label were Elastica....
. Reviews at this time, in the pages of NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
and Melody Maker
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compared their live gigs to "a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs". The band were soon asked to record a single for Fierce Panda and to record an EP/mini-album with Deceptive Records. In October 1997, the band spent six days with producer Paul Tipler in South London. The result was Captain
Captain (album)
Captain is the debut release by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released in January 1998. Although the number of tracks would normally class the release as an EP, Captain is commonly known as a mini-album...
, which the band describes as "an innocent, frank nugget of noise pop magic". After the release of the "Chandelier" single, the band signed a deal with Food Records
Food Records
Food Records was a record label set up in 1984 by David Balfe, who later took on Andy Ross as his partner. Originally formed as an independent record label with distribution going through Rough Trade Distribution, Food licenced acts to the Polygram offshoot London and Warner's WEA Records, before...
/EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
in December. Following the record deal, the members quit their respective jobs or university courses.
1998 marked the year where the public became actively aware of Idlewild, who kicked off the year with their first UK tour, supporting the band Midget
Midget (band)
Midget are a guitar band from Stamford, Lincolnshire who formed in 1996. The trio released the mini-album "Alco-pop" and the albums Jukebox, Individual Inconsistent and The Milgram Experiment. Two of their singles made the UK Singles Chart in 1998...
. The release of Captain, on January 18, received positive reviews in the NME, Melody Maker and Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
. In February the band re-entered the studio, once again with Paul Tipler to record their first full-length album for Food Records
Food Records
Food Records was a record label set up in 1984 by David Balfe, who later took on Andy Ross as his partner. Originally formed as an independent record label with distribution going through Rough Trade Distribution, Food licenced acts to the Polygram offshoot London and Warner's WEA Records, before...
. Two singles were released before the album's release, "A Film for the Future
A Film for the Future
"A Film for the Future" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the first single to be released from the album and charted at #53 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1998...
" (compared to "Smells Like Teen Spirit
Smells Like Teen Spirit
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, Nevermind , released on DGC Records...
" by one journalist) and "Everyone Says You're So Fragile
Everyone Says You're So Fragile
"Everyone Says You're So Fragile" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the second single to be released from the album and charted at #47 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1998 .-In the UK:All songs written by Idlewild.*CD CDFOOD113#"Everyone Says...
". Both singles helped to expand the band's growing fanbase alongside notable appearances at summer festivals. October marked the arrival of their debut album Hope Is Important
Hope Is Important
Hope Is Important is the first full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released October 19, 1998. The record follows on from their earlier six-track release, Captain....
which the band now describes as "a confused, skewered, noisy, sad pop record". Further singles from the album included, "I'm a Message
I'm a Message
"I'm a Message" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the third single to be released from the album and charted at #41 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1998 .-In the UK:...
" and fan favorite, "When I Argue I See Shapes
When I Argue I See Shapes
"When I Argue I See Shapes" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the fourth and final single to be released from the album and charted at #19 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1999...
". Tours supporting Ash
Ash (band)
Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...
, Placebo
Placebo (band)
Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
and Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
followed the release.
100 Broken Windows (1999–2001)
Idlewild eventually returned to Edinburgh in 1999 to begin writing new songs, and contacted engineer Bob WestonBob Weston
Bob Weston is an American musician, producer, recording engineer, and record mastering engineer. Critic Jason Ankeny declares that "Weston's name and fingerprints are all over the American underground rock of the post-punk era, producing and engineering dates for a seemingly endless number of...
, from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, who recorded six songs with them in London. These songs held a more aggressive, emptier sound than those previously, and the band were pleased with the results; however, they remained unsure of their direction. During the summer, Idlewild were invited to play at the opening of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
in Edinburgh, a momentous day for Scottish history. Scotland is where the band would remain for a while, letting the surrounding environment influence their songwriting and letting the songs represent the band as they were. Hitting a stride, the band returned to the studio with producer Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa is an English record producer from Essex who has engineered, mixed, produced, and played on albums by such bands as Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Idlewild, 3 Colours Red, South and Johnny Boy...
and recorded "Little Discourage" and "Roseability" in their first session. Very happy with the results, the band continued to record what would become their second full-length album, 100 Broken Windows
100 Broken Windows
-B-Sides from this album:* "A Tone" * "Broken Windows" * "1990 Nighttime" * "Meet Me at the Harbour"...
