Warnings / Promises

by Idlewild

Warnings / Promises cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 March 2005
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 47:18
  • Community rating: 3.07/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Maroon, Tony Hoffer, Dave Eringa

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Seeking to refine their raucous indie-punk origins, the Scottish band traveled to Los Angeles to record this polished, decidedly more mature fourth album. The introspective record leans heavily into sweeping acoustic guitars, lush harmonies, and Roddy Woomble's earnest, poetic lyricism, drawing significant comparisons to contemporary post-Britpop stadium acts.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, existential

Tracklist

  1. Love Steals Us from Loneliness (3:14)
  2. Welcome Home (3:15)
  3. I Want a Warning (3:35)
  4. I Understand It (3:20)
  5. As If I Hadn't Slept (3:36)
  6. Too Long Awake (3:09)
  7. Not Just Sometimes but Always (3:35)
  8. The Space Between All Things (4:12)
  9. El Capitan (3:58)
  10. Blame It on Obvious Ways (3:24)
  11. Disconnected (3:51)
  12. Goodnight (Contains Hidden Track 'Too Long Awake (Reprise)') (8:06)

Credits

  • Idlewild - primary artist, written-by, performer
  • The Heads Of State - artwork
  • Inara George - backing vocals
  • Greg Leisz - steel guitar [pedal]
  • Paul Maroon - piano

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