The greatness of this album is complicated. It is a masterpiece, and their best out of all their 1980's albums, however since they're quite underrated it's important to say that if you're trying to get into them, it's not a good place to start (((for their eighties albums))). Their debut "Eden" is better for that. And especially if you're trying to start listening to them as a whole, "Walking Wounded" is way better, and even "Amplified Heart". This record is just filled with satisfying Jangle Pop / "sophisti-Pop" tunes with jazz parts, soul, R&B, contemporary folk, new wave type production reminiscent of Cleaners from Venus and Prefab Sprout. Tracey Thorn's vocals are very dense and powerful. Up there with the greats like Tina Turner. It's a very well produced/mastered record, but compared to their debut "Eden", and the album before this "Baby, the Stars Shine Bright" which were filled with massive real orchestra arrangements and highly skilled jazz musicians, "Idlewild" on the other hand has an amateurish Indie approach, but with even better songwriting. Check out the tracks "Blue Moon Rose", "Tears All Over Town" and "Love Is Here Where I Live".
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