. The song "Little Discourage
Little Discourage
"Little Discourage" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the first single to be released from the album and charted at #24 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1999 ....
" was released in September and brought Idlewild a larger fan-base and much more radio play. Hope Is Important was released in America, and to support it, the band performed a small number of tour dates on the East Coast. The remainder of the year was spent mixing the new album in Glasgow.
In March
March 2000
March 2000 was the third month of 2000. It began on a Wednesday and ended after 31 days on a Friday.-Events:...
the following year, the band released "Actually it's Darkness" and embarked on their biggest UK tour to date. Jeremy Mills joined the band on tour, playing guitar and keyboards. Their sound had now evolved from simplistic punk-rock to a more mature sound resembling R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
, and The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
. 100 Broken Windows reached silver status in the UK and the band went on tour in Europe and North America. Further singles released from the album included "These Wooden Ideas
These Wooden Ideas
"These Wooden Ideas" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the third single to be released from the album in June 2000 and charted at #32 in the UK Singles Chart ....
" and "Roseability
Roseability
"Roseability" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the fourth and final single to be released from the album in October 2000 and charted at #38 in the UK Singles Chart ....
".
As 2001 began, the band entered the studio once again, this time with producer Stephen Street
Stephen Street
Stephen Street is an English music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s, as well as Blur and The Cranberries in the 1990s. Street also collaborated with Morrissey on some of his most popular work after The Smiths broke up, playing instruments and co-writing songs...
to record songs written in the last half of 2000. While happy with the results the band put their next album aside to tour America. American music magazine Spin named 100 Broken Windows the "number one album you didn't hear in 2000" and the album received other rave reviews in the American press on its release in April. Whilst touring the album in America, Allan Stewart
Allan Stewart (musician)
Allan Stewart is a guitarist in the band Idlewild and also DeSalvo. He comes from Farnborough, England. Stewart joined the band as a touring guitarist in 2001 and became a full member in 2003...
replaced Jeremy Mills as touring guitarist. Readers of The Skinny
The Skinny
The Skinny is the debut album by Slimm Cutta Calhoun.-Track listing:...
magazine in Scotland would retrospectively vote 100 Broken Windows 'The Scottish Album of the Decade' in December 2009.
The Remote Part (2001–2003)
Idlewild eventually moved up to the highlands of Scotland and began the writing and demoing process of what would become The Remote PartThe Remote Part
The Remote Part is the third full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 15 July 2002 to widespread critical acclaim. The album is Idlewild's most commercially successful to date, and is the last to feature bassist Bob Fairfoull...
. Both Allan and Jeremy joined the band in a cottage in Inchnadamph, Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
. Woomble began a friendship with Scottish poet laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
Edwin Morgan who would eventually end up on the song "Scottish Fiction," the album's closing track. The remainder of the year was spent recording and mixing the album in various locations with producer Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa is an English record producer from Essex who has engineered, mixed, produced, and played on albums by such bands as Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Idlewild, 3 Colours Red, South and Johnny Boy...
. This period marked the band's longest absence from performing.
The first single from the album, "You Held the World in Your Arms
You Held the World in Your Arms
"You Held the World in Your Arms " is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was the first single from the album in June 2002 and charted at #9 in the UK Singles Chart...
", became 'A-listed' on Radio One
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at number nine, marking the band's biggest hit to date. A UK tour followed with Ikara Colt
Ikara Colt
Ikara Colt were an English four-piece art rock band, formed by art students at London Guildhall University. They had a five-year career, beginning in 1999 and ending on 17 January 2005...
supporting and a second single, "American English
American English (song)
"American English" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was released as the second single from the album in June 2002 and charted at #15 in the UK Singles Chart...
