Reviews (page 3 of 7)
Det här var coolt! Lite segt ibland och några gånger på gränsen till oljud, men riktigt bra vibe överlag.
Sounds like the soundtrack for every quirky indie movie during the early 2000's.
Very chill vibey album. Caught me off guard but I enjoyed it a lot more than expected.
You know, I really loved this one. The low tempo vibes really matched my style, and it sounded like a better Oasis. The album felt stylistically coherent, yet every song brought something new to the table. This is a hidden gem with some great tracks
Melodic and atmospheric tracks give this a great progressive sound, and each track provides enough variety to keep the album sounding dynamic and keep the listener engaged. I'd never heard of this band nor this album, but it's one to which I will return.
We liked this. 3 stars at least.
Defining that 2000s sound huh? Listened to this in a particularly apt moment and it hit, but it’s a bit too moody for regular play
Best Song: The Man who Told Everything This could win the 2000 award for most, "Meh album." And, I mean that sincerely. It isn't bad, outside of that fact they are trying REALLY hard to be Radiohead and coming up miles shy of that finishing line. But, at the same time, it is NOT good. It is boring, repetitive, and sounds like so many other bands at the time trying to do the same thing. I will never listen to this again. If I want to hear music that sounds like this and that's actually enjoyable, I'll throw on a little Radiohead or even Zero 7. 2/5.
Love the vibes. Really cool sound overall but starts to get a bit same-y as it goes on. Only gripe, really. Great instrumentation with vocals that compliment it well. Favourite tracks: Sea Song, Rise, The Man Who Told Everything, The Cedar Room 4/5
Pretty good
Overall enjoyed it, The Sea Song and Catch the Sun stand out to me. Has a bit of The National or Foo Fighters at times.
This started really well - a brooding, almost post-rock instrumental which made me think I was wrong about this album. I wasn’t. It dwindled into dull, middle of the road indie rock. Good for what it is, but certainly nothing special or unique. Not necessary to hear before death. Maybe I am being too critical, because everything is played well and the band are more than capable, but yeah….nothing spectacular at all.
Here’s another band that I definitely should have known about when they were active, but they never really made it across the pond like Radiohead, Coldplay and Oasis. Compared to other bands from that scene they have a pronounced psychedelic sound. Kind of a bridge between Britpop and later stuff like Tame Impala. Seriously, why did the algorithm never recommend this to me?
Interesante, ecléctico pero. O lo escuches si tienes depresión porque te llevará en un viaje que te dejará agotado
I had a nice walk around the reservoir whilst listening to this album which probably helped, but it did have nice tunes and wasn't drowned out by electric guitar. Probably a smidge too long but not awfully long. Wilmslow represent.
Firesuite 3.6 Here It Comes 3.7 Break Me Gently 3.3 Sea Song 3.5 Rise 3.5 Lost Souls 3.1 Melody Calls 3.3 Catch the Sun 3.6 The Man Who Told Everything 3.4 The Cedar Room 3.5 Reprise 3 A House 3.2 Score: 3.391666667
The album got old really quick, then it just got kinda bad. Maybe it's not for me, but there really weren't any tracks worth listening to
First half was ok, second half was fantastic
Pretty cool album, really good second half
First and last 25% of this album was completely mid, but the middle had some beautiful songs that elevate it.
This is the album that it took me the longest to review. I have now heard it 20 or so times and feel no closer to a resolution on it, but the website will not recommend me any more albums until I review this one. SO... I loved it. For sure. The question is how much. I think that the run of songs from Rise to Catch the Sun is kind of generational, and I like all of the other songs a lot too. I found the ending kind of a let down given how much else the album had going for it, and I don't feel like the album really reached the heights that I had hoped it would. That said, when it leans psychedelic, I leans forward, for sure. Current rating? 3.9, but that is very unsure
Boring shite
This is very nice. I was listening while walking around London at night
Nice, dreamy, and undeniably vibey… but occasionally sounds like the band recorded it from the bottom of a swimming pool.
2.5 Behind some of the effects and layers, there was some pretty simple chord progressions that got boring rather quickly. Thought the drumming was a bit busy at times. I am not super familiar with the band but I remember liking the stuff I did hear a bit more than this.
Quite a surprise. Expected derivative turn-of-the-millennium rock, but this has surprising depth and some great songs. One I'll be coming back to.
este disco borracho de vuelta a casa a las 3:30 am realmente pega diferente. Hermoso en mucho de sus aspectos. Las guitarras con efectos, las baterías lentas y el bajo que no pierde una fueron excelente.
It was fine. Felt surprisingly quick for a 59 minute album. It became background noise as I was tidying up…. And many others have said the same which sums up its worthiness to be on this list.
idk guys expected to love it but instead i spent everything waiting for it to actually start and something about its structure was lowkey confusing the second half of the album is better than the first half for sure tho
Loved this when it was released and it has aged surprisingly well. There are some weaker songs on here, but that's only because they nestle amongst some great tracks.
me likey
Well this was much better than I expected…. Loved ‘The Cedar Room’. Would listen again. 3.5
Pretty good
Decent.
Nothing remarkable, a bit too samey but it was a dreamy and comfy listen. Best song: Sea Song Worst song: Melody Calls Cover check: In the spotlight but invisible, makes you go "hmmm"
doves is one of those bands i've heard of but never heard anything from. it's alright. i like it well enough but nothing is too memorable. probably won't be anything that makes it into my rotation
To albums af den her kunstner alligevel? Ok
Jeg tror bedre jeg kunne lide den anden Doves plade vi havde, men synes stadig at lyden er ret lækker, det var bare for langt.
Weak AF. Very unremarkable.
