Lost Souls

Nothing special - just okay

A cross over between Radiohead and Coldplay

#278 Heard Before? There was a very brief moment where Doves (especially The Last Broadcast) played in every corporate coffee shop in the known universe. Notes: - Doves?! Really?! This has to be a joke. Verdict: Correction: This is far too lifeless to be a joke. This is the sound of blithe acceptance in the face of post- everything malaise. Listen Again? Ha! Now that's a joke.

One of my favorite Doves records but not my top one. I believe this record won them the Mercury Prize or got them nominated at least. Then two years later again nominated for The Last Broadcast. There are some great written songs on this record and their Sub Sub days come through in some of the songs.

One of the better Brit-Pop Rock slop on this list.

me encanto

Enjoyed it whilst driving. Not 100% sure I’ll try it again but you never know.

Absolutely love these tunes. A few songs felt off for me but I enjoyed most of the album. Would listen again.

Overall: 6/10 A decent little album, but I didn't really get much out of it. Maybe I'd listen to it occasionally on a lazy sunday morning, but I highly doubt it. Fav Song: Sea Song

I really liked this album when it came out; haven’t listened to it in at least 20 years. It didn’t hold up as well as I remembered. With the distance of time, it’s just OK. 3⭐️

Reminds me of Radiohead a bit too much. Don't hate all of it.

Сара 4 Марко 4

Really enjoyed this one, will listen again

Overall Rating - 3.17/5 (6.33/10). Definitely turn of the century indie pop. Not entirely my taste, but well executed. The last song (Houses) is the best of the album, to me.

4/5

Una joya sin duda

blown away by this album. just has this dark melodic quality that I can't seem to get enough of. this is why i started this project, was to find hidden gems like this. If its not a 5, im giving it a 5 for the surprise factor.

At first, I wasn't sure if I liked it, but I kinda got sucked in by the dark tones.

Same old crap like 101 other groups. An extra point for coming from NW England.

3.5

Favorite Track: Cedar Room

This is #day796 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... I'm not sure this is a must-hear-before-you-die caliber record. It's got a peculiar sound, with a lot going on: dream pop, psychedelic rock, some dance music (didn't know the band started as a house outfit), and orchestral manoeuvres, but... It's just so '00s indie at the end of the day, and I don't mean it in the best way. Kind of similar to Elbow, but I guess I prefer the latter. That said, there's "The Cedar Room." Wait, you're saying there's another Doves record on the list? Let it be a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day797.

Ok

Generalized “album”, devoid of character or elevation, it simply exists as as the perfect mean version of the form. So why doesn’t the perfect mean get a three? Why indeed.

“Coldplay” being one of the key words from reviews is such a devastating burn

The middest British rock imaginable

Radiohead for normies, just the kinda shit i do like! A personal 5 for nailing my taste of driving minor progressions that put me in a trance

This is pretty good. I'm not sure it's great, but it's getting 4 stars because it's very good and it's not from the fucking 70s.

A pretty meager contribution to the country-soft-rock-symphony canon.

I think I'll actually go out and buy this one. Listened twice and it grew on me each time.

an album to play in the background. really liked "the man who told everything" tho.

This is much better than the other Doves record on the list. I loved the song The Cedar Room at the gime this came out, particularly the long version, and it's still sounds great. The other tracks on here too, the late night ambience of it all reminded me a bit of Portishead in places.

é muito legal que tem quase 2 anos que a gente tá submetido aos delírios de um inglês que lê blog demais e acha que qualquer grupo de idiotas ingleses com guitarras fazendo acordes fracos e falando sobre como é legal ficar na rua de madrugada enchendo o bico de pó e whisky é legal pra caralho (o que de fato é mesmo mas não vem ao caso) representa o futuro da música é mid pra caralho galera, vão bora, circulando porra

nao eh ruim nao, mas eh mediano demais. esses jornalista britânico se empolgam muito por pouca coisa, eh impressionante. no mais, background music purinho. bem esquecível.

Kind of shoegaze-y, but a bit more structured maybe. I like it.

This was cool. I was impressed.

I definitely remember the singles from this and I might even have a copy of this somewhere as I inherited a load of albums on cassette back around the turn of the century which favoured this sort of sound. The fact that I can’t definitely remember whether I have definitely heard this probably says everything about my opinion of it - it’s a likeable enough listen but doesn’t really stick in the mind once it’s done. The most interesting thing for me was reading up on the band while listening and discovering that Doves were previously Sub Sub (who did Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) in the 90s) but reinvented themselves after their studio burned down.

A very strong start for the first three minutes or so had me very hopeful, but the rest is just meh.

