Roddy Woomble: "Not sure what's up with OutKast"
Roddy Woomble, singer with Scottish indie-rockers Idlewild, has told the band's fans that he's been confused by recent promotional posters for the OutKast album and movie, Idlewild.
The singer - whose solo album, My Secret Is My Silence, is out now - posted a message on Idlewild's website, here.
He noted:
"Not sure what's up with this new OutKast album. Keep seeing posters for it and thinking I've forgotten about a concert.
"Not that it's likely Idlewild would play a show with Andre 3000 and Big Boi. Maybe when our new LP comes out next February some unfamiliars will think we're some sort of OutKast tribute. Could be interesting. Probably won't be."
Idlewild are currently working on the follow-up to 2005's Warnings/Promises LP. He had the following to say about its progress:
"It's also very good... Lots of good riffing and soloing from Rod and Allan, some tasty swing and Krautrock flourishes from Colin and Gareth, and some interesting lyrics, quite misplaced, in a good way. I'm almost positive you'll all enjoy it for a long time."
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Good work.
Old news
this is 3 weeks old. You are a disgrace.
Can't wait for the new Idlewild stuff, still the best band in Britain.
Actually not true
They turned really shit after '100 Broken Windows'
TRUE FACT
agree
The Remote Part and Warnings/Promises were very underrated, and American English is one of the best singles of recent years.
roddy woomble
cannot write decent lyrics to save his life (nor can I, but eh.) Not putting the band down, though, I do like their sound a lot - but listen to the lyrics for five seconds and I'm sat there thinking - jigga what? I mean really.
wait a minute
"....could be interesting. Probably won't be."
Idlewild are currently working on the follow-up to 2005's Warnings/Promises LP."
arent these two sentences round the wrong way?
allow me to present some choice woomble-isms
'And if all this wisdom is true/Then I doubt it could really have come from you/Then I am what I am not, I am what I am not/But it must something more like, if I am just a thought, I'll know'
'one day when you die/maybe you will fly'
'maybe you're young without youth/maybe you're old without knowing anything's true/I think you're young without youth'
'circled by your secrets/hoping they don't include me/but at least I'm in good company/because there's no-one else around/except me'
I'm sorry but where is he GOING with all this? Wants to be Michael Stipe. Writes nonsensical lyrics. Fails miserably.
haha
I've got a mental picture of Idlewild touring with Outkast.
:)
..
You left out the part where he called Big Boi's name "stupid".
Pretty rich coming from a man named Roddy..
oh yeah
because if you look at his name for signs of stupidity, you clearly have to go to the half that says "roddy" and not the half that says fucking "WOOMBLE"
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