Sunday, October 27, 2024

The bronze medal (Idlewild) (LP 2798)

Idlewild  100 Broken Windows (CD, Food Records, 2000) *** 

GenreIndie rock 

Places I remember: Fives (Leigh on sea)

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Little Discourage

Gear costume: Roseability

Active compensatory factors: I had quite a few Idlewild albums in the early naughties but ended up just keeping this one. From memory, my rationale was that they had a distinctive sound that didn't vary much between albums and this one was the best of the bunch.

Idlewild is (yes, they are still a going concern) a Scottish band with Roddy Woomble on lead vocals, Colin Newton (drums) and Rod Jones (guitar). Bassists have come and gone. 100 Broken Windows was their second album.

I love slashing guitars with a vague punk attitude. Listen to Roseability for a great example of that.

Lead off song, Little Discourage is the most commercial song on the album, but the rest isn't too far behind.

Where do they all belong? This was the keeper for me.

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