| 100 Broken Windows | ||||
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| Released | 10 April 2000 | |||
| Recorded | May – November 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Indie punk | |||
| Length | 38:46 | |||
| Label | Food | |||
| Producer | Dave Eringa | |||
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100 Broken Windows is the second studio album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 9 May 2000. While touring in support of their debut studio album Hope Is Important (1998), the band wrote and recorded its follow-up in stages. Sessions were done between May and November 1999 at a variety of studios: AIR in London, Jacob's in Surrey, Rockfield in Wales, and Electrical Audio, Chicago. Initial recording with Bob Weston resulted in unremarkable material, by which point they switched to working with producer Dave Eringa. Described as an indie punk album, 100 Broken Windows has been compared to R.E.M. and Hüsker Dü.
A tour of the United Kingdom preceded the release of the album's lead single "Little Discourage" on 20 September 1999. Idlewild closed the year with a tour of the United States; in March and April 2000, they went on a stint of the UK. "Actually It's Darkness" was released as a single on 27 March 2000 during the latter trek. They toured Europe with Muse prior to the release of the "These Wooden Ideas" single on 12 June 2000. Various festival appearances followed, till later in the year when the band went on a tour of the UK. "Roseability" was released as a single on 16 October 2000, which was promoted with a few supporting shows for Placebo.
100 Broken Windows received generally favourable reviews from music critics, some of whom praised the songwriting and progress from their previous album. The album charted at number six in Scotland, and number 15 in the UK. It would later be certified gold in the UK. All of the songs appeared on the Scottish and UK Singles Charts, with "Little Discourage" charting the highest in Scotland at number 12, and "Actually It's Darkness" charting the highest in the UK at number 23. 100 Broken Windows appeared on an overlooked albums from the year list by Spin, and a Scottish albums of the decade list by The Skinny.