Today's flashback band, Idlewild

I can't believe it's Tuesday again. I promised to talk about bands some might have forgotten or missed in the last 10 years. One of my personal favorites was Idlewild.  This Scottish band had a small moment in Europe but barely a blip on this side of the pond. They came and went with a few videos here and there.  I think the labels mishandled them and they never had their moment in the sun like they deserved.  Here are three of my favorite Idlewild videos in no particular order.

"You Held The World In Your Arms" is from Idlewild's The Remote Part album released in 2002.  The Remote Part is my favorite album of theirs.  I highly recommend seeking it out and giving it a full listen. You will be dissapointed you didn't buy it when it was released.  I didn't play FIFA '03 but from the YouTube feedback I guess that's where most heard this song.  And they say video games are a waste of time. 

"A Modern Way Of Letting Go" is a nice short and powerful little song.  I tried not to include another song from The Remote Part but it's too hard.  That album is that freaking good.

"These Wooden Ideas" might have been the first song of Idlewild I heard.  I remember buying the 100th Broken Window CD from the used bin. I don't think they actually had a new copy of Idlewild. It was most likely brought there by some A&R intern because Aaron Records was close to a lot of major record labels in Los Angeles. I miss you Aaron Records and the cute alterna-girls working the counter.  They were the type you'd be embarrassed to buy mainstream from to avoid judgement.