It doesn't really do it for me the same way that the other Doves album on here did, but this is still a really solid album. I'm surprised I had never heard of them before the generator cause this and the other one both had some really solid songs that I feel like should've been on the radio. This one just doesn't hit me the same way, it feels less unique in sound. Favorites: Here It Comes, Catch The Sun, The Man Who Told Everything
Worth the listen
Disappointingly monotonous. I thought this was going to be better than it was based on the cedar room and a few other tracks I knew from Doves.
Nåt helt annat än annan samtida post-britpop som Coldplay och Travis. "...de gamla männen i Doves kommer in på scenen, säger >>Hello<< och ägnar en timme åt att bara regera hästballe" [Lokko i Expressen, februari 2001] Det här var uppfriskande och fantastiskt då och är det till stor del fortfarande. Stor ambitiös gitarrmusik som lyckas vara skör och känslig, nästan sårbar. Doves som 7 år tidigare hade en super duper househit, då under namnet Sub Sub, som dom valde att aldrig följa upp och gav sen fan i dansmusiken. I slutet av 90talet plockade dom istället upp riktiga instrument och bildade Doves. Men visst fan hörs arvet från house i låtstrukturerna och inte minst i basen som centralgestalt. Jag hör också lätt psykadeliska tendenser som påminner om Verve eller Spiritualized å ena sidan men oxå om Future Sound of London och The Orb å den andra. Det ambitiösa anslaget för tankarna till Radioheads Ok computer och shoegaze som slår knut på sig själv (tänk Mogwai). Men Doves blir aldrig krångliga eller tungmanövrerade, man behåller en lätthet, popighet. Det finns groove, värme och intima rum. Lost souls är ett makalöst jämnt och konsekvent album. Det handlar om att bygga stämning, en rymd att omslutas av. Men glömmer för den skull inte låtarna, melodierna är undersköna och trots srorslagenhet är det ett tight sound befriande rent från all form av garagerock. Det är bara upptempot i "Catch the sun" som faller ur ramen och låter lite som nåt överblivet från Manic Street Preachers, men det finns en skipknapp för den. För jag älskar såsigheten, det lunkande tilltalet som får ta lite tid. Det här är en fantastisk skiva att sitta på en nattlig motorväg med och omslutas av en innerlig popvärld. Jag håller Lost souls som ett av de bästa gitarrockalbumen på 2000talet. Jag överväger femman men landar precis på fel sida strecket
Dove är ett exempel på engelska musikens identitetskris efter britt-popens fall. Inte dåligt, inte bra, ingenting alls. Instrumentala öppningsspåret enda undantag. Den ger ändå ett löfte om något - som tyvärr inte infrias.
Det här var evinnerligt tråkigt. Albumet i lurarna, men märker knappt att det pågår. En ny låt? Är vi i början eller slutet av skivan? Jag har ingen aning. Till det positiva hör att det funkar att arbeta till. Absolut inga som helst störande intryck, varken positiva eller negativa. Catch the Sun och The Cesar room är väl de enda låtar sticker ut. Räcker det för en tvåa? Nja, inte riktigt. Heavenly kan så mycket bättre än det här.
Låter ofta som om de försöker härma Portishead men hamnar närmare Coldplay. Ganska menlös överlag med väldigt anonym sång. Saknas starka låtar. Svag tvåa.
Varierande kvalitet. Den instrumentala introlåten var riktigt nice, men mycket annat var mediokert
Positivt överraskad! Några riktigt snygga låtar ändå, men sen kom "The Man Who Told Everything" som bara fick mig att tappa all vibe kring det här albumet. En trea blir det ändå dock!
Är bitvis ok, bitvis bra, bitvis helt jävla värdelöst. Framförallt mot slutet blir det onjutbar foo fighters-och-radiohead-från-temu (catch the sun och the man who told everything). Pretentiöst som ett helvete. Provoceras återigen av att den här kvalificerar sig för listan när man tänker på vilka skivor som inte är med. ”Många sa att det här var den bästa debuten sen oasis definitely maybe”. Vilka då?! Tycker början var ok så kanske hade blivit snällare efter en andra lyssning, men pallar inte. Ska ändå lyssna på 1000 album, nån måtta får det vara på galenskapen.
Det är skevt. Känner inte igen bandet men tror jag känner igen några av låtarna. Tyckte typ det var rätt bra?!
tråkigt
Bang average, couldn't tell you anything about it. Didn't have the one song I knew of there's. Another totally mid album
surprisingly enjoyed this more than i expected. Would I listen again: perhaps Deserves to be on this list: didn't feel groundbreaking, not the first shoe gaze album or the most popular either? 3.5
3/5
This one surprised me. This list has a whole lot of 2000s British alternative bands on here that aren't impressive, but this is a very full record with a lot of emotion to it.
I was pretty close to giving this a 3, because the front half didn’t totally grab me. It’s good, it just took a minute to click, and I kept waiting for that “okay, there it is” moment. Then the back half shows up and basically saves the score. “Catch the Sun,” “The Man Who Told Everything,” and “A House” were all really good, and that stretch feels way more locked in and memorable. It ended strong enough that I’m bumping it up to a 4. Favorite song: The Man Who Told Everything
++: Firesuite, Here It Comes, Break Me Gently, Rise, Lost Souls, Melody Calls +: Sea Song +-: The Man Who Told Everything, The Cedar Room, Reprise -: A House --: Catch the Sun 5,9/10
255/1001 Doves - Lost Souls Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ If I'm being honest, this took a long while to get into and it was only until the final few tracks that it clicked. I don't know whether that's because it's bottom heavy or I'd gotten more into it in general.
5 / 10 - Interessantes und vielseitiges Klangspektrum - Trotz der abwechslungsreichen Klänge ein recht monotoner Vibe durchs Album hindurch - "Mood-Album", für das man in der richtigen Stimmung sein muss Favs: - Sea Song
Coldplay and Radiohead had a dorky baby named Doves the Band of Loves or something.