", was released. On release, The Remote Part entered the album charts at number three, and was considered a record of considerable depth, as well as one of the most melodic records of the year. The album went gold in the UK and a third single, "Live in a Hiding Place", was released as the band embarked upon a four-month European tour in September, which included supporting dates with Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
.
On 29 September, Bob Fairfoull
Bob Fairfoull
Bob Fairfoull is a Scottish musician. He was the bass guitarist for the Scottish rock band Idlewild. Roddy Woomble - a friend of Fairfoull and Idlewild's lead singer - asked Fairfoull to join in February 1997 following the departure of Phil Scanlon...
left the band, following a show in Amsterdam. Fairfoull had become increasingly distant from the band over the past year. The band and Fairfoull remain friends, and Bob now plays bass with Edinburgh-based band Degrassi
Degrassi (band)
Degrassi is a Scottish indie rock band.Degrassi are based in Edinburgh. The band formed in late 1999, with the initial line-up consisting of Scott Smith and Michael Branagh with Stephen McColl and Stuart Turner helping out on guitar and bass.They recorded a demo in 2001 which was aired on BBC...
and Paper Beats Rock. Longtime Irish friend, Gavin Fox
Gavin Fox
For the Canadian Actor see Gavin Fox Gavin Bernard Fox is bass player with the band Concerto For Constantine. He has also been in the band Vega 4, Scottish rock band Idlewild, and Irish indie rock band Turn.-References:...
, joined the band as his replacement, while touring guitarist, Allan Stewart
Allan Stewart
Allan Stewart is a Scottish comic and impressionist born 11 December 1950.-Career:His career began in the 1960s when he performed as a cabaret pop singer and musician....
, became a permanent member of the band. While Fox learned his parts in Dublin, technician and friend Alex Grant
Alex Grant (musician)
Alexander Donald Grant was the temporary touring bass guitarist for the band Idlewild when Bob Fairfoull left the band during their 2002 tour. He is now the bass player in the band DeSalvo.-References:...
filled in to assist the band.
2002 was Idlewild's most successful year, with The Remote Part entering many 'Best of the Year' lists.
With Gavin and Allan officially in the band, Idlewild spent January of the following year writing songs and practising in an old lighthouse outside Edinburgh. A final single from The Remote Part, "A Modern Way of Letting Go
A Modern Way of Letting Go
"A Modern Way of Letting Go" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was the fourth and last single taken from the album and charted at #28 in the UK Singles Chart ....
", introduced the new lineup to the UK via several television appearances and another short tour of Britain and Ireland.
The Remote Part received its US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
release in March 2003 and the band embarked upon a cross-continent, nine-week headline tour playing their biggest US shows in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. The band then returned to America in May at the request of Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
, who asked the band to open one leg of their Riot Act
Riot Act
The Riot Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that authorised local authorities to declare any group of twelve or more people to be unlawfully assembled, and thus have to disperse or face punitive action...
world tour. These were the biggest venues Idlewild had played in, and they found friends in Pearl Jam, even playing with them onstage on the final night in Chicago. Subsequently, in June 2007 Pearl Jam requested Idlewild to support them for a one-off date at Wembley Arena.
Warnings/Promises (2003–2005)
The band then returned to Scotland to reflect upon the year, and soon headed for a house in GlenelgGlenelg, Scotland
-Geography:Glenelg is located by the Kyle Rhea narrows, where Skye is closest to the mainland. Road access is by the 339m Bealach Ratagain from Shiel Bridge, on the main Inverness to Skye road....
in the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
to start working on songs for the next record. Writing continued intermittently until early December (pausing only to open for The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
in September at Glasgow's SECC).
As 2004 began, Idlewild spent the first four months of the year writing and demoing new songs up in the Scottish Highlands, and in Roddy's flat in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The band chose to work with American producer Tony Hoffer
Tony Hoffer
Tony Hoffer is an American producer, guitarist, and music mixer who is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums including The Kooks, The Thrills, Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes and Air...
and flew out to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and spent the next three months recording and mixing the new songs. This marked the first time Idlewild had recorded an album all in one go.
