IDER (band)

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IDER
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Markwick (left) and Somerville (right) performing at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, in February 2020.
Background information
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active2016 (2016)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website www.weareider.com
Members
  • Lily Somerville
  • Megan Markwick

IDER are an English singer-songwriter duo from London, United Kingdom composed of two friends Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville. Their music style combines features of various musical genres, and it has been described as "post-genre" or "cross-genre". [1] Formed in 2016 after its members met at Falmouth University, IDER has released a number of singles, and released their debut EP, Gut Me Like An Animal , in 2017. Their first full-length album, Emotional Education , was released two years later in 2019.

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Background

IDER's members, Lily Somerville, who is originally from Tamworth, Staffordshire, and Megan Markwick, who is from North London, met during the first term of their Bachelor of Arts course in Popular Music at Falmouth University in 2012. The pair were put into a group with other music students, but quickly began working as a duo. Throughout university, they formed a friendship and began songwriting together; they also performed together during this time as an acoustic folk duo called "Lily & Meg". [2] As Lily & Meg, they released some singles, including "I'll Be Yours", and two EPs. [3] They eventually moved to London, where they now share a flat. It was after they graduated from Falmouth in 2016 that they released their first single as IDER, Sorry. In 2017, they were signed to Glassnote Records. [4]

Having previously joked that "IDER" is an alter ego which "manifests itself when [they] harmonise", Somerville and Markwick have stated that the band's name is an invented name that they decided to call themselves. [5]

Markwick and Somerville have cited Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Beyoncé, Etta James, Dido, Gillian Welch and Nina Simone as influences. [6] [7]

Members

Band members

Studio musicians

Live musicians

Concert tours

Headlining

Supporting

Discography

As main artist

Albums

Emotional Education

EPs

As Lily and Meg

In The Water (Live at the Acorn Theatre)

  • Released: 2014
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Somerwick Records
  • Writers: Elizabeth Somerville and Megan Markwick
  • Tracks: 4

As IDER

Gut Me Like An Animal

  • Released: 31 March 2017
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Aesop
  • Writers: Elizabeth Somerville and Megan Markwick
  • Producer: Shura, Ant Whiting, Aidan O'Brien
  • Tracks: 4

Singles

Sorry

  • Released: 20 April 2016
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Self-released
  • Writers: Elizabeth Somerville and Megan Markwick

Pulse

  • Released: 1 June 2016
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Self-released
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

King Ruby (Appears on the FIFA 18 soundtrack)

  • Released: 23 September 2016
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Self-released
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

Million

  • Released: 11 November 2016
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Self-released
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

Learn to Let Go

  • Released: 18 August 2017
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

"Body Love" from the album Emotional Education

  • Released: 3 November 2017
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

"You've Got Your Whole Life Ahead of You Baby" from the album Emotional Education

  • Released: 27 July 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

"Mirror" from the album Emotional Education

  • Released: 18 October 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

"Brown Sugar" from the album Emotional Education

  • Released: 2 February 2019
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote
  • Writers: Somerville and Markwick

Remixes

Learn to Let Go(HOAX Remix)

  • Released: 3 October 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote

Body Love(HOAX Remix)

  • Released: 3 October 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote

Mirror(Honors Remix)

  • Released: 30 November 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote

Mirror(12welve Remix)

  • Released: 11 January 2019
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Glassnote

Soundtracks

FIFA 18 (featured song "King Ruby")

  • Released: 29 September 2017
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: EA MUSIC

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector(s)
"Pulse"2016Lewis Knaggs [8]
"Nevermind"2017David Drake, Lewis Knaggs, IDER [9]
"Learn to Let Go"Diana Kunst [10]
"Body Love"Lewis Knaggs, IDER [11]
"You've Got Your Whole Life Ahead of You Baby"2018IDER [12]
"Mirror"Lily Rose Thomas [13]
"Brown Sugar (Live)"2019Lewis Knaggs [14]
"Wu Baby"Lewis Knaggs [15]

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResultRef.
2020 BBC Radio 1 Saunders AwardsBest Maida Vale Mashup"Nevermind/Woman Like Me"Nominated [16]

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References

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