As posted by Trickster_qc, at doves board:
Jetstream
Snowden
Winter hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot Myself
10:03
Words
Greatest Denier
Kingdom of Rust
Ambition
Black and White Town
Outsiders
Caught by the River
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Firesuite
Here It Comes
The Last Broadcast
Music Blog, chromewaves, has posted an amazing gallery of pictures from Doves’ recent show at Toronto’s Kool Haus.
Click here to view the full gallery. Their full review of the show will be posted shortly.
Here are three reviews of the Toronto Kool Haus show. All pretty positive:
You’d expect some rust given their lengthy hiatus, but the band were in perfect form. They even apologized for bringing the cool, damp U.K. weather with them. But they really should have apologized for openers Wild Light.
A grainy Super-8 video of an airplane taking off played on a massive screen that backdropped the stage as Doves entered, gave a humble wave hello, then dove into “Jetstream,” Kingdom Of Rust‘s first single.
I was glad to hear the shotgun blast kick drum and dark, rumbling bass that were mostly absent from Kingdom Of Rust are still very much present in their live sound. There was a vomit-inducing THUMP THUMP THUMP that threw back to the band’s Madchester days (they met in Factory Records founder Tony Wilson’s legendary Hacienda Club) in The Last Broadcast‘s “Pounding,” which was met with cheers and rhythmic handclapping. Some joker near me decided to clap on the 2-4 instead of the 1-3 and was mocked mercilessly.
To read the full review, click here.
Prior to the show I was told that Doves were amazing live and I figured that they’d be ok, I was wrong. These guys are great live and maybe one of the better bands I’ve seen live. Their sound, attitude and overall feel of the show was amazing. I personally don’t like the Koolhaus as a venue but that couldn’t stop this show from being great.
Not only were the Doves one of the better bands I’ve seen live, but the way they ended their show was amazing
To read the rest of the much music review, click here.
The band came on at about 10:15 and to our surprise, there was a 4th member – Roman Rebelski, who was in charge of keyboards and all things electro. Playing against a large project backdrop featuring random videos, the Doves quickly launched into recent single Jetstream, and my oh my, instantly you can see what an addition Rebelski is to the set. With the added keyboard addition, all the Doves song seem to have an extra oomph to them. The material from the recent album had an extra kick, whether it was because of a looped beat or a some added melodies, I found the addition of the fourth dude to be quite nice.
Online culture magazine, Epilogue, this week features a lengthy and illuminating interview with Jimi.
There’s so many great tidbits in this interview, such as: Jimi wanting to host “mix tapes” at Doves’ official site, but being unable to do so, due to copyright restrictions; and how touring the U.S. actually loses them money…
Do you think more bands will do the Radiohead, In Rainbows style of release?
I keep hearing that and that people will only put out singles from now on. A lot of bands get to a certain situation now, where the only time they can make any money is by touring. We come out to America, and we might even be paying out of our own pocket by 5-$10,000, just to come and play. You don’t get any tour support anymore. We obviously try to limit that to happening as least as possible because we have families and everything. There is a cutoff point where I am like, “We can not afford to do this.”But then, it is better when you are playing in England.
Yeah that’s the only place where we can get a little bit of a wage so to speak.
To read the full interview, click here.
I don’t think Annie Leibovitz is going to be giving me a call anytime soon, but here are a few pics of the Detroit show.
Anyways, a short review of the show.
After we had finished a meal at the Majestic’s in-house restaurant we found that the queue was already stretched down and around the block…a fantastic sign given there had been very little promotion for the show. The queue seemed to be made up mostly of expats but once the venue started filling up there seemed to be a good mix of Americans and expats. There were tickets still available at the box office but by the looks of the venue near show time The Majestic had either sold out or came very close to selling out.
