Idlewild Warnings/Promises
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smooshcat
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I will be popping along to my local record shop and buying it. Then taking it with me to work and subjecting co-workers and customers to it.
Was at the acoustic set in Fopp(record store), glasgow, the other week, I liked what I heard of the new stuff, El Capitan acoustic was
Was at the acoustic set in Fopp(record store), glasgow, the other week, I liked what I heard of the new stuff, El Capitan acoustic was
meegannie
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My brother-in-law got a copy signed for me tonight. 
But I won't get it until Friday.
But I won't get it until Friday.
Laura M
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I love the new Idlewild 
Tickets for their gig went on sale here last week, they are really cheap as far as concert tickets go, I'd love to go see them but I need someone to go with.
Tickets for their gig went on sale here last week, they are really cheap as far as concert tickets go, I'd love to go see them but I need someone to go with.
DiGi
New Yorker
my amazon.uk order shipped the other day. i can't wait to listen to this...
DiGi said:
Mine still hasnt shipped yet from normal Amazon (got it as an import)....
How long do the UK orders take to arrive? How much was shipping? Maybe I should cancel this one and order from the UK site. Not sure what to do, I want to hear that CD right now!!!!!
DiGi
New Yorker
u2popmofo said:
Mine still hasnt shipped yet from normal Amazon (got it as an import)....
How long do the UK orders take to arrive? How much was shipping? Maybe I should cancel this one and order from the UK site. Not sure what to do, I want to hear that CD right now!!!!!
I would cancel the amazon order and order from the UK. reasons.
1.
Import price from .com - $23.99
converted US dollars price from .co.uk - $20.00 with shipping.
2.
You'll have it in less than a week.
Digi, thanks for the advice. I cancelled my order and switched it to Amazon UK. I also added their first release, 'Captain' to the order for virtually the same price I was going to spend for only Warnings/Promises from the US site. 
Hopefully it all ships soon, I'm not even going to be here next week when it arrives.
Hopefully it all ships soon, I'm not even going to be here next week when it arrives.
yeah I did the same thing popmofo - i cancelled from regular amazon and ordered via amazon UK and within about a day or so I got an e-mail saying mine had been shipped. Man this album is so good.... I sneaked.... more than several listens to the entire album already via internet...... it's awesome.
yertle-the-turtle
ONE love, blood, life
saw this in HMV today when I was out shopping for my girlfriend's birthday
will buy when i have the money
actually, i've got to buy the other freakin' idlewild albums too
damn
will buy when i have the money
actually, i've got to buy the other freakin' idlewild albums too
damn
Great article review of the new album I found:
Idlewild - Warnings/Promises
By Laila Hassani
The imminent return of Idlewild is a welcome one. With Keane, Maroon 5, Bloc Party, Doves and, soon, Coldplay, inevitably boring us at every turn with dull, washed-out indie, we need something.
An injection of invention. A hint of excitement. Melodies to swoon over. Lyrics with more depth than your average Jet song. Non-drippy alt rock with some thought put into it.
Their fourth full-length is first to feature 'new' guitarist Allan Stewart and bassist Gavin Fox (from Dublin rockers Turn), collaborating on writing duties with the other three members.
With singer Roddy Woomble living in New York's East Village and the others scattered across the UK and Eire, the band decamped to the States and set up home in LA to record with Tony Hoffer (Beck, Phoenix, Air).
Whether all this, or simply age, has had an effect on the band and their songs, who knows.
All that can be said is that in the 10 years since their formation, Idlewild have gone from being four young men in an unpredictable, uncontrollable whirlwind of chaotic art-rock, to a mature (don't freak out) quintet who pen songs of ingenious proportions.
The cringeworthy title of new single 'Love Steals Us From Loneliness' aside, it's the perfect start to 'Warning / Promises'.
Beautiful harmonising and a chorus laced with dry lyrics, it firms up Idlewild's place as the UK's very own REM.
A band who, despite their size up until recent years, were always miles ahead of their peers in the creativity stakes. And that is where Idlewild stand today in the UK scene.
As the latest Doves album bores us all to tears with more Manc miserablism (tell that to Berry, Miss Hassani – Ed) and bands like The Others focus on style and scene over content and music, Idlewild are a breath of fresh air. None of those bands would ever have the capability of writing a song like 'El Capitan' and 'Disconnected', themes of being in transition and love.
There's no doubting this band have softened over the years, but there's still a trace of their rock-heavy roots in the angular sounds of 'I Want A Warning'. It might not quite be 'A Modern Way Of Letting Go' or 'Film For The Future', but it's still a welcome addition to a collection of mellow songs and slots in alongside 'I Understand It' and the rest of this album snugly.
Naysayers can write them off as a student band all they want, but Idlewild have grown up beyond that. They're upping the ante, taking things further, and bringing some Morrissey-style contemplation and intelligence back to music. For that, they should be thanked and adored.
Idlewild - Warnings/Promises
By Laila Hassani
The imminent return of Idlewild is a welcome one. With Keane, Maroon 5, Bloc Party, Doves and, soon, Coldplay, inevitably boring us at every turn with dull, washed-out indie, we need something.
An injection of invention. A hint of excitement. Melodies to swoon over. Lyrics with more depth than your average Jet song. Non-drippy alt rock with some thought put into it.
Their fourth full-length is first to feature 'new' guitarist Allan Stewart and bassist Gavin Fox (from Dublin rockers Turn), collaborating on writing duties with the other three members.
With singer Roddy Woomble living in New York's East Village and the others scattered across the UK and Eire, the band decamped to the States and set up home in LA to record with Tony Hoffer (Beck, Phoenix, Air).
