Idlewild will release new self-titled album, and their first since 2019, on 03 October 2025 via V2 Records.

The Scottish alternative rock band premiered first single ‘Stay Out Of Place’ earlier this summer, followed by second track, ‘It’s Not The First Time’.

Idlewild have now shared their third and final single from their upcoming full-length, ‘Like I Had Before’.

Frontman Roddy Woomble commented, “Songs can transmit what they have received with a peculiar force, a force which drives communication deep into the listeners mind. Sometimes I’m asked – which one of your albums is your favourite? This one, or the next one is what I reply.”

LISTEN TO ‘LIKE I HAD BEFORE’ HERE:

LISTEN TO ‘IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME’ HERE:

LISTEN TO ‘STAY OUT OF PLACE’ HERE:

Produced by Rod Jones, who also mixed the record, ‘Idlewild’ is the tenth studio album from the group and was written over 2024 at Post Electric Studios in Edinburgh and the Isle of Iona Library in the Hebrides.

The album will be released on CD, standard black LP and two different limited colour vinyl editions.

PRE-ORDER HERE:

We’re very happy to announce the release of our tenth studio album, simply titled ‘Idlewild’ on Friday October 3rd on V2 records and available on Vinyl, CD and cassette!

Pre-order here > https://t.co/lkSJgFA9f4 pic.twitter.com/Py88cJhOUX

— Idlewild (@IdlewildtheBand) July 7, 2025

The band will embark on a headline UK tour this autumn in support of the new album – full details below:

Newcastle Boilershop, 10 Oct
Leeds Project House, 11
University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall, 12
Cambridge The Junction, 14
Bristol O2 Academy, 15
London KOKO, 17
Manchester New Century Hall, 18
Aberdeen Beach Ballroom, 05 Dec
Dundee LiveHouse, 06
Glasgow Barrowland, 07

Remaining tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster AXS Ticketweb See Tickets

The band consists of Rod Jones (guitars), Andrew Mitchell (bass), Colin Newton (drums), Luciano Rossi (keyboard) and Roddy Woomble (vocals).

‘Idlewild’ Full Album Tracklisting:

Stay Out Of Place
Like I Had Before
It’s Not The First Time
(I Can’t Help) Back Then You Found Me
The Mirror Still
Make It Happen
I Wish I Wrote It Down
Permanent Colours
Writers Of The Present Time
End With Sunrise

Photo Credit: Euan Robertson / PRESS