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The Month That Was!

April was quite the month for doves and the blog. It probably wont get any busier than that. But plenty still to come in doves world. The UK tour finishes up next week. The band then perform at Radio One’s Big weekend a week on Saturday. After that its the small matter of the US tour, starting in San Diego on the 14th. The tour takes us into June, when the festival season starts up and then there is a new single in Winter Hill to look forward to. I shall be at the shows in Minneapolis, Chicago & Detroit. To say I’m excited for the shows is an understatement!!

Here’s to what should be another cracking month.

Kingdom Of Rust Japanese Pressing

Just a quick note to let you know the Japanese pressing of Kingdom Of Rust is now shipping. Released on Wednesday, this version features the bonus track Push Me On the original mix. Its very expensive as with all Japanese imports. Though some of doves best releases over the past decade have come from Japan.

Don’t forget to vote on the Kingdom Of Rust poll. You are allowed one vote per day. My original choice of 10.03, has since changed to Compulsion. Multiple votes are welcome, so don’t worry if you change your mind a few days later.

Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge

Doves will be playing a live session on Jo Whiley’s live lounge next Thursday, May 7th at 10am. The live session is a bit of promo in anticiptation for doves performance at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Swindon the following Saturday. With a bit of luck, we shall have doves performance at the Big Weekend here on doves music blog.

Firesuite In Sheffield

The band played the regular set, last night in Sheffield. Though Firesuite was played instead of Northenden. I believe this to be the first performance of Firesuite this year. Hopefully the first of many.

Thanks to Mike Short for the info!

10.03 Live at Maida Vale

Doves stuck around at those Radio One Maida Vale sessions last month, to record one last track, for Colin Murray. This was broadcast on Monday night.

Once again, a big thank you to Jimi’s Beard for providing this excellent mp3 of the live track that was aired. Cheers mate!

10.03 (live)

Doves Competition At NME.com

NME.com has an impressive competition, to see Doves live in Brixton this Saturday. Aside from attending the show, you’ll also be able to see the band do their soundcheck!

NME.com

We’re giving one lucky winner the ultimate Doves live package: A pair of tickets to their gig this Saturday, plus you’ll get to attend the soundcheck. The gig is the 9th date of their UK tour in support of the critically acclaimed fourth studio album ‘Kingdom Of Rust’.

…competition closing date is this Friday 01 May, when we’ll let the lucky winner know they’ve won –so please make sure you’re available for the gig in Brixton on Saturday.

To read the full article and enter the competition, click here.

Thanks to gibbo1968 of the official Doves messageboard, for bringing this to our attention.

Manchester Videos

Youtube user radiosjohn has uploaded some excellent vidoes, that he took front row at the Manchester Academy show.

Full video links

Jetstream

Kingdom Of Rust

Northenden

More videos to come from radiosjohn this week at the youtube channel. Also some excellent Elbow videos up, from the Blackpool Empress show. Well worth checking out!

New Interview With The Guardian

There’s a great new interview with the band from U.K. newspaper, The Guardian, published today. The band chat about losing the #1 album chart spot to Lady GaGa; demanding fans; deceased pets – and their perceived “unglamorous” image…

Guardian.co.uk

They have been called “sad-sack blokes who never make bad records”, “weatherbeaten” and “world-weary”.

“What does that mean?” Andy demands of the sad-sack blokes.

“It’s like, slouching in ill-fitting clothes,” Jimi says. “Things are written about us, about our appearance, and I think well, hang about. I get my shirts from Agnès B, darling. You calling me a f***in’ binman?”

To read the full interview, click here.

Manchester Review

The Manchester Evening News have given last night’s show at the Academy the thumbs up:

Their fourth album, the excellent Kingdom of Rust, doesn’t reinvent Doves into something unrecognisable, but it certainly broadens their musical horizons and as ever, live, every moment is sonically enhanced into something epic and communal.

This is no more evident than on opener Jetstream. It’s always been palpable, but never before have Doves so eagerly recalled their early Hacienda influences and the result is a wonderful amalgamation of throbbing bass, subtle Krautrock ticks and shimmering guitars that soar majestically.

Highlights keep coming. Winter Hill may have a guitar lick reminiscent of U2 (there, I said it) but it is a trademark Doves favourite in waiting.

To read the full review, click here.

Manchester Setlist

Manchester Academy, April 26th

As posted on doves board, Courtesy of Rosie & NLF.

Jetstream
Snowden
Winter Hill
Rise
Pounding
Almost Forgot
10:03
Words
Denier
Kingdom of Rust
Ambition
Black & White
Compulsion
The Outsiders
Caught By
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Northenden
Here it Comes
The Fear
Spaceface