Tag Archives: Rod Jones

Hamish Hawk: A Firmer Hand

On August 16, 2024, “So” label released “A Firmer Hand”, the third Hamish Hawk studio album. It was recorded in April 2023, at “Post Electric” in Leight, Edinburgh, Scottland, and was produced by Rod Jones.

Personnel:

  • Hamish Hawk  – vocals, design
  • Andrew Pearson  –  guitar, backing vocals
  • John Cashman  – keyboards
  • Alex Duthie  – bass, backing vocals
  • Stefan Maurice  – drums, keyboards
  • Rod Jones  – mixing
  • Ed Woods  – mastering
  • Stuart Ford  – design
  • Michaela and Richard Simpson  – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Hamish Hawk, all music by Andrew Pearson, Stefan Maurice and Alex Duthie.

  1. Juliet as Epithet
  2. Machiavelli’s Room
  3. Big Cat Tattoos
  4. Nancy Dearest
  5. Autobiography of Spy
  6. You Can Film Me
  7. Christopher St.
  8. Man Like Wire
  9. Questionable Hit
  10. Disingenuous
  11. Milk an Ending
  12. The Hard Won

Idlewild: Warnings/Promises

On March 7, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “Warnings/Promises”, the fourth Idlewild album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Los Angeles and Sweden, and was produced by Tony Hoffer and Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble – vocals, lyrics, photography
  • Rod Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Colin Newton – drums, percussion
  • Allan Stewart – guitar
  • Gavin Fox – vocals, bass
  • Inara George – additional vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Maroon – piano
  • Todd Burke – engineer
  • Guy Masey – engineer
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • The Head of State – artwork
  • Jennifer Juniper Strattford – photography

Track listing:

  1. Love Steals Us from Loneliness
  2. Welcome Home
  3. I Want a Warning
  4. I Understand It
  5. As if I Hadn’t Slept
  6. Too Long Awake
  7. Not Just Sometimes but Always
  8. The Space Between All Things
  9. El Capitan
  10. Blame It on Obvious Ways
  11. Disconnected
  12. Goodnight
  13. Too Long Awake (reprise) – hidden track, an re-arranged acoustic version of the earlier track.

Idlewild: Make Another World

On March 5, 2007, “Sequel Records” label released “Make Another World”, the fifth Idlewild studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Sub Station” in Rosyth, Scotland, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble – lead vocal
  • Rod Jones – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Allan Stewart – vocals, guitars
  • Gareth Russell – bass guitar
  • Colin Newton – drums, percussion
  • Inara George – vocals
  • Mick Cooke – trumpet, French horn
  • Tom Smith – trombone
  • Dave Eringa – engineer, mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • An Evil Empire – design, photography

Track listing:

  • All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Allan Stewart, Gareth Russell and Colin Newton.
  1. In Competition for the Worst Time
  2. Everything (As It Moves)
  3. No Emotion
  4. Make Another World
  5. If It Takes You Home
  6. Future Works
  7. You and I Are Both Away
  8. A Ghost in the Arcade
  9. Once In Your Life
  10. Finished It Remains

Idlewild: The Remote Part

On July 13, 2002, “Parlaphone” label released “The Remote Part”, the third Idlewild album. It was recorded in 2001 and was produced by Dave Eringa, Stephen Street, and Guy Massey.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble- vocals, artwork concept
  • Rod Jones– vocals, guitar
  • Allan Stewart- guitar
  • Jeremy Mills- piano
  • Bob Fairfoull- bass
  • Colin Newton- drums
  • Sally Herbert – string arrangements
  • Guy Massey – engineer
  • Cenzo Townsend – engineer
  • Dave Eringa- mixing
  • Howie Weinberg- mastering
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat- mixing assistant
  • Traffic – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch- band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, and Colin Newton, except where noted.

