Idlewild have announced a new self-titled album, and their first since 2019, due out on 03 October 2025 via V2 Records.

The Scottish alternative rock band have also shared anthemic first single, ‘Stay Out Of Place’.

Discussing the themes that inspired the track, frontman Roddy Woomble commented, “Walt Whitman was right, we do contain ‘multitudes’ – there is more than one “us” in there – we’re choosing a voice from among the many voices. This is especially interesting in a band context, because it’s not just one voice, but five voices collaborating, over time. We arrange the world in our own order, but sometimes you’ve got to shake up expectations and forget about the instructions – I suppose that’s what I’m getting at with ‘Stay Out Of Place’. It felt like a good starting point and (re)introduction to Idlewild 2025…”

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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.

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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!

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— Idlewild (@IdlewildtheBand) July 7, 2025

The band will play a string of festival dates this summer, before embarking on a UK tour in October in support of the new album – full details below:

Thirsk Deer Shed Festival, 27 July
Inverness Black Isle Calling, 13 Sept
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

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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