Make Another World is probably more likely to appeal to the ardent Idlewild fans rather than the newcomers but it’s a thrilling reminder of their often under-rated talents. It’ll certainly dust away the cobwebs, while providing the odd sweeping anthem to kick back and enjoy.  Full text...

A return to form is what some’ll call this, album five from Scottish rockers of many line-up shifts Idlewild. But, really, the quintet never really lost it, as by changing their spots with each past release they essentially refused to stick to a formulaic approach that could, in turn, inform an expression of ‘form’.  Full text...

Steadfast Scots rediscover the rock.  Full text...

Back in the mists of time, where primitive man roamed the tundra and Jade Goody could still successfully apply for an Indian visa, the coming of a new album by Scots rockers Idlewild was heralded with great fanfare.   Full text...

Idlewild have to climb, and climb, and climb some more to get themselves out of the hole they've dug with Make Another World.  Full text...

The sound of a band dry of creativity.  Full text...

Idlewild have become a band of considerable accomplishment: it's evident in the title track's subtle guitar riff, in the album's controlled dynamics, in its stateliness. But that same proficiency proves curiously deadening, so that even songs that buzz and leap sound flatly prosaic.   Full text...