  1. You Held the World in Your Arms
  2. A Modern Way of Letting Go
  3. American English
  4. I Never Wanted – Roody Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Jeremy Mills, Allan Stewart
  5. (I Am) What I Am Not
  6. Live in a Hiding Place
  7. Out of Routine
  8. Century After Century
  9. Tell Me Ten Words
  10. Stay the Same
  11. In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction – Roody Woomble, Rod Jones, Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Edwin Morgan

Idlewild: Post Electric Blues

On June 11, 2009, Idlewild self – released “Post Electric Blues”, bands seventh studio album. It was recorded February – March 2009, at “Wales & Chem” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble– lead vocals
  • Rod Jones– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Allan Stewart– guitar
  • Gareth Russell– bass
  • Colin Newton– drums, percussion
  • Dave Eringa– Hammond organ, engineer, mixing
  • John Blackshaw – trumpet
  • John McCusker– violin
  • Heidi Talbot– vocals
  • Tom Loffman – mixing
  • Ed Woods – mastering
  • David Gillanders – photography
  • Monkeywithapen – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Gareth Russell, Allan Stewart and Roddy Woomble.

  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. Circles in Stars
  11. Take Me Back in Time
  12. Take Away the Night Time (bonus track)
  13. Take Me Back in Time – demo (bonus track)

Idlewild: Interview Music

On April 5, 2019, “Empty Words Records” label released “Interview Music”, the ninth Idlewild studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personal:

  • Roddy Woomble– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Rod Jones– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Luciano Rossi – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andrew Mitchell– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Colin Newton– drums, percussion
  • Dave Eringa– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Andrew Mitchell and Luciano Rossi.

  1. Dream Variations
  2. There’s a Place for Everything
  3. Interview Music
  4. All These Words
  5. You Wear It Secondhand
  6. Same Things Twice
  7. I Almost Didn’t Notice
  8. Miracles
  9. Mount Analogue
  10. Forever New
  11. Bad Logic
  12. Familiar To Ignore
  13. Lake Martinez

Idlewild: Everything Ever Written

On February 16, 2015, “Empty Words Records” label released “Everything Ever Written”, the eighth Idlewild studio album. It was recorded 2013–2015, at “Chamber Studios”, “The Depot”, “Jane Street Studios” in Edinburgh, “An Tobar” in Isle of Mull, and was produced by Rod Jones.

  • Roddy Woomble– lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Rod Jones– acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Colin Newton– drums, percussion, filing cabinet
  • Andrew Mitchell– bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Luciano Rossi – piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, organ, Farfisa organ, prepared piano, harmonium, Mellotron, Rhodes, backing vocals
  • David Jack– bass guitar
  • Gordon MacLean – double bass
  • Hannah Fisher – violin, backing vocals
  • Sam Irvine – saxophone
  • Henry Bird – trumpet and trombone
  • Catrin Pryce-Jones – violin
  • Ailsa Taylor – violin
  • Cavan Campbell – viola
  • Maya Burman-Roy – cello
  • Graeme Young – marching snare
  • Reuben Taylor – organ portamento strip
  • Kris Pohl – engineer
  • Graeme Young – additional engineering
  • Craig Ross – additional engineering
  • Gordon MacLean – additional engineering
  • Owen Mulholland – additional engineering
  • John Agnello– mixing
  • Dave Eringa– mixing
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Andrew Wightman – front cover illustration
  • Oscan Sansom – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Rod Jones, Colin Newton, Andrew Mitchell and Luciano Rossi.

  1. Collect Yourself
  2. Come on Ghost
  3. So Many Things to Decide
  4. Nothing I Can Do About It
  5. Every Little Means Trust
  6. (Use It) If You Can Use It
  7. Like a Clown
  8. On Another Planet
  9. All Things Different
  10. Radium Girl
  11. Left Like Roses
  12. Utopia

 

Idlewild: 100 Broken Windows

On May 9, 2000, “Food” label released “100 Broken Windows”, the second Idlewild studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Eringa and Bob Weston. In 2009, “The Skinny” ranked “100 Broken Windows” at number 1 on its list of the “Scottish Albums of the Decade”.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble- lead vocals
  • Rod Jones- guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bob Fairfoull– bass
  • Colin Newton- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble, Bob Fairfoull, Rod Jones and Colin Newton.

  1. Little Discourage
  2. I Don’t Have the Map
  3. These Wooden Ideas
  4. Roseability
  5. Idea Track
  6. Let Me Sleep (Next to the Mirror)
  7. Listen to What You’ve Got
  8. Actually It’s Darkness
  9. Rusty
  10. Mistake Pageant
  11. Quiet Crown
  12. The Bronze Medal