Idlewild, Dream Variations Review
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Idlewild is a Scottish rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1995. The band’s line-up consists of Roddy Woomble (lead vocals), Rod Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton (drums), Andrew Mitchell (bass) and Luciano Rossi (keyboards). To date, Idlewild has released seven full-length studio albums: Hope Is Important (1998); 100 Broken Windows (2000); The Remote Part (2002); Warnings/Promises (2005); Make Another World (2007); Post Electric Blues (2009); Everything Ever Written (2015) and now in 2019 their impending release Interview Music is set to release on April 5, 2019. Until then fans can enjoy their single “Dream Variations.”
Positives:
Focused churning guitars and hard-hitting drums with just the right amount of fever pitched indie-rock sound and solid harmonies that make for a great song.
Bottom Line:
“What’s really important about Idlewild is that we are basically punk rock kids,” states Woomble. “No one ever taught us how to play anything. We formed a band and we learned. In our own way. We were inspired by the bands we saw just getting up on stage, making a noise and exchanging ideas, and trying to change your ideas. That’s principally what the band still do. I’m not a kid rolling around screaming into a microphone on the floor anymore, but that ideal is still at our core.” This is clearly apparent on “Dream Variations;” with its clever bridge and echoing melodies. Filled with surprises at every turn the focus is on the creativity and ideals of the bands experimental side. The song has an album alternative feel about it that is reminiscent of how albums we made in the 60s a full experience aurally. That’s the short of it!