Doves in general

You started off as a dance act… Yeah, Sub Sub. Would you like to say a few things about that? That’s fine, I’ve got no problem with it; we did some really good stuff. We play a song at the end of our set tonight called Space Face, which was the first thing we ever put out. It was a white label. We got to number three in 1993 with the song Can’t Get No Love. Without that we wouldn’t be here now; it gave us the money to… to grow into Doves. Was it as the current line-up? Yeah, it was me, Andy and Jez. Your new album, The Last Broadcast, is currently at number one. Do you ...  Read the complete review

I have both the CD1 and CD2 versions of the single and I prefer CD1. Firstly it has a fold out case rather than a slide in one and also because the B-sides are much better. Firstly, the single itself is the summer version, which is a slicker version and one of the best songs off of the Lost Souls Album. What makes the single worth buying if you already have the album is the fantastic live rendition of the best Doves song - Rise. Rise is performed live from the JJJ club in Australia and is a superb performance and should have been a single in its own right. Suitenoise the second B-side is just instrumental samples masquerading as music and shouldn't be played. Still, ...  Read the complete review

I have only recently seen Doves live at the Carling Weekend in Leeds. Having been told how impressive they were, I was somewhat disappointed. Touted as unique, halfway betwen Mogwai and Radiohead, my hopes were understandably high. But what I heard was more like halfway between U2 and The New Radicals, with a mild dash of Mogwai and Radiohead. They are likeable, and their tunes are quite good, but they are far from innovative, and they are undeserving of credit given to them for being such. By all means check them out, just don’t expect anything new. ...  Read the complete review

For those of a Doves persuasion I would make you this one declaration. Get to see them live. The Lost Souls Lp will surely be the album of 2000 but having witnessed the live set at the cockpit in Leeds a couple of months back, the LP captures none of the intensity or soul of the band. What struck me too was the amazing versatility of the band. In between the song lead singers playing guitars became drummers became bass players. At no point did you feel there was a change in drive or vibe. IT is to be hoped that at this years festivals the same brooding intensity can be replicated. They will be sure to pick up where the poppy Travis and limited Oasis ...  Read the complete review

I was initially very sceptical about Doves - Manc guitar band (since the dawn of Oasis that usually means Oasis copyist),hotly tipped by NME (yeah, so were Heavy Stereo) and formed from the ashes of trashy dance band Sub Sub (oh God). But then I heard The Cedar Room. 7.5 minutes of whirling, swirling swagger with an almost mantra like vocal. I was hypnotised. Then I heard the soaring sound of Rise, and I was convinced. The instrumental opener Firesuite pretty much sets the tone, but don't let that make you think the songs'll all sound the same. Where track 1 threatens to burst into glorious melody, the second track Here it Comes really does. Where ...  Read the complete review