Too Long Awake
| Warnings/Promises | |||||
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| Studio album by Idlewild | |||||
| Released | 7 March 2005 | ||||
| Recorded | Los Angeles Sweden ("I Understand It") | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 47:07 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone | ||||
| Producer | Tony Hoffer Dave Eringa ("I Understand It") | ||||
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| Singles from Warnings/Promises | |||||
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linkWarnings/Promises is the fourth full-length studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released March 7, 2005. The album marks the only appearance of Gavin Fox on bass, following the departure of Bob Fairfoull in 2002, and is the first album to feature touring guitarist Allan Stewart as a permanent member. During the recording of the album, Roddy Woomble described the process as feeling "so different, in every way, than any of our other records," and cited that Idlewild felt like a "new band".
The album is renowned amongst Idlewild fans for being a departure from the sound of their earlier material: the album blends contemporary folk influences with melodic rock. Mike Diver, from Drowned in Sound, claims that the album "remains the opinion-splitter in Idlewild’s canon of work. It split fans like no record before it, and was the final chapter in the group’s relationship with Parlophone."
Guitarist Rod Jones, states that the album is "more stripped back and direct" than previous albums, and that it has a sense of "frailty" to it, while drummer, Colin Newton, mentions that the album is "not an immediate sounding record; in fact I can imagine it being quite difficult to get into at first. I think it fits together quite well, but there isn’t anything that’s instantly catchy like "When I Argue I See Shapes" or "You Held the World in Your Arms". Lyrically, Woomble describes the album as sounding like "a series of public service announcements".
While Woomble credits Jones with influencing the sound of previous album, The Remote Part, he notes that Warnings/Promises "had more of my influence on it, bringing it into roots and folksy territories."
The album entered the UK Album Chart at #9, and is currently certified as Silver in the UK, having sold over 60,000 copies.
The album will be performed in full on December 20, 2008.
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