Idlewild - Warnings/Promises

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Release date: 07 March 2005

Idlewild - Warnings/Promises

Idlewild : Warnings/Promises

Indie minnows cross over into the big league...

Medical science has so far been able to isolate three separate strains of the Big Music virus. 1) Coldplayus Torchsongitis: plagues sufferers with chronic bombast and crass sentimentality. Symptoms include staring mournfully into the lens while walking towards a video camera, being the ‘surprise hit’ of the V Festival and saying things like, “Who says a rock band needs guitars?” 2)...

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