This one was much better than the other English indie BS we’ve listened to so far.
I remember hearing this when it was new. It’s not bad, but you have to be in the right mood for it. This would be a good breakup album, I suppose.
Heard this and loved this back in the day, when I was learning what I liked and liking what I learned.
I waited through 59 minutes for that?
kinda mid! i dipped out early and put on The Last Broadcast instead
Mellow Brit psych adjacent alt rock. A side is pretty boring, picks up a little on the B side. Largely unremarkable and not really essential. 2.5⭐️
Like the vibe of the band and some great songs. Found it kinda boring but still decent
If Oasis and Radiohead are the Beatles & Stones of millennial Britpop, these guys are The Hullaballoos. This is fucking boring.
it's alright. some decent pretty/indie alt rock
I honestly zoned this album out for most of its runtime- this is either success or failure, depending on what the artist was going for. As background music it's great, better than Kenny G elevator jazz. If it was meant to be listened to actively then... I don't remember a single song.
Lost Souls is a cool debut, but it feels more like atmospheric sound stuff than a bunch of tight songs. It totally nails that post midnight Manchester vibe, moody, melodic, and all dreamy textures, perfect for zoning out. Tracks like "Catch The Sun" give it a needed boost, and "The Cedar Room" is a real emotional winner, but some parts get a bit lost or just blend into the background. I dig the band's change from Sub Sub and the whole cinematic vibe, but it's a bit uneven. Solid 3 to 4 stars on any given day, a good intro to their sound, but not as strong as their next one, The Last Broadcast. It's chill and sometimes a bit boring, best listened to when you're in the mood for some rainy day vibes.
Gut.
This one is definitely a mood and I can feel it growing on me. Three stars for now, but once I find time to properly relisten I might upgrade the rating on this one.
Sólido 3.5 bro, tiene sus momentos peak y después flopea
Känne att jag egentligen vill gilla detta mer än jag gör. Det är på gränsen. Men kommer inte riktigt över på 4. För jag känner på mig att jag aldrig kommer vara sugen att lyssna mer. Trodde initialt att jag skulle tycka annorlunda. Finns mycket bra med skivan, tekniskt. Problemet är att det inte klickar. Hade kanske tyckte annorlunda vid annat tillfälle.
Vilken kul överraskning. Är ju svag för drömmig atmosfär så denna var helt min smak, där det instrumentella är den största behållningen. Negativt är dock att det spretar lite och att ett gäng låtar på den andra halvan är lite mer konventionell pop där man frångår soundet jag gillar. Dessa är dock rätt bra också, så en fyra i betyg är det solklart. Bästa låt: Rise.
2.5 Stars I'm not sure why this was considered an album you should listen to before you die. there are several albums (thus far in this project) that I've enjoyed less than this one. But I'm struggling to think of one that I found more average than this one. There are some nice moments, particularly the ambient tracks but nothing all that interesting. Favorite track: Firesuite
Very good, very therapeutic.
Pretty boring
Surprisingly enjoyable. Meandering, melancholic ... would serve as great background music in a Japanese bar or something
Overall pretty boring to me. The songs sounded nice and felt good, but were just forgettable.
Enjoyed the first track, but then the 2nd track came on. Oasis' DEFINITELY MAYBE is one of my least favorite albums of all time, so it was shame that this album started to feel like a shoegazer-esque version of Oasis. I've never enjoyed the Mancunian sound. I was beginning to think this was going to be a long listen, but fortunately they didn't do as much of the Oasis sound as I feared. I am never much of a fan of lyrics, so if they had cut all the lyrics and just presented the instrumentals, I think I would have enjoyed it much more. The production and recording is good to excellent, particularly for a debut indie rock act. Fine performances. That rhythm section really knows how to sit in the pocket. The mix and mastering did a good job of keeping the album from feeling uneven. Although, personally, I think the vocals are buried a tad too deep in a handful of tracks. The intro to "Sea Song" gave me a bit of The Cure vibes, in a good way. "Lost Souls", the title track, is actually a shorter track than "Sea Song", but it felt like it stuck around longer than it should have. Their other album, THE LAST BROADCAST, came up in the list first for me. The quality of this album, LOST SOULS, seems much, much higher. They clearly suffered the sophomore slump with THE LAST BROADCAST. So while I respect this album as a fine album, I am inclined to feel like is as an essential album. I don't think anyone is really missing out on what happened in the early naughties if they never heard the first 2 albums of Doves. Favorites: "Firesuite", "Melody Calls", "Reprise" Ironically, their hit on this album "Catch the Sun" I enjoyed the least.
Doves are one of those bands that I feel like I should like more than I do. I’ve tried a couple of times to get into them and, while I always like them, there’s something missing for me. Top Track - The Cedar Room
It was fine, no complaints at all really. Nothing really stuck out though, it was over as quick as it begun.
alright
Haunting and somber. I really enjoyed the album. Something I would put on during a rainy, dreary day after a night of drinking. Very much a mood. Fun times!
Pretty cool! Feels like early indie rock that still has the alt rock influence of the mid 90s. I'm sure if you spend more time with this, you might get deeper into it. I like the cool effects and driving nature of the songs. Its really easy to vibe with.
Meh. Indie. Whatever.
I get it. I didn't particularly enjoy it but I can't say I didn't get it. 4/10
Am I cool and indie now? Yes. Four!
It was fine. Had some pretty good moments actually. Unfortunately this post britpop alt rock stuff is super overrepresented on this list and none of it really stands out
meg
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. I can see where bands like The National may have derived some inspiration. 6/10
C’est mauvais ? pas du tout C’est bon ? sûrement C’est long ? PTN OUI 2.5+/5
This is my music as a northern english white male of the indie flavour who was 18 when this came out. It brought waves of nostalgia and i loved the pounding rhythm, the great guitars and his voice and storytelling are well done. But they were always a tier 2 band behind their peers especially Elbow so this cant be considered great, just good.
