Doves are a rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom consisting of two brothers, guitarist Jez Williams, drummer Andy Williams and lead vocalist/bassist Jimi Goodwin. They are joined on stage by Martin Rebelski (keys). They are known for their large, epic sound, which combines dovetailing guitar lines with driving percussion and a penchant for atmospherics. Unusually, both Williams brothers have also contributed lead vocals. Originally formed in 1988 as Sub Sub, a dance act who coincided with the rise of the Hacienda and the rave scene from Manchester expanding outwards, they enjoyed moderate success for seven years, before suffering the disaster of their studio burning down, taking all their current recordings with them. The experience, tragedy and pressure of that would inspire their name-change, in 1998, to Doves, and ultimately their first full-length album, Lost Souls released in April 2000. "Lost Souls" was a dark, atmospheric effort, full of brooding keyboards and claustrophobic light grooves, yet charted at number 13, mainly due to the top 40 singles, "The Cedar Room", "Catch The Sun" and "The Man Who Told Everything". Two years later, Doves enjoyed their commercial and critical peak with their second album, The Last Broadcast, which charted at number 1 in the UK charts, spawning a hit single, "There Goes The Fear", which reached number 3 in the chart. "The Last Broadcast" was charac
1 | friday's dust | The Last Broadcast |
2 | Snowden | Some Cities |
3 | Walk In The Fire | Some Cities |
4 | Kingdom Of Rust | Kingdom Of Rust |
5 | Zither | Lost Souls |
6 | The Cedar Room | Lost Souls |
7 | Sea Song | Lost Souls |
8 | Valley | Lost Souls |
9 | Catch The Sun | Lost Souls |
10 | words | The Last Broadcast |
11 | where we're calling from | The Last Broadcast |
12 | Firesuite | Dan The Automator presents Wan |
13 | Melody Calls | Lost Souls |
14 | Rise | Lost Souls |
15 | N.Y. | The Last Broadcast |
16 | there goes the fear | The Last Broadcast |
17 | Lost Souls | Lost Souls |
18 | Darker | Lost Souls |
19 | Ambition | Some Cities |
20 | Break Me Gently | Lost Souls |