Idlewild (band)

Idlewild are a Scottish rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1995. The band's line-up consists of Roddy Woomble (lead vocals), Rod Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton (drums), Andrew Mitchell (bass), and Luciano Rossi (keyboards). To date, Idlewild have released nine full-length studio albums.

Idlewild
Idlewild performing at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, December 2008
Background information
OriginEdinburgh, Scotland
Genres
Years active
  • 1995–2010
  • 2013–present
Labels
MembersRoddy Woomble
Rod Jones
Colin Newton
Luciano Rossi
Andrew Mitchell
Allan Stewart
Past membersGareth Russell
Gavin Fox
Phil Scanlon
Bob Fairfoull

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.

In 2010, the band entered an indefinite hiatus, but reunited in late 2013 to record their seventh album, Everything Ever Written, released in 2015. This was followed by Interview Music in 2019.

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