The band finished up the record in October 2004, in New York with mixer, Michael Brauer. Roddy rented a room on the Lower East Side and stayed there for the remainder of the year, listening to the album they'd just made. 2004 became the first in the band's existence devoted almost entirely to writing and recording an album. At the end of this year they titled it Warnings/Promises
Warnings/Promises
Warnings/Promises is the fourth full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 7 March 2005, on Parlophone. The album marks the only appearance of bassist Gavin Fox, following the departure of Bob Fairfoull in 2002, and is the first album to feature touring guitarist Allan...
.
2005 began with a series of acoustic shows around the UK. The first single from Warnings/Promises, entitled "Love Steals Us from Loneliness
Love Steals Us from Loneliness
"Love Steals Us from Loneliness" is a song by the Scottish rock band, Idlewild, from their 2005 album Warnings/Promises. It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 February 2005 and charted at #16 in the UK Singles Chart....
", appeared in February and became Idlewild's fourth Top 20 single. The album followed two weeks later and debuted within the UK Top Ten. Warnings/Promises received mainly positive reviews; however, some critics and fans disliked the band's direction with this album.
In the UK, the band embarked upon an extensive UK tour, changing the setlist every night and revisiting songs from each of their albums. In the summer, Idlewild played a number of festivals and opened shows for U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
, R.E.M. and the Pixies
Pixies (band)
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. The group consists of Black Francis , Joey Santiago , Kim Deal , and David Lovering . While the Pixies found only modest success in their home country, they were significantly more successful in the United...
. The year ended with a Christmas show at the band's "spiritual home", famed venue the Glasgow Barrowlands.
In November, the band announced that they had parted ways with their record company Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
after fulfilling their contractual obligation over eight years, leaving them without a record deal. However, despite rumors that they were breaking up, the band claimed that they were looking forward to the future.
After their December Barrowlands gig, Gavin Fox
Gavin Fox
For the Canadian Actor see Gavin Fox Gavin Bernard Fox is bass player with the band Concerto For Constantine. He has also been in the band Vega 4, Scottish rock band Idlewild, and Irish indie rock band Turn.-References:...
left the band and was replaced by former Astrid
Astrid (band)
Astrid were a guitar-pop foursome from the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides, Scotland.-History:In 2004, Astrid released their third album - One In Four...
bassist Gareth Russell
Gareth Russell
This page refers to the musician Gareth Russell, for the author click here Gareth Russell .Gareth Russell is the bass guitarist for Idlewild, joining the band in 2006, following the departure of Gavin Fox in 2005...
.
Make Another World (2006-2007)
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
under his own name titled My Secret is My Silence
My Secret is My Silence
My Secret is My Silence is the debut studio album by Idlewild lead vocalist Roddy Woomble, released 24 July 2006, on Pure Records.The album, produced by John McCusker, features tracks co-written by McCusker, Rod Jones, Michael Angus and Karine Polwart as well as the vocals of folk singer, Kate...
. Woomble's solo material was written alongside Rod Jones, friend Michael Angus and folksinger Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She writes and performs music with a strong folk and roots feel, her songs dealing with a variety of issues from alcoholism to genocide...
, and produced by folk musician John McCusker
John McCusker
John McCusker is a Scottish folk musician, record producer and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and producer for folk singer Kate Rusby...
. Roddy toured the album in July and August. Rod Jones
Rod Jones (musician)
Rodric "Rod" Iwan Pryce Jones is the guitarist and backing vocalist for indie rock band Idlewild.Son of classical musician, John Pryce-Jones, Jones is an energetic live performer, and his guitar playing has been described as "gritty yet melodic."In 2000 Jones played second guitar for Graham Coxon...
meanwhile worked on an album with Inara George
Inara George
Inara Maryland George is a Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter, one half of The Bird and the Bee, a member of the band Merrick, with Bryony Atkinson, and a member of the trio The Living Sisters, with Eleni Mandell and Becky Stark...
called George Is Jones
The band spent spent many months writing new material, which was recorded with 100 Broken Windows
100 Broken Windows
-B-Sides from this album:* "A Tone" * "Broken Windows" * "1990 Nighttime" * "Meet Me at the Harbour"...