Whether all this, or simply age, has had an effect on the band and their songs, who knows.
All that can be said is that in the 10 years since their formation, Idlewild have gone from being four young men in an unpredictable, uncontrollable whirlwind of chaotic art-rock, to a mature (don't freak out) quintet who pen songs of ingenious proportions.
The cringeworthy title of new single 'Love Steals Us From Loneliness' aside, it's the perfect start to 'Warning / Promises'.
Beautiful harmonising and a chorus laced with dry lyrics, it firms up Idlewild's place as the UK's very own REM.
A band who, despite their size up until recent years, were always miles ahead of their peers in the creativity stakes. And that is where Idlewild stand today in the UK scene.
As the latest Doves album bores us all to tears with more Manc miserablism (tell that to Berry, Miss Hassani – Ed) and bands like The Others focus on style and scene over content and music, Idlewild are a breath of fresh air. None of those bands would ever have the capability of writing a song like 'El Capitan' and 'Disconnected', themes of being in transition and love.
There's no doubting this band have softened over the years, but there's still a trace of their rock-heavy roots in the angular sounds of 'I Want A Warning'. It might not quite be 'A Modern Way Of Letting Go' or 'Film For The Future', but it's still a welcome addition to a collection of mellow songs and slots in alongside 'I Understand It' and the rest of this album snugly.
Naysayers can write them off as a student band all they want, but Idlewild have grown up beyond that. They're upping the ante, taking things further, and bringing some Morrissey-style contemplation and intelligence back to music. For that, they should be thanked and adored.
u2popmofo said:Thanks for the review
My Idlewild CDs shipped from Amazon UK this morning, I'm very excited.
I like Doves but I thought their most recent album was a bit weak compared to their other albums.
meegannie
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Why do people keep comparing Doves to bloody KEANE????
Anyway, as much as I love Idlewild, I prefered them when they were an "unpredictable, uncontrollable whirlwind of chaotic art-rock" rather than the more mellow band they are now.
Anyway, as much as I love Idlewild, I prefered them when they were an "unpredictable, uncontrollable whirlwind of chaotic art-rock" rather than the more mellow band they are now.
DiGi
New Yorker
my copy has arrived today.
DiGi said:
That was fast!! For some reason they were telling me it would take nearly 2 weeks! Hopefully that's just a broad estimate.....I need the album NOW!!!! I still have heard nothing other than 'Love Steals Us From Loneliness' (which I love and worship).
DiGi
New Yorker
i think its a broad estimate. i ordered mine on monday. i had heard one other song in addition to love steals us before today, so far i really like this.
DiGi
New Yorker
El Capitan - This song is freakin awesome!! - I can't imagine how good that would be to hear live.
smooshcat
Acrobat
DiGi said:
I've said it before, but acoustic this was so very gorgeous. Definately one of my fave tracks. Anyone else like "Hold on to your breath" (b-side on love steals....)? Idlewild have the best b-sides.
DiGi
New Yorker
smooshcat said:
I would agree that their B-sides are great. Do you know where Hold on to your breath can be found?
smooshcat
Acrobat
Can't give you a link, sorry. Hold.. was on LSUFL cd single1 and 7"vinyl.
You can find links for videos of el capitan and american english live at Idlewilder forums. And if you have a search about you mught be able to find other stuff too.
You can find links for videos of el capitan and american english live at Idlewilder forums. And if you have a search about you mught be able to find other stuff too.
smooshcat
Acrobat
Ok, I'd be interested on hearing other people's opinions on this album. There's a LOT of negative feeling towards this record on the idlewild boards, as some fans just want another "hope is important". Which is fair enough, I suppose, but I'd be more pissed off if they kept churning out albums of the same stuff.
DiGi
New Yorker
i think it kicks ass. i like that its different and i like it better the more i listen.
smooshcat
Acrobat
Yeah, it definately took a good few listens for me too. But I'm loving it.
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meegannie
Blue Crack Addict
Idlewild are doing an acoustic set at the Cambridge Folk Festival this summer:
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/ff/whos_playing.html
http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/ff/whos_playing.html
I had my far and away best experience with this album tonight. I hadnt commented on it up until this point because for some reason I just didnt like it. I have a feeling my own desires for what kind of music they'd be doing on this album greatly affected my impressions. I had hoped it would be an album along the lines of the first single, 'Love Steals Us From Loneliness'. Obviously, it was not. A good portion of the songs are on the "soft" side of things for an Idlewild album.
I think that giving myself a little break from the CD (I probably hadnt listened to since March) and knowing what to expect this time around really helped me appreciate it for what it is. That being said, I still like all the rocking songs considerably more than the poppy/mainstreamish/softer ones. Over all though, it's far better than I first thought it was. Good album
'Too Long Awake' has been a major fav., very 'shoegazey'. I'm certainly into that kind of thing lately
I think that giving myself a little break from the CD (I probably hadnt listened to since March) and knowing what to expect this time around really helped me appreciate it for what it is. That being said, I still like all the rocking songs considerably more than the poppy/mainstreamish/softer ones. Over all though, it's far better than I first thought it was. Good album
'Too Long Awake' has been a major fav., very 'shoegazey'. I'm certainly into that kind of thing lately
Palace_Hero
Refugee, Note: Troll-like
I saw Idlewild saturday night.
One of the best nights of my life.
WOuld have been THE best had only 'Too Long Awake' been played.
One of the best nights of my life.
WOuld have been THE best had only 'Too Long Awake' been played.
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