Editing 100 Broken Windows (section)

==Composition and lyrics==
Musically, the sound of ''100 Broken Windows'' has been described as [[indie punk]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-remote-part-mw0000021279|title=The Remote Part - Idlewild {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic|author=Wilson, Mackenzie|accessdate=5 July 2021|archive-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601183453/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-remote-part-mw0000021279|url-status=live}}</ref> and was compared to 1980s [[alternative rock|alternative]] acts, such as [[R.E.M.]] and [[Hüsker Dü]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Garrity|first=Brian|title=Albums|magazine=Billboard|date=24 March 2001|volume=113|issue=12|issn=0006-2510|page=22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WxQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=8 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708102802/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WxQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA22&pg=PA22|url-status=live}}</ref> Woomble said [[the Smiths]] served as a big influence on the album.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iQ98h1oRPE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8iQ98h1oRPE |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Idlewild - Roseability (Live Acoustic Recording) {{!}} The Skinny Sessions|via=YouTube|author=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|date=11 February 2015|time=0:51–5}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album saw Woomble sing in his own accent, in contrast to the previous releases where he leaned towards a more American vocal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/a-distant-history-idlewild-mark-their-return-with-everything-ever-written|title=Idlewild's Roddy Woomble and Rod Jones – Everything Ever Written|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Carle, Darren|date=9 February 2015|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125144120/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/a-distant-history-idlewild-mark-their-return-with-everything-ever-written|url-status=live}}</ref> Rich Hughes of ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]'' said the band got the "mix perfect between their REM-influenced literary rock and their punk past".<ref>{{cite web|author=Hughes|first=Rich|date=26 September 2007|title=Idlewild – Scottish Fiction (Best of 1997 – 2007)|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/idlewild-scottish-fiction-best-of-1997-2007-1779|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705143751/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/idlewild-scottish-fiction-best-of-1997-2007-1779|archive-date=5 July 2021|access-date=7 July 2021|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]}}</ref> ''Ink 19'' writer Marcel Feldmar said it "conjures up some of the best moments of [[Swervedriver]], and at other moments you just get lost in the power and passion, pulling in a ferocity like the [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] up in arms again".<ref name=Ink19review>{{cite web|url=https://ink19.com/2001/08/magazine/music-reviews/uhz3kb-idlewild|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808154537/https://ink19.com/2001/08/magazine/music-reviews/uhz3kb-idlewild|title=Idlewild 100 Broken Windows|work=Ink 19|author=Feldmar, Marcel|date=23 August 2001|archivedate=8 August 2022|accessdate=8 August 2022}}</ref> Discussing the title, guitarist Rod Jones said Woomble had written it in a book sometime prior, and that it dealt the album's topical theme of dissatisfaction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/ab/roofdog/music/ints/idlewild.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027125138/https://www.angelfire.com/ab/roofdog/music/ints/idlewild.html|title=Idlewild|author=Bell, Alix|publisher=The Music Bar|date=27 March 2000|archive-date=27 October 2021|accessdate=15 September 2022}}</ref> Woomble said the lyrics reference subject matter such as [[postmodernism]], the Scottish mountains, [[crofting]], and [[Gertrude Stein]]. He said the band were improving as songwriters, "but not so much for the album to lose its raw edges".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/17/idlewild-countdown-frontman-roddy-woomble-ranks-indie-band-albums|title=Idlewild countdown: frontman Roddy Woomble ranks the indie band's albums {{!}} Indie|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Woomble, Roddy|date=17 November 2014|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705143424/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/17/idlewild-countdown-frontman-roddy-woomble-ranks-indie-band-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> Jeff Jackson of Sonic said the lyrics bounce between "straightforward declarations and enigmatic wordplay, the songs unfurl their meanings in short bursts and volleys".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonicnet.com/reviews/archive/arch_rev.jhtml?id=1442903|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010430014607/http://www.sonicnet.com:80/reviews/archive/arch_rev.jhtml?id=1442903|title=100 Broken Windows, Idlewild|author=Jackson, Jeff|publisher=Sonicnet|date=18 April 2001|archive-date=30 April 2001|accessdate=14 August 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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''100 Broken Windows'' opens with "Little Discourage", a track that beings with a [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]-esque guitar part. Its [[Call and response (music)|call-and-response]] chorus section contains touches of [[New wave music|new wave]] keyboards.<ref name=Spinreview/> It was one of the first songs written for the album, and initially sounded closer to "[[You're the Voice]]" (1986) by [[John Farnham]]. They subsequently changed the song; its lyrics were intentionally vague, spurred on by the opening line, which Woomble had written on its own at the top of his notebook.<ref name=Collectionbooklet/> "These Wooden Ideas" is critical of the music industry, and was compared to ''[[Murmur (album)|Murmur]]'' (1983)-era R.E.M.<ref name=NMEreview/><ref name=Stylusreview/> The band borrowed a keyboard and guitar from [[Teenage Fanclub]] for the song as they were recording in another room at Rockfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270794502224203776|title=Rod Jones on Twitter: 'we borrowed @TeenageFanclub casio keyboard and @fender jaguar...