BBC Review: The Places Between
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It speaks volumes about Doves’ far-reaching ambitions – or perhaps their lack of provincial attitude – that they’ve made such a mighty noise for over a decade without ever being tagged a ‘Manchester band’.
When they shed their rave pop guise of Sub Sub and emerged in 1998 with glacial ghost story The Cedar Room – an amorphous spectre of a tune as haunting as the ghouls that inhabited its lyrics – their atmospheric bass throbs and sunbeam-surfing guitars spoke more of Viennese spires shrouded in gothic mist than cocaine benders down The City. Instead of being tethered to geographical roots, Doves took wing, inspiring hordes of potato-faced blokes, from I Am Kloot to Elbow, to make music as beautiful as they weren’t. In their time, Jimi Goodwin and Andy and Jez Williams have come to epitomise what can only be described as Mercury Prize rock.
As expansive and ambitious as their sound, this best-of set draws together their most memorable hits, stand-out album tracks, B-sides and alternative versions across a standard and deluxe, expanded edition. That it still doesn’t find space for Satellites is testament to the quality of the monumental music on display.
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Walgreens Approve!
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A band who’s music you probably wont hear at your local Walgreens is King Kong Ding Dong. Exactly! They are giving away their latest album at their website for free. Check out the first track Jample, stunning stuff. Though the vocals sound sorta familar.. The Cedar Room? Great album though.
Brilliant Gmex Videos
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The Cedar Room – wow!
Top marks to the band too. Jimi is on top form with the vocals! Brilliant stuff.
NME Best Tracks Of The Decade
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38 The Cedar Room
The Manchester band’s debut single
The longest song on Doves’ mesmerising debut album ‘Lost Souls’ represents the true essence of what this most unassumingly special of British bands are all about. A constant live favourite, it creeps along at a lovely, stoned pace, ever so slowly evolving into a classic piece of colourful psychedelia that even the most addled of ’60s acid-heads would be immensely proud of.
They made much more concise, accessible pop records than this throughout their careers, but never have Jimi Goodwin’s lot sounded as mesmerizingly beautiful as they do here. A dark, brooding, slice of 6am perfection that takes you to places you need to go. HM
24 There Goes The Fear
A proper epic, and the band’s finest moment
The near seven-minute mournful masterpiece remains one of the most cherished UK tracks of the decade, by one of our best bands of the era, being one of those tunes that is both sad and uplifting at the same time. NME writers loved it enough to vote it the song of 2002. Nuff said. AW
Delamere Forest Videos & Pictures
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doves board regular and friend of the blog, gibbo1968 took some great pictures from his front row position at the Delamere show. You can see the album set at flickr here. You can also check out the full videos gibbo took of Jetstream & Here lt Comes here.
Fan favourite The Cedar Room found its way back into the set towards the end of the North American tour. The performance at Delamere was the first performance in the UK since the Royal Festival Hall show Sept 08. Watch the stunning Delamere rendition below, thanks to moorlander55
Toronto Setlist: Cedar Returns!
ZANE LOWE INTERVIEW
Here is another picture from the Mark Radcliffe session. To answer a few who asked, yes I will upload the other two tracks that were performed. Later in April, once the album is out there.
USA TOUR/PUSH ME ON
The top indie site Stereogum is now offering a free download of the Push Me On Playgroup megamix. The remix will be available to purchase on a rare 12″ only vinyl. Go grab the mp3!
I found a new doves fansite on my google travels. Not sure how long its been up. But well done whoever is site it is. Click the link below to visit the site.
LIVE VIDEO
Enjoy!