I wanted to like Idlewild so much! There was so much going for them: altpop punk smarts; great guitars; Scotland!
So I bought the first two albums and the third - the parent one to YHTWIYA (The Remote Part).
The problem, I think, is the lack of a smash tune. In my defence - it worked for Snow Patrol!
You Held...is a good toe tapping song but a minute after it's finished I can't remember the melody. Which is a pain, because I really want to like them.
Hidden gems: Neither of the B sides are from The Remote Part. Neither distinguish themselves enough to be gems but Distant History gets marks at least for being at a different pace!
