August 9, 2007 12:47

Idlewild celebrate anniversary by releasing Best Of compilation

The band also plan UK tour too

Idlewild are to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their first release by bringing out a career-spanning Best Of compilation later this year.

'Scottish Fiction – Best Of 1997-2007', out on October 1, will feature all the band’s big hits, including 'American English', 'You Held The World In Your Arms' and 'When I Argue I See Shapes'.

The 17-track CD will come packaged with a three-hour DVD featuring concert and documentary footage, and all of the band’s videos.

The tracklisting is:

'You Held The World In Your Arms'
'No Emotion'
'Roseability'
'When I Argue I See Shapes'
'Love Steals From Us Loneliness'
'American English'
'These Wooden Ideas'
'El Capitan'
'A Modern Way Of Letting Go'
'Let Me Sleep (Next To The Mirror)'
'I’m A Message'
'In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction'
'I Understand It'
'Little Discourage'
'As If I Hadn’t Slept'
'Live In A Hiding Place'
'Make Another World'

The band will go on a UK and Irish tour to support the release, playing:

Liverpool Carling Academy (October 9)
Preston 53 Degrees (10)
Leicester The Venue (11)
Sheffield Leadmill (13)
Portsmouth Pyramid (23)
Falmouth Princess Pavillion (24)
Exeter Phoenix (25)
Nottingham Rescue Rooms (27)
Warwick University (28)
Cambridge Junction (29)
London KOKO (30)
Dublin The Village (November 1)
Belfast Mandela Hall (2)

To check ticket availability and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS, now.