’97 mentality

1997>2007

Exhibit O

To rock or not to rock? That is the question posed by recently-outed literary types Idlewild. In 1997, they rocked in such a burn-your-face-off Pixies-covering-Bleach type of way that NME described them as “the sound of a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs”. In 2007, for a helpful contrast, they do not.

Head to Jamie’s Runout Groove for their 1997 7” single, ‘Chandelier’, plus messy-as-all-hell live versions of ‘Captain’ and ‘Self-healer’.

Previously on '97 mentality

Buy some Idlewild

UPDATE:

Since the publication of this post, Idlewild guitarist Rod has attempted to recapture former glories by falling down an actual flight of stairs. Get well soon, that man.