It surprised me that I let this band go unnoticed in it's prime. I loved that sound. And the sound of this record is more complex and rich in layers than the first known singles that put them in the radar
Another classic album. Did I tell you that I love Doves? Did I tell you that Jimi Goodwins voice is one of my favourites? (Melancholy, moody and melodic with such rich tones). This album has great contrasts but hangs together as an exceptional piece of work. Such a massive step up from Sub Sub!
Doves' finest effort. Not a bad track on this. They create such a minor note mood which brings out feelings and emotions which are only the province of my head.
Very depressing
9/10 Best songs: Here It Comes, Rise, Catch the Sun, The Man Who Told Everything I'm trying to figure out if I've ever listened to any music by Doves before. I've definitely heard of them - I was a very avid indie music connoisseur starting in the mid-late 2000s l - but I can't remember if I ever got around to listening to them. If not: shame on me! This is an EXCELLENT album. Indie rock at its finest. Distorted guitars, terrific swelling melodies, great beats - it's everything I want in my indie music.
Nothing offensive. Nothing special.
Great!!!
Not my thing
Mais um álbum do doves. Tenho basicamente a mesma opinião: boa produção, design sonoro bem executado, mas que não me marcou muito.
Initially I was underwhelmed - songs didn't seem particularly good or bad. Middle of the album, I got to Catch the Sun, which sounds ridiculously like the Foo Fighters. I liked it. That was followed by The Man Who Told Everything, which I liked even better. I wondered if I hadn't given the first half of the album a fair chance, so I listened to it again. Didn't change my opinion much, but overall it was good.
One of my fave discoveries on this list, love these guys. Love the dream pop mix with Britpop, my fav band of the genre so far. 5 stars
Favorite Track: Catch The Sun
Sounds nice i suppose, but a bit one-note - i feel like the album is broadly composed of continual noise with some interesting textures but it lacks some light and shade. Most of it sounds like background music that might be used in a mid film or car advert - more focused on atmosphere and vibes than musicality. It was fine, it sounded nice enough, but it bored me more as it went on.
Унылое г
I enjoyed it. Was great to listen to while crocheting my top:)
I enjoyed it, but it’s nothing too groundbreaking. I’d maybe listen again, but it won’t make into high rotation.
80. mostly bad
Not my bag of tea
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Não conhecia esta banda, foi uma surpresa agradável
Depressivo mas bom depressivo
Light 5. Não tive tempo de investigar mais sobre as letras e o contexto, mas gostei bastanto da vibe do album
Não conhecia, Mas gostei, pribicoalm
We had this album at my house. I can't remember whose it was, though. Not mine! This is pretty chill background working music for me but nothing I'd choose to put on. Catch the sun is a good song! The song I like is from a different album, "pounding" off 2002's the last broadcast, which is to me a better album.
Firesuite, Sea Song and Catch the Sun all sounded like good songs, but I wasn't motivated to repeat any of them and probably will never listen to any of them again.
There's a line from Bojack Horseman where a high-powered PR exec tells a former-actor-turned-civilian, "I am forgetting your face as I'm looking at it." That's what it was like to listen to Lost Souls by Doves. That's not to say I didn't enjoy some of the vibes and some moments of beauty. But it seems very background and insignificant. Also it seems like this guy can't sing?
Released on the day the computers were supposed to crash, or take over, or something. Firesuite: a slow burner with a touch of Portishead. Here it Comes: post-britpop bustle, chorus has a decent hook. Surprisingly bluesy with a pleasant piano coda. Break Me Gently: Tremolo lead vocal is underpinned by backing choral section. Pained, but restrained. Sea Song: Did someone say Radiohead?! Some nice chord changes but a little laboured. Rise: More tremolo, this time guitar. A little repetitive. More ambient bells and whistles. Lost Souls - Light and airy verses...moody cave chorus. Hearing a little bit of Pulp here (sorted for e's and whizz). Beginning to feel like the vocals are the main thing holding the album back from being truly great. Melody Calls - Speaking of changing up of vocals...earworm, bouncy Americana...slightly out step with the rest of the album. Catch the Sun - Clearly THE single. Memorable vocal, nice production. Strong track. Man Who Told Everything: Mournful...up-tempo drums in the chorus a little too prominent. Verse is much better. A decent single. Outro strings a little cheesy. Cedar Room: More more tremolo, moody strut, more than a little Charlatans coded. Reprise: straight into... A House: Acoustic intro, tasteful organ backing. Surprisingly short, fades into ambient mumbling. Half expected a big crescendo that never came. As debut albums go, it's a good one. There are moments of greatness, though overshadowed by some meandering. There's also one too many nods to the Ghost of Britpop present. That said, it's a confident first step. Strong 3.5.
I came into this thinking I knew EXACTLY how it would sound... some Arcade Fire bullshit... but I was proven wrong! I really dig this. It's moody and atmospheric.
Kinda dull and inoffensive
actually prefer their follow-up The Last Broadcast quite a bit
Decent atmosphere but I wish I connected more with the songwriting which didn't really stand out to me but I also wonder if this is a grower. Either way it's solid but not my favorite at all.
I loves doves
Meh
This album reminds me of Tony Blair. Make of that what you will.
Slightly Colder-play.
Maybe I’m hearing things through a veil of nostalgia — or I’m just full of shit — but a lot of my favorite music from this era carries a certain historical weight. It’s wide-eyed, reflective and full of anticipation about the end of the century-slash-turn of the millennium, the passage of time and our place in it. (Hell, the clanging strings that open “Melody Calls” and the guitar line in “Reprise” both sound like grandfather clocks.) Maybe it’s simply perspective: Things in the broader world went quickly and steadily south since the 21st century began, so the music from this brief, ephemeral period between eras is probably bound to sound doe-eyed by comparison. Regardless, someone burned this album for me to a CD-R that I used to jam very loud in my car. There’s a thoughtful majesty about it that I love, with melodies that break open into vast, unfamiliar spaces. It felt forward-looking and made me excited about the direction of rock music then, and still does.
