Interview Music is the ninth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, released on 5 April 2019 on Empty Words Records. It was produced by Dave Eringa, who had worked on the band's previous albums 100 Broken Windows and The Remote Part.[10] It reached No. 22 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 1 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[11]
| Interview Music | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 April 2019 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 52:31 | |||
| Label | Empty Words | |||
| Producer | Dave Eringa | |||
| Idlewild chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 69/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 8/10[4] |
| Gigwise |   [5] |
| NME |   [6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[1] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 2/5[8] |
| Under the Radar |  [9] |
| XSNoize | 8/10[10] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Idlewild
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dream Variations" | 5:03 |
| 2. | "There's a Place for Everything" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Interview Music" | 4:59 |
| 4. | "All These Words" | 4:32 |
| 5. | "You Wear It Secondhand" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Same Things Twice" | 3:46 |
| 7. | "I Almost Didn't Notice" | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Miracles" | 2:12 |
| 9. | "Mount Analogue" | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Forever New" | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Bad Logic" | 2:26 |
| 12. | "Familiar to Ignore" | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Lake Martinez" | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 52:31 | |
Personnel
editIdlewild
edit- Roddy Woomble – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Rod Jones – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Colin Newton – drums, percussion
- Andrew Mitchell – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Luciano Rossi – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Recording personnel
edit- Dave Eringa – producer, mixing
References
edit- ^ a b Carr, Paul (4 April 2019). "Idlewild Makes a Stunningly Melodic Rock Album With Interview Music". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Interview Music by Idlewild reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Interview Music by Idlewild Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Murray, Robin (4 April 2019). "Idlewild – Interview Music". Clash. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ McTaggart, Ross (29 March 2019). "Can Interview Music Continue to Keep the Dream Alive for the Scottish Indie Heroes?". Gigwise. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (1 April 2019). "Idlewild – Interview Music review". NME. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Clark, Hannah (2 April 2019). "Idlewild – Interview Music". The Skinny. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Idlewild – Interview Music (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Pearlman, Mischa (20 May 2019). "Idlewild Interview Music (Empty Words) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Idlewild – Interview Music". XS Noize. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "UK albums – Idlewild". Official Chart Company. Retrieved 16 May 2019.