In honour of the fact the Miss V, Puppy and I are going to see this fab band tonight I would like to sing the praises of........IDLEWILD.
Made up of Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Allan Stewart and Gareth Russell, Idlewild are a Scottish band that formed in 1995, albeit with a slightly varied line-up. Named after the quiet meeting place of Anne and Diana in Anne Of Green Gables. They have released 7 albums over the past 12 years and it was The Remote Part that caught my attention. You see, every Friday night for two years Miss V and I would go dancing with our assorted friends to an indie night around the corner from where we lived (ah student days) and autumn of 2002 one song would be played every week (mainly because we requested it!) called American English...
Made up of Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Allan Stewart and Gareth Russell, Idlewild are a Scottish band that formed in 1995, albeit with a slightly varied line-up. Named after the quiet meeting place of Anne and Diana in Anne Of Green Gables. They have released 7 albums over the past 12 years and it was The Remote Part that caught my attention. You see, every Friday night for two years Miss V and I would go dancing with our assorted friends to an indie night around the corner from where we lived (ah student days) and autumn of 2002 one song would be played every week (mainly because we requested it!) called American English...
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There is a lot to say about this band and how I feel about them but after due consideration I think it's best to post a lot of videos and listen to a lot of music!!!
This was released on the same album:-
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And a few early ones (Seriously this band has Gertrude Stein as a part of their bridge!)
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From the The Remote Part
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From Warnings/Promises
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And from Post Electric Blues
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Just pretty pictures for this one but an awesome song none the less:-
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i hadn't even heard of them, i must check them out!
ReplyDeletehaha! i love the cowboy look!
ReplyDeletePinkBow - I hope you do, they were wonderful live. Sadly they have since said they are going to be taking a bit of a hiatus. The good news is the lead singer Roddy and the guitarist Rod both have their own musical projects.
ReplyDeleteRachel- Glad you like :-)