| Post Electric Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 2009 | |||
| Studio | Bryn Derwyn, Bethesda, Wales; Chem 19, Glasgow, Scotland | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 40:45 | |||
| Label | Self-released, Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Dave Eringa | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (7/10)[3] |
| God is in the TV | [4] |
| The Music Magazine | (favourable)[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
Post Electric Blues is the seventh studio album by Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, self-released to around 3000 fans in June 2009. The album was subsequently released on 5 October 2009 on Cooking Vinyl.[8] Prior to recording, guitarist Rod Jones revealed that the album has "quite an upbeat musical feel," and that it sounds "like a band having a good time."[9]
Upon the album's traditional release, Jones stated: "I think the way we approached making this record, and doing things ourselves and involving our fans just gave us the freedom and time to do what we wanted to do without any pressure. I think it has been a turning point for us."[10]
The album peaked at No. 90 in the UK Album Charts in its first week of physical release. It might have charted higher but the band sold a number of pre-order copies via their website, which is not a registered chart company.
The album's first single, "Readers & Writers" was released digitally on 28 September.[8]
The album was performed in full on 19 May 2009 at Dingwalls, in London.[11]
- ^ "Reviews for Post Electric Blues by Idlewild". Metacritic.
- ^ Andrew Leahey. "Post Electric Blues". AllMusic.
- ^ Neil Ashman. "Album Review: Idlewild – Post Electric Blues". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ God is in the TV review[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Get a loan today!". themusicmagazine.co.uk.
- ^ "Idlewild". PopMatters.
- ^ "Idlewild – Post Electric Blues – The Skinny". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b Lindsay, Andrew. "Idlewild set official release date for 'Post Electric Blues'". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Lindsay, Andrew. "Interview: Rod Jones (Idlewild)". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Lindsay, Andrew. "Interview: Rod Jones". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Lindsay, Andrew. "Idlewild perform new album in full". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.