and The Remote Part
The Remote Part
The Remote Part is the third full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 15 July 2002 to widespread critical acclaim. The album is Idlewild's most commercially successful to date, and is the last to feature bassist Bob Fairfoull...
producer Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa is an English record producer from Essex who has engineered, mixed, produced, and played on albums by such bands as Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Idlewild, 3 Colours Red, South and Johnny Boy...
in their rehearsal
Rehearsal
For other uses, see Rehearsal or Dress rehearsal A rehearsal is a preparatory event in music and theatre that is performed before the official public performance, as a form of practice, and to ensure that all details of the performance are adequately prepared and coordinated for professional...
room.
In July 2006, it was announced Idlewild would sign to 1960s label Sequel, which was reactivated by music group Sanctuary
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
.
The album Make Another World
Make Another World
Make Another World is the fifth full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 5 March 2007 through Sequel Records. The album is the first to feature bassist Gareth Russell, following Gavin Fox's departure at the end of 2005, and is their first since leaving Parlophone...
was released on March 5, 2007. "If It Takes You Home" was the first single released from it and was available as a download and 7" single. "No Emotion" was the second single released; it went to #36 in the UK Top 40 chart. "A Ghost in the Arcade" was the next single, released on 18 June, though only as an internet-downloadable track and not available on physical CD.
At the 19 March 2007, Aberdeen concert on the Make Another World UK Tour, Woomble announced the show was being filmed for a live DVD release (included with special edition of the band's greatest hits album Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007
Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007
Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007 is a best of compilation album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 1 October 2007 through Parlophone...
). The band played a twenty-three song setlist which included a considerable number of songs from earlier albums such as Hope is Important. It was at this gig that the video for "A Ghost in the Arcade" was filmed.
During their 16 May gig in The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Woomble announced an Idlewild 'Greatest Hits' compilation would be released later in the year at the request of former label Parlophone. Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007
Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007
Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007 is a best of compilation album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 1 October 2007 through Parlophone...
was released on 1 October 2007 by Parlophone and is a 17 track 'best of' compilation featuring career highlights, and includes the aforementioned DVD.
A second compilation album was also released on 29 October. A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007
A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007
A Distant History: Rarities 1997–2007 is a download-only compilation album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on , on Parlophone. The album is a companion piece to Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007 and is composed of rarities and b-sides from throughout the band's career.According to the...
included the band's early singles as well as many B-sides and was available only through download stores.
Post Electric Blues (2009-2010)
In November 2007, writing on the band's MySpaceMySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
site, Woomble denied rumours Idlewild would split, instead stating that they would shortly be beginning work on their seventh studio album.
In 2007 the band played at Edinburgh's hogmanay celebrations and won the best festival act award at the Tartan Clef awards. The band continue to play more gigs while working on their next album. Meanwhile, Woomble has been writing a column for Scottish newspaper The Sunday Herald and released an album with Kris Drever
Kris Drever
Kris Drever is a Scottish contemporary folk musician and songwriter, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his debut solo album, Black Water...
and John McCusker
John McCusker
John McCusker is a Scottish folk musician, record producer and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and producer for folk singer Kate Rusby...
, entitled Before the Ruin
Before the Ruin
Before the Ruin is a studio album by Kris Drever, John McCusker and Roddy Woomble, released 15 September 2008 through Navigator Records. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at #156 and the Scottish Albums chart at #45...
, in September 2008.
In December 2008 the band played five shows at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, also known as King Tut's, is a live music venue and bar in on St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and managed by Glasgow-based gig promoters DF Concerts...
, playing each of their studio albums in full. Roddy Woomble noted that the band "are going to try to play every track [they've] ever written - including B-sides - which has to be more than 100 songs." In February 2009, they announced that they would be staging a similar residency at Dingwalls
Dingwalls
Dingwalls is a venue adjacent to Camden Lock in London, England. It houses bars, cafes, clubs . The building itself is one of many industrial Victorian buildings that were put to new use in the 20th century. The original owner of the building, T.E...
in Camden
London Borough of Camden
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...
