…limited edition bonus CD featuring 4 demo versions of album songs – ‘The Mirror Still’ and ‘Stay Out of Place’ from the writing/demo sessions at Post Electric studios in Edinburgh, and ‘It’s Not the First Time’ and ‘Like I Had Before’ from the writing/demo sessions in Iona Library last summer.
Idlewild breach dreary themes, such as one’s sense of self and heartbreak, across their self-titled album. All the while the melody on each song, especially ‘Like I Had Before’, creates a juxtaposition of danceability. The diversity of feeling pushes for a cathartic release of the song’s sombre lyrics onto the dancefloor. On the same track, Idlewild’s lyricism captures how our perception of self is shaped by what we witness in the media before we’re able to…

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