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Idlewild

Mike Diver, Drowned in Sound, 23 February 2007

IDLEWILD ARE one of those bands so far as the core DiS staff goes: we were there, fresh of face and wet behind the ears, when the Scottish then-four-piece rolled and rollicked their way around the nation's stages, often as a blow-them-away support act. That was back before indie became pop, before the top ten was at least part-owned to the tune of a good fifty per cent by allegedly "alternative" acts. We were inspired. They may not have been, compositionally, but their energy nevertheless rubbed off on each and every attendee that witnessed their live show. They were a band that you couldn't forget, from the first seconds of each and every set. 

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