, London.
A new song, "City Hall", has appeared in a recent setlist, and the band entered the studio in January 2009. On his online diary, Roddy Woomble notes that he has: "been trying to work on lyrics for the new Idlewild record. At the moment it has the possibility of being about anything, so I've been trying to narrow that down a bit. I've been re-reading Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
's novels and following this US election, and keeping up with all the new US groups, so maybe it'll take on a Stars and stripes theme. It'll probably end up being about mountains and Islands though."
A further post read: "I've also been whittling away with the rest of the band in our very cold practice space on songs for the new album. Sometimes having no heating actually makes everyone work harder (the temptation to sit around chatting over coffee and cakes is never far away) but then other times I really just wish that we had it, because it's a big old room and it's freezing. We have about twelve good tunes now, but are planning on having fifteen by the time we head into a recording studio in February (which has now been booked). I imagine that they'll all be pulled into a different shape by the time they make it onto a CD or LP, but that's part of the interesting process of writing songs."
On 21 November the band sent an email to fans on the mailing list offering them a chance to preorder the new album (along with "exclusive packaging & including at least one bonus track") to be "shipped within weeks of completion". All fans who bought the album this way will also have their name appear in the CD booklet and on a roll call on the band's official website. The band explained their reasoning behind this in the email, where they said:
"After 11 years of recording and releasing records within the constraints of the record industry we now feel that the time is right and the technology exists for us to deal more quickly and directly with the fans. It also allows us total control of our music and will ultimately mean that should you choose to get involved you will hear our music as soon as it is available. Although the album will have a more traditional release some time later in 2009 we hope you will support us in our efforts to try something new and choose to pre-order the album now."
On May 9, 2009, Roddy confirmed in his online diary that the new album will be entitled Post Electric Blues. The album was performed in full on May 19.
Initial emails indicated a release date to fans who had pre-ordered the album of mid-April, but the album was eventually mailed out on June 10, 2009. Fans who pre-ordered the album were also allowed to download their choice of live tracks that the band had recorded at the King Tut's series of shows. The album was officially released in October, preceded by the single "Readers & Writers".
After Post Electric Blues (2010-present)
Rod Jones released his debut solo album, A Sentimental Education, in April 2010. Roddy Woomble has also confirmed that he is writing a new solo album.In April 2010, Roddy Woomble announced that the band will enter a hiatus following the band's current tour in support of Post Electric Blues
Post Electric Blues
Post Electric Blues is the sixth full-length studio album by Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, self-released to around 3000 fans in June 2009. The album was subsequently released on October 5, 2009 on Cooking Vinyl...
. However this comment only referred to the writing and recording of new material as Woomble later suggested Idlewild announced their first American tour since 2005 and a short UK tour in support of the EMI re-release of "100 Broken Windows
100 Broken Windows
-B-Sides from this album:* "A Tone" * "Broken Windows" * "1990 Nighttime" * "Meet Me at the Harbour"...
", during the UK shows (as well as a New York and Los Angeles show) the album will be played in its entirety. The 100 Broken Windows reissue was released on November 8, 2010 and featured a second disc of B-Sides and unreleased material.
Current
- Roddy WoombleRoddy WoombleRoderick "Roddy" Woomble is the lead singer of Scottish rock band, Idlewild and a solo contemporary folk musician. To date, Woomble has released six full-length studio albums with Idlewild, and two solo albums, My Secret is My Silence and The Impossible Song & Other Songs...
- lead vocals (1995–present) - Rod JonesRod Jones (musician)Rodric "Rod" Iwan Pryce Jones is the guitarist and backing vocalist for indie rock band Idlewild.Son of classical musician, John Pryce-Jones, Jones is an energetic live performer, and his guitar playing has been described as "gritty yet melodic."In 2000 Jones played second guitar for Graham Coxon...
- guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (1995–present) - Colin NewtonColin NewtonColin Newton is the Scottish drummer for the Scottish indie rock band, Idlewild....
