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The Impossible Song & Other Songs

Roddy Woomble

The Impossible Song & Other Songs

Second solo album of folk infused songs from frontman of Scottish indie rock band Idlewild

ADM rating[?]

6.1

Label
Greenvoe
UK Release date
21/03/2011
  1. 8.0 |   BBC

    The songs he’s written with new acolyte Gordon MacLean and Idlewild bandmate Rod Jones are more assured than ever... A man thoroughly enjoying life and the music he’s making
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  2. 7.0 |   The Fly

    It’s a mixed bag, but the one constant is Woomble’s signature lyricism, his storytelling – this is what ties the scrapbook together
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  3. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    While Woomble has a gift for an engaging lyric, the same perhaps cannot be said tune-wise
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  4. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Like island life itself, it's quietly focused and won't be rushed. Print edition only

  5. 6.0 |   NME

    A distinctly lovely affair. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    Remains frustratingly stuck in transition between genres
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  7. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Woomble's voice has never sounded better or more assured but it's hard to get excited by the mid-paced amble of the songwriting
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  8. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Packed with relaxed harmonies, there is a pleasant, uplifting prettiness about these songs
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  9. 6.0 |   Q

    Something lighter, airier, closer to Roddy Frame's Aztec Camera. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    His original day job may be gone but Roddy Woomble remains and with a little more care, he can only go from strength to strength
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  12. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    This collection of tracks lacks that vibrancy and spark needed to linger long in the memory. There are a few sunny moments here and there but ultimately it's disappointingly flat
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  • 2. Make Something Out Of What It's Worth £0.99
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  • 5. Roll Along £0.99
  • 6. Hour After Hour £0.99
  • 7. Leaving Without Gold £0.99
  • 8. New Frontier £0.99
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