{"id":54655,"date":"2020-11-21T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=54655"},"modified":"2020-11-21T11:26:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T11:26:54","slug":"how-new-band-on-the-block-idlechord-managed-to-grow-despite-two-lockdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/11\/21\/how-new-band-on-the-block-idlechord-managed-to-grow-despite-two-lockdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"How new band on the block IdleChord managed to grow despite two lockdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With clever marketing and a lot of effort the indie rockers have amassed new listeners from all around the world<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord.jpg\" alt=\"Band IdleChord on stage live performance\" class=\"wp-image-54656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord.jpg\" alt=\"Band IdleChord on stage live performance\" class=\"wp-image-54656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/IdleChord-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Rocking all over the world! IdleChord have now racked up 15,000 Spotify plays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of South Wales\u2019 most exciting music prospects IdleChord have revealed their strategy to ensure fan growth despite Wales\u2019 two lockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The budding four-piece band, with members from Cardiff out to the Rhondda Valley, have kept the dream alive of becoming full-time rockers through clever marketing on social media as well as convincing small radio stations to play their songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, lead singer Calum Evans did a 30-minute interactive Facebook live stream giving fans a chance to ask him questions. He showed off his \u201cfavourite\u201d IdleChord song, which is yet to be recorded, called <em>Carry Me Away<\/em>, but accepts this medium\u2019s limitations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI did that one-to-one session but there\u2019s only so much I can do there,\u201d explains Calum. \u201cIt\u2019s obviously not the same [as playing live].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs.jpg\" alt=\"IdleChord album cover Bombs (the Creature)\" class=\"wp-image-54659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs.jpg\" alt=\"IdleChord album cover Bombs (the Creature)\" class=\"wp-image-54659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/Bombs-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>Every time we play, everyone is waiting for Bombs,&#8221; says Calum<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new audience<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the band got noticed in the world of radio when drummer Alex Wellock made persistent enquiries to radio stations to play their songs. Before long, IdleChord were being played across the world including in England, Hong Kong and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marked a turning point for the band who were struggling to come to terms with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2018\/12\/13\/inpoverty-grassroots-venues-and-their-future\/\">impact<\/a> two lockdowns had on them not being able to rehearse, let alone play to a live audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMarch was our last gig,\u201d remembers bassist Jake Graham-Dobrowolny. \u201cIt\u2019s a shame because we had momentum. We were playing [at The] Andrew Buchan [Bar] in Cardiff quite consistently, and they were asking us to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>March was our last gig. It&#8217;s a shame because we had momentum<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But things are looking up again after a frustrating nine months. <em>Bombs (The Creature)<\/em>, IdleChord\u2019s best-known song to date, has now passed 7,000 Spotify plays as they hit new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to rehearse,\u201d Calum excitedly says. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some awesome tracks to record soon. I think things are starting to take a turn in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can find IdleChord&#8217;s music on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2nf45cOYzk9JBEPZv6n9xC\">Spotify<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Spotify Embed: IdleChord\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/2nf45cOYzk9JBEPZv6n9xC?si=AiyKivTpQNivzPDvwmCUPQ\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: IdleChord\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/2nf45cOYzk9JBEPZv6n9xC?si=AiyKivTpQNivzPDvwmCUPQ\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can keep up to date with IdleChord on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Idlechord\"><em>Facebook <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The indie rockers, with clever marketing and a lot of effort, have amassed new listeners from all around the world<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":54656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[203,7206,3488,7128,189],"coauthors":[7099],"class_list":["post-54655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","tag-cardiff","tag-idlechord","tag-indie-rock","tag-lockdown","tag-music"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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