The album definitely has a vibe that was present at the turn of the century. The future had finally arrived. However, this one didn't do anything creative with it(unlike their concept album, "The Last Broadcast). It's a fine album, but again, the 2000s decade was not given justice in the books. Favorite Track: "Lost Souls".

80

This band has no business being on this list

I liked the proggy parts, not so much the bits where it sounded more like standard turn-of-the-millenium British indie rock. There's enough interesting stuff going on with the instruments to save it from going in the bin, but I'd rather be listening to an album that can commit to being prog or experimental.

Ambient pieces were better than the lyrics and a tad too long, like 2.5

GOD DAMN

Beautiful, surprisingly emotional.

I felt like I was a sparrow in an airport. Nice. But make me a hawk next time.

This is great background music, and I mean that as a compliment.

favs: here it comes break me gently sea song rise melody calls reprise rating 2.5/5

Worthy of repeated listenings

cool representation of what was happening at the time--britpop, idm, dream pop, radiohead. but ultimately not that exciting. 2.5

Very cool, it was like Foo Fighters meets Radiohead. So a better version of the Foo Fighters but not as good as Radiohead. Never heard this exact vibe before but enjoyed it.

Alt-rock, britpop, indie rock. all up my alley, and Doves delivers. Hauntingly beautful choruses like that of "Here it comes," coupled with iconic alt-rock guitar arpeggios fading into violins and a wall of sound in songs like "Sea Song," truly make for a great album listening experience. Oftentimes the songs are long and captivating, but sometimes the musicality fades and the song overstays it's welcome, like in "A House." A great album, truly deserving of it's spot on the list 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

I know black and white town by the doves and I'm pretty sure I know nothing else. This album is definitely in the same ballpark, sort of vervey indie. Generally liked the sound but feel like some of the songs could do with an obvious hook, a few songs that are just built on a repeating chord progression is fine but not a while albums worth. Meant it was all a bit one level. I think I might quite like later albums, this one was okay.

Sea Song felt tremendous - really ephemeral and dreamy, lyrics hopeful for the future. I think I preferred that to The Last Broadcast - strong mood music, complex rhythms. The Man Who Told Everything and A House also solid backups. Some slightly anonymous numbers inbetween drag it down a bit.

Quite surprised to see another Doves album on the list. Not as good as the last broadcast for me, but it's still very decent. Thought I would recognise more of it than I did. Feels northern. All a bit gloomy and moody. 3.5

Some good stuff here.

This is decent. The comparisons to Oasis seem like a stretch. I sort of get it, but I don't find this nearly as engaging. Some of the slower burning tracks on here are the ones that slightly nudge me toward wanting a relisten, which is surprising in itself since the downtempo stuff is generally where I check out.

3,2/5

Pas trop eu le temps d’écouter. C’est un peu sympa de l’écouter dans le métro.

Bien, pas sensationnel, pas mémorable

nothing groundbreaking but i enjoyed it

Tää meni sivukorvalla kuunnellessa. Ei liikauttanut.

It's good. Somewhat boring at times. Need to spend some more time on it

Was skeptical of this one, another "whatever British band of the late 90's era with the music industry as we know it collapsing and everyone looking for the next (insert previous successful artist here)". So, color me pleasantly surprised with this one. Not something that's going to change my life or anything, but definitely a good listen, and sets a nice tone for a chill vibe.

I guess I don’t hate this record, but why? 6.5/10

I almost wore a hole in my copy of *Last Broadcast*, the follow-up to this album. Let's see if I enjoy this one as much as its sequel. *** I do not. This is a fine, well produced indie rock record, with some good songs on it. “The Cedar Room,” and “Catch the Sun,” are particularly strong. But the rest isn’t bad, it just isn’t that good either. This is the kind of album I will try to come back to at some point to give it another chance, but I will probably forget about it. THREE STARS

Mercuryslop trailblazer, paving the way for the likes of Elbow, Snow Patrol and Keane. Also has that one song from the Kitchen Nightmares parody by Mitchell and Webb.

You can certainly tell they recorded this over a few years. The later part of album was much better. They should have dropped a few of the earlier album songs to make this shorter and better sounding.

It was alright

Boring. Uninspired. Did I mention boring?

Hmm-this is a strange one. Started out as decent background music but didn’t care for vocals (super distorted & couldn’t understand), then backside of album sounded like a different band. Stronger sound, enjoyed the vocals. Had never heard of them before (shocker-Brit indie pop)

Prima, in niks groundbreaking, maar best een leuke listen

Echt volkomen oninteressante Britse rock. Een soort grijze drab wat een uur door kabbelt. I guess dat het prima is om op de achtergrond op te hebben, maar dit ga ik nooit meer aanzetten. Onbegrijpelijk dat er nog een album van deze band op deze lijst staat.

