Post Electric Blues
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| Studio album by Idlewild | ||||
| Released | June 11, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | February – March 2009 | |||
| Studio | Wales & Chem 19, Glasgow, Scotland | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 40:45 | |||
| Label | Self-released, Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Dave Eringa | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Drowned in Sound | (7/10) |
| God is in the TV | |
| The Music Magazine | (favourable) |
| PopMatters |   |
| The Skinny | |
Post Electric Blues is the sixth full-length studio album by Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, self-released to around 3000 fans in June 2009. The album was subsequently released on October 5, 2009 on Cooking Vinyl. Prior to recording, guitarist Rod Jones revealed that the album has "quite an upbeat musical feel," and that it sounds "like a band having a good time."
Upon the album's traditional release, Jones stated: "I think the way we approached making this record, and doing things ourselves and involving our fans just gave us the freedom and time to do what we wanted to do without any pressure. I think it has been a turning point for us."
The album peaked at #90 in the UK Album Charts in its first week of physical release. It might have charted higher but the band sold a number of pre-order copies via their website, which is not a registered chart company.
The album's first single, "Readers & Writers" was released digitally on September 28.
The album was performed in full on May 19, 2009 at Dingwalls, in London.
Following the release of Make Another World, Idlewild's label, Sanctuary Records, went into administration, leaving the band without a recording contract. Idlewild subsequently decided to release their next studio album directly to their fanbase. In November 2008, the band launched a new website, www.idlewildmusic.com, with the following message:
Those that pre-ordered the album received fifteen exclusive live tracks from the band's recent King Tut's residency, blog entries from band members and exclusive video footage from the recording process.
According to vocalist Roddy Woomble, the first track written for Post Electric Blues was album opener "Younger Than America". Influenced by Westerns and Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Woomble states that:
Regarding the album's lyrical content, Woomble states that he wanted "to have a more off-the-cuff feel to the record".
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