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June 13, 2005

Doves Find U.S. Flock

Manchester rockers are huge in the U.K., growing here
August 12, 2002

Doves Take Flight in September

North American itinerary set in support of "Last Broadcast"
May 1, 2002

Doves "Broadcast" Around the U.S.

U.K. trio set summer tour dates
March 20, 2002

Doves Ready to "Broadcast"

U.K. trio returns with new album this summer

Recordings and Reviews

Kingdom of Rust

For their fourth record in nine years, Doves deliver gorgeous, sonically adventurous tunes dappled with strings, droning guitars, Radiohead-ish atmospherics and singer Jimi Goodwin's longing tales of lonely train rides and missing the sunshine. Kingdom of Rust is wonderfully dolorous, but when Doves...

2009 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Some Cities

2005

The Last Broadcast

2002

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Rising from the ashes of completely forgettable dance outfit Sub Sub, Manchester's Doves surprised some people by combining goth-tinged melodrama, pop smarts, and dance-floor energy and sonics. Lost Souls evokes Fatboy Slim-style big beats and Beatlesque harmonies on a track like "Here It Comes"; on others, a dollop of '60s psych, some '80s techno, or even the Pink Floyd-inspired headphone rock of...

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