It was a great set. They played a whole bunch of awesome tunes. An extra long version of The Cedar Room was a highlight. I had a really good boogie to some great tracks: Pounding, Winter Hill, Snowden, There Goes The Fear, Words, Here It Comes, Kingdom of Rust, Ambition, Almost Forgot Myself, Black & White Town, The Greatest Denier, The Last Broadcast and Caught By The River. One of my favourite tunes of the night though was Jetstream. I was listening to that track as we took off from Los Angeles, fighting back tears, so it now has a strong emotional connection for me.
As always to read the full review, visit the reviewer’s blog here.
Seetickets says that the Super Furry Animals & Delphic will be supporting at the Manchester Central show, December 18th. How’s that for a line up?! Cheers Redliz over at the board for the heads up!
Canadian radio show/blogger Best In British Music Show With Tara O recently caught up with the band backstage at Bestival. The interview is a cracking listen. Topics raised include Andy’s wedding, Canada, John Peel, Electric Proms and life after Kingdom Of Rust.
To hear the interview and view all the pictures including some onstage snaps, click here.
Here’s an article flagged up on the forum, by Richtdev from whatisthegrain.com
Back to the song itself and ‘Pounding’ is a track so good it is embarrassing. Yes it’s simplistic in its chord progression and arrangement, but it’s effective. Yes, it’s deliberately anthemic and hook-filled, but it really does make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and you can’t help but sing along. Yes, it owes more than a little of its origin to erstwhile Mancunian sing-along-an-anthem ‘I Am The Resurrection’ in the strict, unerring 4/4 drum beat and euphoric chorus that provides the sonic and emotional pinnacle for the melody, but ‘Doves’ takes this previous musical generation’s masterpiece and use it in a forward-facing, progressive way. The emotion is not “oh, remember this tune from the good old days” it’s “right, let’s take this musical heritage we’re so blessed with and use it to create something new –something that’s ours.” This rallying cry is expressed overtly in the lyrics as Goodwin almost pleads with the country’s aspiring musicians:
We so down, but it’s now or never baby We don’t mind, If this don’t last forever See the light, But it won’t last forever Seize the time, Cause it’s now or never baby.
To read the full, rather long winded at times article, click here.
Coming soon will be a poll soon you can vote for your favourite doves songs from the entire back catalog, that will run through til the greatest hits album is put out.
The response to yesterday’s Senana post was pretty good, cheers to those of you who wrote. Got a number of requests for the Sub Sub albums & tracks such as Spaceface. I wont be uploading the albums sorry. The band may decide to release these someday, so out of respect for that, I wont ever be sharing those on the blog. Though to be honest, there not that hard to find online anyways.
Spaceface is available to buy on the Hacienda Classics compilation album (pictured) that was released a few years back. Available to buy at all good CD/online mp3 stores.
Tracks such as Ain’t No Love & Past are also available to buy on various CDs/download stores.
Ok back to present day doves.. A few of you have noticed I started a Picasa gallery. Its very much an early work in progress, but your welcome to take a look.
Last week I posted a low quality vinyl rip of the Sub Sub track Senna from the Angel 12″ vinyl. I asked if anyone had a better quality version, and you came out trumps..
Ally wrote letting me know that Senna was also featured on the German CD single release. This I did not know of! Hope to track down a copy of this someday soon (if anyone has a copy they would be willing to sell email me). So..
With many many thanks to Ally, I can offer up Senna taken from the CD single..
I don’t do this very often, once every couple months I guess, But I think its healthy to put the spotlight on a band not called doves.
Narrowly beating Kingdom Of Rust so far for my album of the year is the new release by Le Loup. Their second album Family, was released yesterday on Hardly Art (Sub Pop). I’ve been listening to a not so legit copy for a couple weeks, until my CD arrived in the post today. I doubt this will be leaving my CD player anytime soon, at least until I see them here in Chicago next month.
Was first introduced to these guys just over a year ago when they were supporting Stereolab on tour. One of the best support slot sets I’ve ever seen. Their debut lp The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly is stunningly beautiful. I’m pretty sure doves fans will love these guys.
Here’s a review of the new album Family by Jenny Charlesworth of straight.com:
They say that if you listen closely, you can actually hear the sound the sun makes in those last seconds before it slips beneath the horizon and twilight engulfs the sky. If you’ve never experienced that first-hand, the otherworldly notes on Le Loup’s sophomore album, Family , are a good approximation of what fills the air in that brief, magical moment.
Often described as either freak folk or tribal rock, Le Loup’s hypnotic soundscapes are as difficult to categorize as they are divine. From the Enya-esque incantations featured on “Go East” to the meditative rhythm of the disc’s title track, the Washington, D.C., outfit has produced a record that is often astonishing, and not just because many of the songs were recorded in a Maryland basement. The material feels more akin to a sacred tribal ceremony in the high desert than to a product of disenchanted suburban America.
By casting aside the synthesizers so heavily featured on its debut (the ostentatiously titled The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly ), Le Loup creates a more organic sound on Family . Don’t be surprised if you need a couple spins to fully grasp the ingenuity of the band’s celestial folk opera. Once you do, it’s something to cherish—just like the quaint idea that if you listen hard enough, you can hear a sound when the sun sinks beneath the hills in the distance.
If you feel compelled to check them out. You can download two singles from Family at their website for free. They go out on tour in a few weeks playing tons of shows across the US. Hopefully they make it back over to the UK.
Kingdom Of Rust was one of 25 albums today shortlisted for the inaugural Uncut award. The award is chosen by the likes of Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes, Billy Bragg & Mark Radcliffe among others.
The shortlist will be cut down to eight, to be announced in the November issue of the magazine out October 27th.
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