- drums (1995–present) - Allan StewartAllan Stewart (musician)Allan Stewart is a guitarist in the band Idlewild and also DeSalvo. He comes from Farnborough, England. Stewart joined the band as a touring guitarist in 2001 and became a full member in 2003...
- guitar (2001–present) - Gareth RussellGareth RussellThis page refers to the musician Gareth Russell, for the author click here Gareth Russell .Gareth Russell is the bass guitarist for Idlewild, joining the band in 2006, following the departure of Gavin Fox in 2005...
- bass (2006–present)
Former
- Gavin FoxGavin FoxFor the Canadian Actor see Gavin Fox Gavin Bernard Fox is bass player with the band Concerto For Constantine. He has also been in the band Vega 4, Scottish rock band Idlewild, and Irish indie rock band Turn.-References:...
- bass (2003–2005) - Alex GrantAlex Grant (musician)Alexander Donald Grant was the temporary touring bass guitarist for the band Idlewild when Bob Fairfoull left the band during their 2002 tour. He is now the bass player in the band DeSalvo.-References:...
- bass (2002) (touring bassist following Fairfoull's departure) - Bob FairfoullBob FairfoullBob Fairfoull is a Scottish musician. He was the bass guitarist for the Scottish rock band Idlewild. Roddy Woomble - a friend of Fairfoull and Idlewild's lead singer - asked Fairfoull to join in February 1997 following the departure of Phil Scanlon...
- bass (1997–2002) - Jeremy Mills - guitar (1999–2001) (touring guitarist)
- Phil ScanlonPhil ScanlonPhilip Scanlon is a former bassist in the Scottish rock group Idlewild. He was replaced by Bob Fairfoull who remained in the band until 2002. The band's current bassist is Gareth Russell....
- bass (1995–1997)
Studio albums
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| 1998 | Captain Captain (album) Captain is the debut release by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released in January 1998. Although the number of tracks would normally class the release as an EP, Captain is commonly known as a mini-album... 1
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| 1998 | Hope Is Important Hope Is Important Hope Is Important is the first full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released October 19, 1998. The record follows on from their earlier six-track release, Captain.... Food Records Food Records was a record label set up in 1984 by David Balfe, who later took on Andy Ross as his partner. Originally formed as an independent record label with distribution going through Rough Trade Distribution, Food licenced acts to the Polygram offshoot London and Warner's WEA Records, before... |
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| 2002 | The Remote Part The Remote Part The Remote Part is the third full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 15 July 2002 to widespread critical acclaim. The album is Idlewild's most commercially successful to date, and is the last to feature bassist Bob Fairfoull... Parlophone Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which... |
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| 2005 | Warnings/Promises Warnings/Promises Warnings/Promises is the fourth full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 7 March 2005, on Parlophone. The album marks the only appearance of bassist Gavin Fox, following the departure of Bob Fairfoull in 2002, and is the first album to feature touring guitarist Allan... |
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| 2007 | Make Another World Make Another World Make Another World is the fifth full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 5 March 2007 through Sequel Records. The album is the first to feature bassist Gareth Russell, following Gavin Fox's departure at the end of 2005, and is their first since leaving Parlophone... Sanctuary Records Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world... |
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| 2009 | Post Electric Blues Post Electric Blues Post Electric Blues is the sixth full-length studio album by Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, self-released to around 3000 fans in June 2009. The album was subsequently released on October 5, 2009 on Cooking Vinyl... 3 Cooking Vinyl Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music—notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases... |
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The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
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Compilation albums
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| 2007 | Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007 Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007 Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007 is a best of compilation album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 1 October 2007 through Parlophone...
