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Don’t be alarmed if the blog goes down over the next few days. I’m in the process of moving the blog over to WordPress. DMB has outgrown blogger so it is time for a new home. Nothing from the last year or so will be lost, though the menu pages may not be available at first. May take a week or so once the change over happens to get back to normal.

EDIT: If www.dovesmusicblog.com goes down, the blog can still be access HERE this is until I’m able to action the change over. dovesmusicblog.com is going nowhere.

I’m playing around with the WP theme, which you can view at this temp url.

Alright, I asked you all to pick your five favourite doves songs from the entire back catalogue and you have spoken! Some interesting results.. Tracks from Kingdom Of Rust already already proving to be instant favourites.

Here is the top 20 with the number of times each track was voted for. I will be posting a full list of results next week.

Pounding 396
There Goes The Fear 393
The Cedar Room 391
Caught By The River 362
Kingdom Of Rust 356
Black And White Town 355
Snowden 352
Sea Song 349
Rise 346
Here It Comes 343
Catch The Sun 341
Words 337
The Man Who Told Everything 333
Jetstream 290
10.03 278
Winter Hill 258
Firesuite 257
Last Broadcast 250
Satellites 231
Almost Forgot Myself 227

As you can see the results were all fairly close, as was the case for the top 50 in truth. Darker was only three votes from getting into the top 20.

To make it a bit more interesting, here is a new poll to determine your ultimate favourite doves song. You only get one vote instead of five like before…

Here are some unconfirmed details for the first single from Kingdom of Rust. Due to hit the shops/download stores March 30th

7″

Kingdom Of Rust
Push Me On

CD

Kingdom Of Rust
Push Me On (Remix)

Digital Download

Kingdom Of Rust
Kingdom Of Rust (Remix)

Itunes Exclusive

Kingdom Of Rust
Kingdom Of Rust (Acoustic)
Kingdom Of Rust (Remix)

Doves have been confirmed to play the Sasquatch festival Saturday May 23rd. The festvival takes place annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Washington.

Get the full line-up at the festival blog.

Out March 30th via Heavenly Recordings

altsounds.com February 17, 2009

Doves return after a 4-year hiatus with the release of their 4th long-player ‘Kingdom Of Rust‘ on April 6th this is preceded by the album’s title track making it’s way out into the world on March 30th. So after 4 whole years in the wilderness and the continued upheaval of the musical landscape how does Doves return measure up to not only to their previous work but also to the established sounds of 2009.

‘Kingdom Of Rust‘ shuffles in with an almost skiffle beat that is gradually layered upon with a constant driving rhythm and Jimi Goodwin’s recognisable dulcet tones and Doves trademark melange of background noises and barely audible sound effects all throw in. “I long to feel some beauty in my heart/As I go searching right to the start” is the message conjuring up lyrics of longing and searching for something inside yourself (played out wonderfully in the video), I’ve never found Doves lyrics to be the clearest in sentiment but ‘Kingdom Of Rust‘ seems quite self-explanatory.

The track continues to ebb and flow much like previous effort ‘There Goes The Fear’ as you are carried along in it’s beautific melodies and soaring plains of guitar’s and xylophones with Jimi imploring “My girl seeks and ocean of trust/In the kingdom of rust“. Their’s always an air of melancholy in Doves songs I guess mainly from a lyrical poing and their delivery, but still they have this overwhelming feeling of happiness conjured up in the sounds created.

It’s a welcome return from Doves and continues there consistent ascent from album to album, maintaining a familiarity whilst continuing to deliver a fresh approach, they’ve returned at a time where their mates Elbow have picked up the Mercury award and garnered well deserved praise for their latest effort. Doves fit the same bill and hopefully can ride the crest of the wave started in 2008 by Elbow into 2009.

FILTER MAG REVIEW First Posted Febuary 8th

First Impressions:

-The title track, equally as difficult to pin down as its greater whole, proves a worthy selection for Kingdom of Rust‘s lead single. At once eerie and moving, this one is a classic Doves epic.

-Ever-morphing, yet consistently memorable, the guitar lines on “The Greatest Denier” prove the oxygen for a track that is quite solid in every aspect.

-“House Of Mirrors”: A real highlight. The verse feels like a musical standoff (perhaps recalling The Animals), which breaks into a chorus that is kinetic and complements the built-up tension.

Key Tracks:

“Kingdom Of Rust”, “The Greatest Denier”, “House of Mirrors”

Predictions:

If the advance offering of energetic opener, “Jetstream”, whet your appetite (as it did ours), then you can expect a record chocked with material of equal caliber [In case you missed it, the lead track is available at doves.net]. All in all, Kingdom of Rust is a very strong return to form for Doves, four long years removed from 2005’s Lost Cities. The wait was worth it.