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Jones, Rod|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610202407/https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270794502224203776|url-status=live}}</ref> "Roseability" is an [[alternative rock]] track; Woomble said he was inspired by [[Sacred Emily|a poem by Gertrude Stein]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2081954/idlewild-100-broken-windows-review/reviews/the-anniversary/|title=Idlewild's '100 Broken Windows' Turns 20|work=[[Stereogum]]|author=Deville, Chris|date=8 May 2020|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119212656/https://www.stereogum.com/2081954/idlewild-100-broken-windows-review/reviews/the-anniversary/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Collectionbooklet/> When working on a song, Woomble wanted to play along to it to come up with potential lyrics, to which Eringa said he'd "give him an idea track".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DaveEringa/status/1270796293074489354|title=Dave Eringa on Twitter: 'This is from the second session we did at Jacobs - the title came...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Eringa, Dave|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610203038/https://twitter.com/DaveEringa/status/1270796293074489354|url-status=live}}</ref>

The song "Idea Track" was subsequently named after this, and deals with optimism.<ref name=Collectionbooklet/> Jones said it was the band's first attempting at writing a track while at a studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270796349433397248|title=Rod Jones on Twitter: 'Idea Track Recorded in our second Jacobs session with @DaveEringa. Our...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Jones, Rod|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610195826/https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270796349433397248|url-status=live}}</ref> The chorus sections came about as Woomble was unable to settle on a melody that he enjoyed, so Eringa combined all six existing vocal takes into one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DaveEringa/status/1270796512923172864|title=Dave Eringa on Twitter: 'The chorus came cos Roddy couldn't decide what melody...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Eringa, Dave|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610193320/https://twitter.com/DaveEringa/status/1270796512923172864|url-status=live}}</ref> The bridge section features a violin performance from Jones, as they had found the instrument while at Jacob's.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DaveEringa/status/1270796641763803136|title=Dave Eringa on Twitter: 'Mad little folk middle 8 - featuring a rare Rod Jones violin...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Eringa, Dave|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610192756/https://twitter.com/DaveEringa/status/1270796641763803136|url-status=live}}</ref> "Let Me Sleep (Next to the Mirror)" is a mid-tempo song that recalls the early work of [[the Smashing Pumpkins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/idlewild-scottish-fiction-2496188025.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709083034/https://www.popmatters.com/idlewild-scottish-fiction-2496188025.html|title=Idlewild: Scottish Fiction|work=PopMatters|author=Bergstrom, John|date=9 January 2008|archivedate=9 July 2021|accessdate=9 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> "Listen to What You've Got" evoked the work of the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], which Woomble attributed to the American [[Underground music|underground rock]] they liked.<ref name=NMEreview/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RoddyWoomble/status/1270798370102181890|title=Roddy Woomble on Twitter: 'Listen to what - recorded in Chicago with Bob Weston. Very...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Woomble, Roddy|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610202217/https://twitter.com/RoddyWoomble/status/1270798370102181890|url-status=live}}</ref> As the song was done in Chicago with Weston, Jones was able to use [[Steve Albini]]'s [[Travis Bean]] and IVP guitars to give it "that buzzsaw guitar sound".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270798023669493760|title=Rod Jones on Twitter: 'Part of the Bob Weston session in chicago @ElctrcAudioDpt. Getting...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Jones, Rod|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610200958/https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270798023669493760|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Actually It's Darkness" opens with a [[post-punk]] keyboard part, before switching into [[Oi!]]-era guitar riff, with a piano-centred bridge section.<ref name=Stylusreview/> One of its lines, "shed a shade of shyness" was taken from a live review about Woomble, which he felt "link[ed] together public and personal opinion".<ref name=Collectionbooklet/> "Rusty" featured guitar riffs in the style of [[Fugazi]], which were inspired by [[Shellac (band)|Shellac]]'s ''[[1000 Hurts]]'' (2000), and also played on the Travis Bean and IVP guitars.<ref name=NMEreview/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270799290320015360|title=Rod Jones on Twitter: 'Rusty - The other track from @ElctrcAudioDpt session with Bob...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Jones, Rod|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610195150/https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270799290320015360|url-status=live}}</ref> During one weekend, Eringa was working as a sound engineer for a Manic Street Preachers show; Idlewild got drunk in the studio, attempting to cover "[[Save Tonight]]" (1997) by [[Eagle-Eye Cherry]], and wrote "Mistake Pageant" in the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270800426632388608|title=Rod Jones on Twitter: 'ok so.A bit of a mistake all round for me this one. Written when...'|publisher=Twitter|author=Jones, Rod|date=10 June 2020|accessdate=7 July 2021|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610194244/https://twitter.com/RodJonesMusic/status/1270800426632388608|url-status=live}}</ref> The album ends with the ballad "The Bronze Medal", which recalled "[[All Apologies]]" (1993) by Nirvana.<ref name=Spinreview/><ref name=Oxreview>{{cite web|url=https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/idlewild-100-broken-windows-cd-5545|title=Idlewild 100 Broken Windows CD|work=Ox-Fanzine|author=Salmutter, Elmar|date=June–August 2000|accessdate=7 July 2021|language=DE|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705122159/https://www.ox-fanzine.de/review/idlewild-100-broken-windows-cd-5545|url-status=live}}</ref>