Roddy Woomble has been enjoying the white sandy beaches and transparent blue waters that surround his home island of Iona, nestled amongst Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. Despite the weather fluctuating ...

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FROM their punkish beginnings in the late 1990s, Idlewild hit the mainstream with their expansive 2002 album The Remote Part, with anthemic tracks like You Held The World In Your Arms and American ...

Idlewild cut their teeth playing small pubs and tiny clubs around Scotland - now the indie rock veterans feel those venues need protected for generations to come. Scores of venues have been forced to ...

The new album manages to tap into the Idlewild ‘sound’ without sounding like you’re retreading old ground. Was that something you were conscious of when making it? We’ve been a band for quite a number ...