I just cannot believe we need two Doves albums – yea, Doves albums released within two years of one another. I think I liked this better than the first one but I know that doesn't mean a whole lot. [checks history] oh weird, both Doves albums for this group went up on Feb. 19 (2025, and now, 2026). Okay so there are definite Black Heart Procession production vibes here in the guitar and piano in the first two tracks. This is a much more enjoyable album. I wish I could go back and give that other one a 1.
Not memorable. We had another doves record at almost exactly this time last year and I couldn't even tell you how they differ.
It's ok, not really my thing though
The beauty of this platform is that once in a while you land on an absolute gem that would otherwise have eluded you. Exhibit A: Lost Souls. A beautiful combination of sentimental instrumentals and captivating vocal performances. These may not be strictly timeless...there are telltale signs we're in the 90s/00s. Nonetheless, they all hold up a quarter century later. Favorites are Catch the Sun, The Man Who Told Everything, Firesuite, and Break Me Gently. Sea Song feels like a lost Jeff Buckley track. Note: The chorus of Catch the Sun evokes QOTSA's "Little Sister." I wracked my brain for several minutes trying to put a finger on it, and when I had the eureka moment, I understood why I loved it. The Man Who Told Everything has a distinct QOTSA vibe, too...toned down, of course. Or maybe QOTSA is just a toned up Doves.
Lost Souls erschien 2000 als Debütalbum der britischen Band Doves, deren Mitglieder aus Manchester stammen. Aufgenommen wurde das Album überwiegend in den Francombe Studios in Uppermill sowie in weiteren Studios in Großbritannien. Die Band hatte sich nach ihrem elektronischen Projekt Sub Sub neu formiert und schlägt hier einen anderen Weg ein. Musikalisch bewegt sich das Album zwischen Indie-Rock und Britpop mit deutlichen atmosphärischen und elektronischen Elementen. Prägende Stücke sind „The Cedar Room“, „Catch the Sun“, „Here It Comes“ und „Sea Song“. Die Songs sind meist getragen, mit klar strukturierten Arrangements, zurückhaltendem Gesang und einer dichten, aber kontrollierten Produktion. Gitarren, Keyboards und rhythmische Loops greifen ineinander, ohne sich in den Vordergrund zu drängen. „Lost Souls“ wirkt in sich geschlossen und durchdacht. Für mich liegt die Stärke des Albums in seiner ruhigen Konsequenz und der klaren klanglichen Handschrift. Ein stimmiges Debüt, das die spätere Entwicklung der Band bereits andeutet.
J'ai vraiment bien aimé, les parties sans chant sont vraiment agréables à écouter. ça me rappelle un peu la B.O. de Life is Strange, de la guitare tranquille ça change un peu
Sympatoche
Très sympa on dirait un mix de Radiohead, Coldplay et les Strokes
Generic early 2000s rock
Nice atmospheric music.
Doves are a more palatable version of Coldplay and Radiohead. First time listen and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Really solid album start to finish.
Atmospheric, moody, which was interesting at first, but less so as the album wore on. I don't take the right drugs.
For various reasons I didn’t really buy new music in the early 2000’s and as a result I missed out on a number of bands. Now I’m sure if I’d heard them at the time I’d have loved the Doves. Big anthemic slightly melancholic rock is my sweet point and they do that with aplomb. However I’m probably a bit too long in the tooth now and whilst this is pleasant it’s not world changing
Favourite Songs: Here It Comes Sea Song The Cedar Room
Would totally have listened to this multiple times in college. Nice mix of acoustic and electric, kinda emo but it works for me.
Revisiting this record was a surprise as songs that I had previously thoroughly enjoyed came off this time as a little meh. This is not to say that this album is not a thoroughly realized pop album with magnificent vocals, and a gorgeous lush sound creating a vibe that mostly works. The Man Who told Everything still hits as does The Cedar Room. I think this is best described as an after the club driving home record with the electronic sounds giving the right vibrations to a smooth pop record. 3/5
I’m noticing that if a Mercury Prize even breathed on an album it’ll probably be included in this list. Fair enough given the curators, I guess. I have a feeling I didn’t give this a close enough listen - it went right through me. There were moments and textures I enjoyed, but it felt like one long musical experience instead of a collection of songs. I feel like I owe this another listen but I don’t really want to. It’s dynamic and often pretty, but it didn’t move or grip me. A pretty middle-of-the-road experience.
This was alright. The dream / space rock and pop were the highlights. Definitely better than the straight up indie songs. Not bad lads
7/10 there’s some really beautiful songs on this album that will constantly play in my head
Me recuerda a Coldplay con tintes de RHCP, así que me ha molado
so far it's like Radiohead & Coldplay had a baby. . . This isn't offensive, but I have no clue what makes it special. Is it special? Are there people who hear this, and have their minds blown? Was this the British equivalent of bands like "Lifehouse" and "3 Doors Down"?
This was a great listen! I had slept on The Doves before. Time to do a deeper dive on this band.
This was a chore
7/10
Ok album. Was initially interesting, but dragged on after the first few songs. Standout songs: Break me gently The man who told everything
Such a dull album
- 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM - 0 nummers al toegevoegd aan MMMM
I enjoyed the mellowed-out, dream-like instrumentals and vocals. Favourite Track(s): The Man Who Told Everything Least Favourite Track(s): Melody Calls
Bland and uninteresting. The singer sounds as if he’s trying not to fall asleep. The songs are too long and don’t really go anywhere. It has its moments but overall it’s just elevator music.