Back to back doves this week? Why? I’ll give it more thought later but I feel the same about this as I do the second album we got two days ago. Two entries on the list is potentially two too many, especially when if you’re going this route you on have one strokes album? Dumb.

Radiohead/Stone Roses Vibes - good listen

Ok, but very of it's time.

I've never heard of these guys. I liked it a lot. They were totally mood music but I loved it. Four stars.

A classic. Always a pleasure a real foothold treat of light and shade euphoria and sadness.

It was fine.

It’s fine. I’ve given up trying to understand what qualities the list is looking for

OK, a little more indie space rock, this time from Doves. Liked it well enough, instrumentally, vocally, and background effects are nicely done. A bit of a somberly tone overall. Here It Comes is my top track, surprised it wasn’t a single, but oh well. (3.25*s) Glad Doves overcame the adversity of the studio fire and heart attack and were able to create Lost Souls.

The Doves debut is quite good. Definitely an after-hours album with that slowed down, chill Radiohead or The Verve sound. I can see putting this one on after a night out raging when the comedown takes effect. I like the subtle electronica influences, particularly on "The Cedar Room." It was a nice smooth listen on the way in to work. I will play this one again...3.35 stars.

Reading up on Doves and Lost Souls I was interested in a former electronic DJ duo that opted to try their hand at a rock album. Wasn't sure what to expect but figured it could be a good bridge between a couple of genres I enjoy. As the album started I got some pretty melodic indie rock that I was enjoying and figured I'd just nod along and cruise through it. An hour later I realized I had really enjoyed the whole thing. There was something that I liked about it, but I can't quite put my finger on exactly what it was. It doesn't boil down to anything specific, or even a standout song/hit/single, but the whole album is just really well composed and arranged. None of this felt derivative of another act or like any part of it was an afterthought. Lost Souls is just a wholly competent album that really stuck the landing. I looked up the additional bonus tracks for the American release and enjoyed those as well. Not sure where their inspiration came from but I got sense of Radiohead or some of the other lo-fi indie bands that have shown up elsewhere on this list. I didn't expect to like this one nearly as much as I did but really glad to learn about Doves. 3.30 stars

Spacey, dream pop take on indie. When it's good it soars beautifully like 'sea song'. Other times it stays closer to a basic early Coldplay sound. For me I'd give a favourable comparison to The Verve.

A beautiful, atmospheric album that's far more sophisticated than a typical debut. This one holds a special place to me. I really started getting into music in the mid 90s when there was a ton of great music coming out of the UK, but even the very best of those albums had big singles on them. This album taught me about the power of a coherent album; it might not have any 10/10 songs, but every track serves its purpose, and it takes you on a journey. I remember lending my cassette recording of it (I didn't have a Discman yet, so I'd record my CDs to cassette so I could listen to the on my Walkman) to a school friend, and insisting on rewinding it to the start because I felt it was important to listen to it as it was intended. It still holds up today.

My god, is this still playing?

Inoffensive. Unremarkable.

Another day, another fine but forgettable Britpop album.

fades into background a bit, but good, feels a bit like coldplay, will return to it

interesting LP. Will revisit someday.

A reviewer said, "the perfect after-hours soundtrack" and I can get behind that description. Like that sad state when the night is over but the euphoria of the night is lingering and you are trying to hold on to it knowing when sleep comes it is over. Cool soundscapes, dreamlike and atmospheric, almost Radiohead like mixed with some Coldplay. I am not hearing anything innovative, experimental or influential on this, not sure why it is considered a must hear by the author. Not an album I will be going out to buy but I've added a few songs to my playlist.

I liked this. The first half is more atmospheric. Catch The Sun is just a Foo Fighters song. Favorites were Here It Comes, Sea Song, and Catch The Sun.

The first half was consistently mellow and faded into the background. Melody Calls finally broke through a bit and the album then grew on me.

Prefer the other Doves album. A low 3

Many of the songs do not make an impact. Overall the sound is good, but I prefer The Last Broadcast.

I prefer this album to The Last Broadcast. I especially like the beginning which kicks off with a series of moody, atmospheric rock tracks which are very up my street, it’s a mysterious sound. Unfortunately for me, it leans more into power-chordy radio rock further into the track list, which I find a little less engagement but passes the time fine.

This Doves album gets a v high 3, not quite up to a couple of their others that I love but still strong

Not bad, not sure I'll listen to again though.

drab and depressing

I didn't like this as much as The Last Broadcast. Way too long with way too little to say.