Known for his enigmatic lyrics, warm baritone voice and consummate gift for a tune, Roddy has released five solo albums to date - 'My Secret Is My Silence' (2006), Before The Ruin (2008, with Kris Drever and John McCusker), 'The Impossible Song Other Songs' (2011), 'Listen To Keep' (2013), and The Deluder (2017). Roddy's first poetry collection Instrumentals was released in 2016. For the past two decades Roddy has also been the front man of much loved Scottish alternative rock band Idlewild, releasing eight studio albums, and touring worldwide as a headline act, but also in support to R.E.M., Pearl Jam and U2 amongst others.