Enjoyed it! Brings me back to the early 2000’s
El precedente de Doves fueron Sub Sub con Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) y Melanie Williams a la voz principal como mayor logro. Por suerte un incendio les apartó de ese camino y les llevó a uno sonido y canciones mucho más inspiradas. Cuatro discos, todos elos excelentes, con gran éxito de crítica y ventas, les llevaron a la gloria siendo ya mayorcitos. Pararon en 2010, justo a los 10 años. Y lo retomaron justo 10 años después, en el 20, con muy buen nivel en el con The Universal Want y luego ya en el 25 con otro buen disco: Constellations For The Lonely. Son un grupo que no defrauda, que se mueve poco de sus parámetros, pero que como James, Travis, Elbow en incluso los Manic Street Preachers cae bien. No han sido ni serán Radiohead pero tampoco Coldplay, ni para lo bueno ni para lo malo. Aquí están con su debut, yo prefiero el siguiente The Last Broadcast en incluso Some Cities, pero este no está nada mal. Eso sí, con uno en la lista bastaría de sobra. Los temas más conocidos son sin duda alguna Catch the sun y The cedar room (uno se imagina a U2 haciendo esto en vez de lo que hiceron después de Zooropa...). Ambos muy buenos. Melody calls también. Sea song y Rise, ambientales, con toques épicos. Mejor para la noche que para el día. De hecho lo extraño del álbum es que la cara A sea casi instrumental, onírica en cierto aspecto y la B sea la más melódica, cuando suele ser al revés o estra mas repartidos los temas.
I sincerely don't get the sense of this kind of music
zzz. npc zika
Alternate Dimension Coldplay
I bought this album on release. I like Doves, but their second album is better. This has some crackers on it, such as The Cedar Room, but you do need to trawl through quite a bit of melancholic noise to get there.
This first song is fucking cool. The rest is also just really doing something for me. Atmospheric but also nicely melodically and interesting. Good stuff. Vocals are cool. Overall great album.
I liked the laid back late night vibe of this record. The mixes are fantastic and every song has a creative and interesting element to it. Taste wise I didn’t connect much, but I respect the artistry of it. 3.75
First time I've heard this album, first time I've heard this band. I'm digging it. It's got a moody, smoldering kind of vibe. Reminds me of early Radiohead.
Very atmospheric, adding to my rotation
it has cool sound but i dont like the effect they put over the voice
Really, really liked this. It's like a lot of adult alternative I love—tasteful, deliberate, but it feels like it can go anywhere. Smart choices and cool production. Its enduring popularity has to be a marketing problem—where do you put this? It's not Britpop, but it's not Radiohead. They could tour with U2 or Spiritualized and both would make sense.
Really found myself getting lost in these instrumentals. Reminded me of Porcupine Tree at times. Quite enjoyed it.
Loved it! Seemed very Pink Floyd, pretty good background music. Saved one song!
What a wholly unremarkable album.
Solid, similar music "feel" to The Suburbs, but I don't think this album has a vibe that quite matches what I tend to like out of indie rock.
Strong album! Could give it a 5 with a couple more listens
lidt en fortsættelse af 00'er lyden og radiohead insp fra i går - synes det startede fedt ud, men jeg synes det var lidt meh undervejs, fx blev 'catch the sun' lidt for rocket til mig tror jeg.
Favorite Tracks: Firesuite / Sea Song / Catch The Sun Rating:2.8 I only discovered Doves within the last year, from their excellent 2025 album Constellations for the Lonely. I haven't dug much into their older work, though, so I was excited for this listen. Unfortunately I found this to be a bit of a letdown, and looking at other reviews now seems I'm not the only one. Didn't find much that stood out here, for me it was sort of pleasantly bland and generic. Catch The Sun was likely my favorite track here but for some reason sounds completely unlike the rest of the album. I'd put this on as some background music to work to.
Great Songs: Here It Comes, Break Me Gently, Sea Song, Rise, Lost Souls, Melody Calls Good Songs: Firesuite, The Man Who Told Everything, The Cedar Room, Reprise Mid Songs: Catch the Sun, A House Bad Songs:
3.5 (and rising) (59:09, 12 tracks, debut album, 1996-2000) Dream Pop (Indie Electronic “Post Rave”) Four years in the making this album spans a lot of different sounds. At one point it sounds a lot like the Foo Fighters (Catch the Sun), others Dream Pop. A lot of influences of house music. While I really like this album, I tend to agree with the majority of commentors that this album is here because of an overweighted bias to British recording artists. Apparently, Doves gets two albums in the 1001? Struggled with rating it. At times I felt a 4 (it grew on me a lot, I listened to this a dozen or more times, it’s generic office friendly music.) I settled on a 3 as I just don’t want to over reward an album that probably shouldn’t be on this list. However, honestly, in 1996 this was pretty cutting-edge music it’s just by 2025 it sounds like ‘everything else from 2000’ and they released it in 2000 so it’s hard to give them credit for being ahead of their time. Factoids This album is best listened too at night when you really don’t want to listen to anything complex – it’s dark but yet poppy. Sort of dance, sort of moody. It’s an hour long but it plays over quickly. Nothing annoying. I could definitely see this being many people’s ‘favorite’ album. I could go anywhere from 2 – 4.5 on it. Album cover – not terrible, appealing, generic like their sound Band name – rename after Sub Sub Apparently, the band lost all of their equipment and recordings in a studio fire and had to redo everything? Favorite songs – Catch the Sun, The Cedar Room 1. "Firesuite" (instrumental) 4:36 2. "Here It Comes" 4:50 3. "Break Me Gently" 4:38 4. "Sea Song" 6:12 5. "Rise" 5:38 6. "Lost Souls" 6:09 7. "Melody Calls" 3:27 8. "Catch the Sun" 4:49 9. "The Man Who Told Everything" 5:47 10. "The Cedar Room" 7:38 11. "Reprise" (instrumental) 1:45 12. "A House" 3:40
Nothing too bad but a bit slow ig
+ fet vibe, mye å høre etter, spennende, stort lydbilde - klarer ikke helt å sette fingen på det, men den mangler ett eller annet, noen store crescendoer elns.
