Scottish rockers Idlewild formed in Edinburgh in late 1995, Post Electric Blues is the bands sixth full length album. Initially, the band's sound obeyed the conventions of 1990s British indie-punk guitar music, however, unlike many of their contemporaries, it developed over time from an edgy and angular sound (as heard in their early material - once described by the NME as "the sound of a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs") to a sweeping, melodic rock sound as displayed on previous albums such as The Remote Part and Warnings/Promises. While Idlewild's sound cannot be easily placed into a specific genre, they have clearly been influenced by the likes of: Gang of Four, Pavement, R.E.M., Blur and Fugazi. Post Electric Blues was written and recorded in Scotland (and Wales) and features the single Readers & Writers.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Younger than America
2. Readers & Writers
3. City Hall
4. (The Night Will) Bring You Back To Life
5. Dreams Of Nothing
6. Take Me Back To The Islands
7. Post Electric
8. All Over The Town
9. To Be Forgotten
10. Circus In Stars
11. Take Me Back In Time