kingdom of rust

Birmingham Setlist

Once again, As posted by Rosie/NLF at doves board

Birmingham, 17th April

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

I think its safe to presume the Brighton setlist was the same as this & Cambridge.

Kingdom Of Rust Artwork

If you were wondering about the Kingdom Of Rust artwork. Then this may be of interest to you. The images featured were taken by long time doves photographer Rick Myers at Northlandz in Flemington, New Jersey USA, the home of the Great American Railway, Doll Museum and Art Gallery. The rustic like imagines fit rather well with the travel theme that runs throughout the album.

Northlandz houses the largest indoor model railway in the world today. The track totals 1 mile in length, with upto 100 trains that run around on it every day. Quite impressive.

Its open to the public and by all accounts is well worth a visit. Visit the official Northlandz website.

NME & C4 Video

(creepy screen cap from House Of Mirrors Video)

On the NME doves microsite, you can now view a documentary about the recording process of Kingdom Of Rust. Some interesting shots, including what could be a sneak preview of the House Of Mirrors video. It would appear this would have been on the special edition DVD that was advertised early on, but was eventually withdrawn.

Watch the documentary

Channel 4 aired a 30 minute doves music special Thursday morning, Which included some live cuts. If you are in the UK you can watch the show via this link. I hope to be able to upload the video & audio clips from this at some point very soon.

More Chart News

Kingdom of Rust placed 11th in the European Top 100 Albums chart. The album sold 44,978 units in the UK alone.

More chart placings:

Canada: #79
Ireland: #8

If you know of the album’s chart placing in your country let us know, so we can archive this info.

Lovebox Festival

Doves have been confirmed to play the Lovebox Weekender festival, which takes place over the weekend of July 18-19th. Doves will play on the 19th.

One day tickets cost £42.50 or its £75.00 for a weekend ticket. For more information, visit the festival website.

Cambridge Setlist

As posted by Rosie/NLF at doves board.

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

Similar set to the warm-up tour. With the inclusion of Compulsion. Great news for all you Jez fans out there! :)

Black Cab Session

Busy day. Check out doves playing a black cab session. Really good performance, love the outtakes!

Cambridge Soundcheck

Nipa reports on Doves board that the band have been soundchecking Compulsion. That’s the one I was hoping to hear live! :)

More Chart News

Kingdom Of Rust reached number 88 on the US billboard chart selling 8000 copies. A much better placing than Some Cities (111) but not as good as the Last Broadcast (83).

The album fared much better on the Australian ARIA chart, reaching number 34.

Pitchfork Review

Pitchfork have posted a very favorable album review:

While the past decade has seen the indie kids go dance and the dance kids go indie, Doves’ 1998 formation was ironically predicated on an abrupt, 180-degree break from their former house-production guise as Sub Sub, absconding rhythmic propulsion for a space-rock sway. But more than any previous Doves album, Kingdom of Rust is built for motion and acceleration, leading its songs to unexpected and often exhilarating highs: Slow-percolating opener “Jetstream” counts down to lift-off with a hi-hat-triggered techno bed track that gradually intensifies into a tremorous, tribal clatter

To read the full review, click here.