Rakk ikke å høre gjennom, men var ait
I've read some of the most liked reviews on here, and it seems that people are blaming them for the summary saying that it's the best album to come from Manchester since Definitely Maybe. First, that's a pretty finite compliment. How many albums really came from bands from Manchester in that time? Second, it's not the band's fault that someone else feels this way. Listening with an open mind, I thought this was quite good. And this is coming from someone who has truly hated a lot of the Britpop albums which should not have been included on here. It's not blow you away amazing, mind you. The lyrics are sparce, which leaves some of the songs lacking. The band, however, has some very good musicality to them. There is definitely something here that was worth exploring. I particularly would point people towards Rise and The Man Who Told Everything, both of which I thought were great. The former almost has an ethereal feel to it that made it excellent. A lot of the English albums the Brits have included on this countdown have been massive letdowns. This one certainly was not. An excellent inclusion.
i dont remember
Mixture of Coldplay and Radiohead sounds.
This was a lovely, mellow album with clean instrumentals and vocals - I enjoyed it
Its been so long since this list gave me something that was genuinely my vibe. Its nice to be remembered🥹 Saved: Here it comes Break me gently Sea song Rise Catch the sun The man who told everything The cedar room
The worst part of this album was it ending. this reminded me why I started this list, gems like this. I don't know how I never heard of this band before but I can't wait to explore more of their music.
This was a vibe. I liked how relaxing and enjoyable it was. It was easy to vibe around the house and work to. This grew on me as I got through it! Liked Songs: "Here It Comes" , "Sea Song" , "Rise" , "Lost Souls" , "Catch The Sun" , "The Man Who Told Everything" , "Reprise"
3.75
perfect
I quite liked the Cedar Room but most of this was really quite boring
Top Entdeckung!
Könnte man ohne zu stippen hören hat aber auch nie die ganze Aufmerksamkeit erringen können
A lot of the percussion was tedious. I skipped a few songs because the persistent drumming was annoying.
Also really ethereal
Locked in a nihilistic battle with Coldplay and Elbow to dull us all to death
Loved this - it you threw Coldplay and Radiohead together via the Large Hadron Collider this would be the result!
É um álbum bacana, mas demorou muito mais tempo do que o esperado para eu conseguir o terminar.
Nice album. No standouts for me. Just good listening.
I eagerly dove into Lost Souls, the 2000 debut album from Doves, with excitement and suspicion. This was my first post-2000 album arrival from 1001albumsgenerator.com. I wasn't sure that I had ever even heard Doves before. Hence, my suspicion, that an album I had never heard of, from a period were I was voraciously absorbing new music, could somehow be worthy (hubris, mine) of a spot on this list. Hence, also, my excitement to be shown something worthy I had possibly missed out on. I would like to think I am an adventurous and eager listener. Lost Souls, though, was challenging for me to take on in 2025 and without context (aside from the release year). It left me initially confused as to why it would be on a list (albeit incredibly lengthy) of essentials. This confusion paves way for the importance of talking about the context and history behind music. For height-of-Pitchfork, internet-era music in particular, like Lost Souls, context and history dissolve from the centers of the music's creation, outward in a confounding, diffuse, murky cloud of keyboard consensus, media validation, and hype. With any question of the existence hype, there is also reflexive anti-hype. Do I like this album? Not particularly. Being suspicious of Doves being a product of hype, and wanting to be a fair listener, I remained open-ears, and aiming for equal suspicion of any anti-hype tendency within my self. Lost Souls has some great moments. "The Cedar Room" is an engaging song that carries sensitivity below the surface, submerged by dense lead-weight ballast of careful, restrained playing. The song, like the rest of the album, seems to want to let the studio speak first. Putting production first seems to come at the expense of many potential opportunities to make rock music like this more lively or engaging. There are far too many examples of studio-first approaches to music that utterly just *work*, to excuse the missteps of Lost Souls. Dub, Disco, House. It's almost a failure of translation, where Lost Souls thesis seems to approach making a pure rock record with a club music ethos. (Spoiler alert: these guys used to make House music.) The album dutifully chugs along like an armored boat on a ride at Dracula's carnival. Everything is amazingly recorded. The work put into the effects alone is absolutely noteworthy. Everything is on rails, though. Old Ironsides isn't built for tight steering, it seems. The best in-song surprises in the album come in the form of sudden textural shifts: a harmonica enters or carnival organ motif suddenly surrounds us. Each song is a dirge, with the majority of surprise-in-variety occurring with one song ending, and a new song's motif entering. The problem with this, though, is that as the album progresses, it ventures further from the interesting embarkation point of "Firesuite's" dubby post rock, into very normal, been-there-heard-that banal rock territory. I could possibly be more generous to the the final songs on the album ("Catch the Sun", onwards) but the ride is like starting at Portishead-without-cigarettes and landing on Dramamine Radiohead. My feelings on the music aside, I can see a clear argument for the inclusion of this album on the 1001 list. First off, it was a massive debut success in the UK. As an American, I'm aware my own context for listening gets jaded by UK/US differences in culture and reception to music. More importantly, behind this album is a story of Manchester and the legendary Hacienda club. Dove's prior incarnation, Sub Sub, formed through late nights and dancing. They made very good House music. (I learned about Sub Sub from reading about Doves, and I'm far more stoked to have learned of former.) In unrelated events, Hacienda closed and Sub Sub's studio burned down. Doves rose from literal ashes, to take on a new post-House, post-Hacienda vision. I get the inclusion of Doves on the list. I want to endorse the band's thesis behind this album. I don't find the results all that original or compelling. --- - Do/Did I own this prior? No. - If so, how has this day in the project changed my view of the album? n/a - Otherwise, do I look forward to listening to this again? No. - Is this album's inclusion on the list justified? Arguably yes, but at a stretch.
