Formed in November 2005, The Idlers are a four piece indie band based in Lincoln. The group write and play their own, original material.
From their debut gig in March, The Idlers' 2006 was a hectic one, featuring two UK tours and an EP release.
2007 saw the band continue to gig around the country and in July record a new 2 track demo that is available for FREE download from this page. The tracks 'Cause and Consequence' and 'Appropriate Plan of Action' were recorded at 2Fly Studios in Sheffield, and produced by Alan Smyth, the man responsible for much of the Arctic Monkeys' early work, and for many other influential acts such as Pulp.
In August the band played their biggest gig to date, the Leeds Festival. After winning many plaudits over their live performance, the band were selected to represent Lincolnshire on the Topman Unsigned Stage, the first to do so. The weekend involved BBC coverage (see below), and after great promotion work even Radio One's Colin Murray was wearing a pin badge!
Our current AA-side single, 'Momentum/Silhouettes' was released 10th December. The tracks were again recorded at 2Fly Studios, and are available to buy on CD and download below.
The band have supported the likes of Dirty Pretty Things, Bromheads Jacket, Tiny Dancers, GoodBooks and Cosmic Rough Riders.
