News
The Band Play Six Shows in November
Mar 09, 2020
By Dom Gourlay
Idlewild celebrate their 25th year with an anniversary tour with run of dates in November. More
Doves, Suede, Editors, and More at Catton Hall, Derbyshire, England, May 23-26
May 13, 2019
By Dom Gourlay
The month of May is a busy time for UK music lovers, with so many festivals taking place over the course of its four-and-a-half weeks. However, one of the most exciting events on the festival calendar is happening in the grounds of Catton Hall, an 18th Century listed building in the Derbyshire countryside. Situated close to the border of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, it's played host to Bearded Theory since 2014. More
Runners Up Include: The Drums, Ioanna Gika, Idlewild, and Priests
Apr 05, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
For this week's Album of the Week we have a tie, two albums we've been heavily supporting for several months now: Rose Elinor Dougall's A New Illusion and Weyes Blood's Titanic Rising. Below is info on both albums, as well as a round up and streams for other notable albums released today. More
Interview Music Out Now via Empty Words
Apr 05, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Scottish indie rockers Idlewild have released a new album, Interview Music, today via Empty Words. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are Idlewild's upcoming tour dates. More
Interview Music Due Out April 5 via Empty Words
Mar 23, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Scottish indie rockers Idlewild are releasing a new album, Interview Music, on April 5 via Empty Words. Now they have shared another song from the album, "Same Things Twice," via a video for the song. More
Interview Music Due Out April 5 via Empty Words
Feb 26, 2019
By Stephen Axeman
Scottish indie rockers Idlewild have returned with a disorienting and strangely pacifying new video for "Dream Variations," the lead single off of their forthcoming album, Interview Music, and we are pleased to premiere it. The track is a slowly mutating anthem full of cosmic ambience that blends a chiming symphonic hook with spacey atmospherics. More
Plus The Love Language, Foxygen, These New Puritans, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 08, 2019
By Mark Redfern
This week's Songs of the Week was almost just a Top 8. However two fun, but seriously inessential, songs from the Lego Movie 2 soundtrack skated in at the bottom of the list. Veteran Scottish rockers Idlewild surprised us with an interesting new song, even though we admittedly haven't paid much attention to their last few albums. More
Interview Music Due Out April 5 via Empty Words
Feb 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Scottish indie rockers Idlewild have announced a new album, Interview Music, and shared its first single (and opening track), "Dream Variations." More
Everything Ever Written Out Now
Apr 10, 2015
By Katie LaBranche
Scottish indie rock band Idlewild has released the video for "Every Little Means Trust," the third single from their seventh album, Everything Ever Written, which debuted on February 15, 2015. More
Dates Begin This November
Jul 19, 2010
By Laura Studarus
In support of fan-funded album Post Electric Blues, British rockers Idlewild is returning to the U.S. for the first time in five years. We have the list of dates. More
Reviews
Interview Music
Empty Words
May 20, 2019
By Mischa Pearlman
For their eighth studio album—their second since returning from a three year hiatus in 2013—Scottish indie rockers Idlewild have returned to their roots by way of producer Dave Eringa. More