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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!
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…
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.
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 Academy, April 26th
As posted on doves board, Courtesy of Rosie & NLF.
DOVES are flying back to Balado
The Sunday Mail have also reviewed the Barras show, making it the gig of the week. To read the review, click here.
Kingdom Of Rust has remained a number 3, for a second straight week. Great news, the album sales remain solid. Much improvement on Some Cities, which dropped out the charts like a stone pretty quickly after going to number one.
A very old pre sub sub EP from the 1980s to follow.
We are considering opening up a guitar tabs section. This will depend largely on reader participation. So if you know your doves guitar tabs and would like to contribute to the section, get in touch. Either leave a comment, or email me at the address listed on the right.
As posted on doves board. The setlist from last night’s show at the barras:
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
Last Broadcast
The Fear
Check out these awesome pictures of the gig, taken by Alice. By all accounts the show was the best of the year so far. The Barras never disappoint.
Doves are in Edinburgh tonight to play the Picture House for the first time.
Cheers Jimi’s Beard!
Much more to come over the coming days.
Some goodies to come tomorrow, including mp3s of the Jools Holland performance. Until then..
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