The show began with a low rumble while footage of a jet lifting off lit the background. Doves took the stage and broke headlong into an urgent rendition of Jetstream. The band appeared to be enthusiastic playing Detroit and it translated to their music. While the crowd’s feedback was somewhat less racauous than Chicago they were just as interested in the music. This atmosphere set the tempo for the night except for a slight hiccup with Kingdom of Rust when Jimi became frustrated about a minute into the song and had the band start over again…much to the confusion of the audience. Despite the issue this did not slow down the band the rest of the night and the audience quickly got back into the show.
Detroit received big props from the band for their musical heritage and mentioned how much that heritage has influenced them. Jimi also drew parallels between Manchester and Detroit – both being industrial cities with a rich music scenes. This obviously drew loud cheers of approval from the audience.
The highlights of the show were The Outsiders, The Greatest Denier, Rise, and Here It Comes. There was a slight teaser when Jimi broke into a few bass chords of The Doors The End that segued into The Last Broadcast. Otherwise the setlist was the exact same as the previous night’s performance in Chicago.
In closing…after a weekend of roadtripping to Doves shows, how does your blogmaster Nicky celebrate/recover? With a massive breakfast from the Cracker Barrel of course! With all the jumping and screaming done over the course of 3 days only a hearty breakfast of grease and a large slab of meat could fill up the tank again.
I don’t think I’ve seen a man happier in my life.
By the way…just a quick intro but I’m Nicky’s other half, Lindsay and I may post on here on the odd occasion. I’ve been a fan since 2002 when Doves were featured on the U2.com ZooRadio playlist Larry Mullen Jr. posted on their website. The first time I heard Words I was left in awe…I had never heard anything like it in my life. I’ve followed them since and I first saw them live in Chicago back in 2005. I look forward to contributing to this blog in whatever capacity in the future.
Lindsay
Photo by Kirstie Shanley at Venus Zine.
Venus Zine have posted a very positive review of the Chicago Vic Theater show:
Certainly, the band works very well together as a whole on stage. The backup vocals and catchy guitar rifts inspire compositions that can be bright and anthemic, even when the pedal effects create a beautiful distorted sense of reality. Friday night’s sold-out show at Chicago’s Vic Theater was no exception, and the layers and sense of texture the band brought out live were incredibly rich.
Further heightening the ethereality, the band used visual projections, which included a variety of scenes of Chicago, strips of endless road, and people dancing in a style somewhat reminiscent of the film director David Lynch. The effect was to create a sense of connection to the music as a whole versus the band members, who, at times, seemed to vanish into the backdrop.
To Read the full review & see more photos, click here.
Well, this has come out of the blue…
An instrumental version of Doves’ Kingdom Of Rust album, named (appropriately enough) “Instrumentals Of Rust”, will be released on June 15th in the U.K. and June 16th in the U.S.
This isn’t the first Doves album to have been mixed with no vocals; but it is the first to be released commercially.
Only Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk’s MP3 stores currently have any information online regarding the album, so it’s highly probable that this may be a download-only release.
We’ll post more information as soon as we know more.
Member of the official Doves messageboard, DevelopingStory, has posted a fabulous gallery of photos on Flickr, from the band’s appearance in Chicago at the weekend.
Click here, to see the full set.
Also, Music Blogs, The Color Awesome and Brooklyn Vegan have some fantastic pictures of the band’s recent performance at Sasquatch. Click here, to view The Color Awesome’s gallery and here, to view Brooklyn Vegan’s article.
Photo by Media Junkie
Setlist same as Chicago the night before
Media Junkie blog has posted a very positive review of the Detroit show. It was the writer’s first doves show:
Of course, the highlight of the evening was the main event. Coming out to a video of airplanes flying overhead, Doves kicked off their set in the same way their newest album begins with “Jetstream”. Guitarist Jez Williams, twin brother of drummer Andy, and bassist/co-lead singer Jimi Goodwin both sounded fantastic, and the sound at the Majestic carried out over the audience and into the high ceiling clearly.
Unfortunately, being as unfamiliar with their earlier work as I was, I was unable to keep any semblance of an accurate setlist. I can only list several of the songs they played, including “The Outsiders”, “The Greatest Denier” (my personal favorite track from Kingdom of Rust), and several others from the new record.
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