Manchester trio the Doves will release the follow-up to their Mercury Music Prize nominated Lost Souls on June 4th. Drummer Andy Williams promises the new album, The Last Broadcast, will have a somewhat lighter tone than its predecessor.

"We hope people will hear more optimism in there," he says. "We can only write about what happens and what has happened has been good, so some of that is starting to shine through."

The record was produced by the Doves, Steve Osborne (Happy Mondays) and Max Heyes (Primal Scream, Paul Weller). The band plans to kick off a U.K./North America tour behind the album in late spring/early summer.

The Last Broadcast track listing:

Intro
Words
There Goes the Fear
M62 Song
Where We're Calling From
N.Y.
Satellites
Friday's Dust
Pounding
Last Broadcast
The Sulphur Man
Caught by the River

CHRISTINA SARACENO
(March 20, 2002)