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| 2007 | A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007 A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007 A Distant History: Rarities 1997–2007 is a download-only compilation album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on , on Parlophone. The album is a companion piece to Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007 and is composed of rarities and b-sides from throughout the band's career.According to the... 1 |
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| 2010 | The Collection The Collection - Film :*The Collection , an upcoming American sequel film to The Collector- Music :*The Collection *The Collection *The Collection *The Collection... |
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Singles
| Year | Title | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1997 | "Queen of the Troubled Teens Queen of the Troubled Teens "Queen of the Troubled Teens" is the debut single by Idlewild, released on Human Condition in March 1997. Initially, the single received only small scale acknowledgement in Edinburgh's record shops, and later received praise from local students and BBC Radio 1's Steve Lamacq.This single is the only... "[A] |
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| "A Film for the Future A Film for the Future "A Film for the Future" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the first single to be released from the album and charted at #53 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1998... " |
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| "Everyone Says You're So Fragile Everyone Says You're So Fragile "Everyone Says You're So Fragile" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the second single to be released from the album and charted at #47 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1998 .-In the UK:All songs written by Idlewild.*CD CDFOOD113#"Everyone Says... " |
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| "I'm a Message I'm a Message "I'm a Message" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the third single to be released from the album and charted at #41 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1998 .-In the UK:... " |
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| 1999 | "When I Argue I See Shapes When I Argue I See Shapes "When I Argue I See Shapes" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 1998 album Hope Is Important. It was the fourth and final single to be released from the album and charted at #19 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1999... " |
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| "Little Discourage Little Discourage "Little Discourage" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the first single to be released from the album and charted at #24 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1999 .... " |
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| 2000 | "Actually It's Darkness Actually It's Darkness "Actually It's Darkness" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the second single to be released from the album and charted at #23 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2000 .... " |
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| "These Wooden Ideas These Wooden Ideas "These Wooden Ideas" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the third single to be released from the album in June 2000 and charted at #32 in the UK Singles Chart .... " |
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| "Roseability Roseability "Roseability" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2000 album 100 Broken Windows. It was the fourth and final single to be released from the album in October 2000 and charted at #38 in the UK Singles Chart .... " |
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| 2002 | "You Held the World in Your Arms You Held the World in Your Arms "You Held the World in Your Arms " is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was the first single from the album in June 2002 and charted at #9 in the UK Singles Chart... " |
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| "American English American English (song) "American English" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was released as the second single from the album in June 2002 and charted at #15 in the UK Singles Chart... " |
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| "Live in a Hiding Place Live in a Hiding Place "Live in a Hiding Place " is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was the third single taken from the album and charted at #26 in the UK Singles Chart .-In the UK:... " |
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| 2003 | "A Modern Way of Letting Go A Modern Way of Letting Go "A Modern Way of Letting Go" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was the fourth and last single taken from the album and charted at #28 in the UK Singles Chart .... " |
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| 2005 | "Love Steals Us from Loneliness Love Steals Us from Loneliness "Love Steals Us from Loneliness" is a song by the Scottish rock band, Idlewild, from their 2005 album Warnings/Promises. It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 February 2005 and charted at #16 in the UK Singles Chart.... " |
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| "I Understand It I Understand It "I Understand It" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2005 album Warnings/Promises. It was released as the second single from the album on 2 May 2005 and charted at #32 in the UK Singles Chart .-In the UK:... " |
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| "El Capitan El Capitan (song) "El Capitan" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2005 album Warnings/Promises. It was released as the third single from the album on 11 July 2005 and charted at #39 in the UK Singles Chart.... " |
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Other appearances
- 1998 - Gran TurismoGran Turismo (video game)is a racing simulator designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console...
- "A Film For The Future" - 2003 - FIFA 2003 - "You Held The World In Your Arms"
- 2005 - Midnight Club 3: DUB EditionMidnight Club 3: DUB EditionMidnight Club 3: DUB Edition is a racing game, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games, and is the third game in the Midnight Club series. Like previous installments in the series, the game is an arcade-style racer and focuses on wild, high-speed racing, rather than...
- "A Modern Way of Letting Go" - 2006 - Saints RowSaints RowSaints Row is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ. It is the first title in the Saints Row series and is succeeded by Saints Row 2. A PlayStation 3 port was cancelled after protracted development time...
- "Too Long Awake" - 2007 - Ballads of the BookBallads of the BookBallads of the Book is a studio album, released on 5 March 2007, on Chemikal Underground. The project was curated by Roddy Woomble, and features collaborations between Scottish musicians and Scottish writers. The album is considered a "joint effort" by all those involved...
- "The Weight Of Years"