Was just there
regrese uwu ns igual siento q perdi tmb un poco de la racha q llevaba no esperen mucho de mi track 1: mmm me gusta el intro cmo medio tranquilon medio oscuro si, me gusta cmo entra un tucu tucu ns cmo explicarme, EL CAMBIO AL PIANO ???????????????? me gusta tmb el delay q tiene cmo a mitad de cancion aporta cmo a ese sensancion de oscuridad ?? tmb me gusta cmo entra la guitarra en la 3 parte de la cancion pero igual no le quita protagonismo al piano y bateria, NO HAY VOCES +++++ track 2: uuu uuuuuu, el algo en el coro q ns q es ?? no soy muy fan de la voz del chico PERO siento q le añade tmb a la vibe del grupo, q risa la cancion trata del extasis de la comida no te gusta hablar o algo KAKLSKJ, me gustan los vocals del bridge tmb. track 3: no soy muy fan de la guitarra acustica, LA VOZ QUE, ns si la cancion trata cmo del muchacho llamando a alguien diciendole q es un desgraciado pero si es asi cumple KAJSK, ya dije me gustan cuando usan efectos en la voz, que, me gusto mucho el final, Y EL DETALLE DE LA LLAMADA. track 4: me gusta el "juego" de guitarras sin dejar de lado la bateria, me gusta pero no me encanta que la cancion mantenga la misma linea :p el sonidito del pacman que ?? track 5: uepa con la guitarra y bajo, insisto con los background vocals, COMO Q ESTA CANCION ES PURA IMPROVISACION QUEUEUE, souuu longggggggggggggg, no pienso q sea la mas fan de esta cancio pero le suma un monton q sea improvisada, UNA ARMONICA. best one track 6: laaa mitaddd del album que, SE SLOWEO QUE, cambiaban 2030293 veces el ritmo de la cancion, LOOSSSTTTT SOOOUULLLLSSSSS. track 7: CHAU FILTRO DE TELEFONO, se llama melody calls sera por eso mmm, pienso q va un poco mas chill q el resto del album, el triangulo en el fonod jejeje, tomand soool. track 8: tiene transicion, ns si es pq lo estoy escuchando medio tarde pero ya me dio sueño y me esta aburriendo un poco perdon, qn esta cantando ??, atrapemos el sol dice, casi no me gusto, no se si tenga q ver lo q dije antes pero siento q es bastante diferente al resto del album. igual la parte final a nivel instrumental esta increible. track 9: ee me gusto el intro, mmm medio aburrida perdon, ns pero siento q aca se perdio un poco PERO UN POCO el hilo del album. track 10: me recordo a yellow de coldplay ns pq JAKAS, le di skip pq me recuerda demasiado a yellow KAJKA y pq tengo un poco de sueño tmb !!! track 11: es un interlude pero suena bonito !! track 12: una casa me sorprende q algunas canciones sean tan largas que por primera vez creo q el instrumento "principal" no es la bateria shout out al baterista me gustan los background vocals y los tonos y llamadas, le añaden cierta proximidad a las canciones, ademas de lograr ciera coneccion entre todas las canciones sin que se sienta monotono. siento q habia empezado MUY bien pero como un poco mas de la mitad para aca ns q paso y se siente medio flojo PARA MI o diferente tmb. algun dia dejare de darle 3 de puntuacion a cada album pero ese dia no es hoy !!!
Pretty good. I really enjoyed some of the songs. Would listen to this again. Not crazy about the instrumental, synthesizer stuff.
7.0/10 Liked most of this.. will be checking out their other stuff
This album was great for me while wired on coffee and locked into work, getting things done. That's gotta count for something. I think if I was listening to it while driving, it'd be boring. So it definitely has its place, an enjoyable listen for my setting.
6/10
not rlly my type i guess but i see why its good
It just kept surprising me over and over again.
The Good: We get doves! The Bad: They are not part of a magic act… The Ugly: They aren’t crying either… I am playing catch up on rating albums. This one was presented to me during a very busy weekend of drinking, so technically speaking I should have enjoyed it—this per the overall comments I read left and right. Today, about a month later, on a dreary Monday morning, a couple of hours before I need to start a 2 week business trip, I am listening to this thinking “I HATE Lo-Fi!!!!!!!!” Is the album bad? No. Is it something that should be listened to before one dies? Not really… Am I getting to the point of despair regarding this 1001 journey? Inching closer to insanity on an almost daily basis! Anyway, today’s album in the future is Al Green, and I am actually looking forward to listening to that one, so I will give this album a mercy kill with a 3* rating
Most of this sounded samey and droning. A few tracks at the end caught my attention, but overall I felt like I had nothing to latch onto when listening to this album.
Saai
I dug the sound, the instrumentality mainly.
I liked it alright, high 3 something stars, but its probably not something i'd go out and listen to again.
I want to like it, I would have loved it if I heard this when I was 20.
Sympa manque un peu de profondeur mais écoute agréable
depressing, but i liked listening to it in the cab
I enjoyed myself!
I kept waiting for them to be something more. Just could get fully into it. Relaxing, but missing something
Ehh britpop radiohead
like an early 2000s brit-pop cover band doing original material.
I like the doves a lot. some nice sounds here
Found this boring and repetitive and fairly depressing. Utterly unnecessary. 2
Nice mixture of sounds for a chill evening. 2 stars.
As somebody who thought I was vaguely familiar with Doves’ music, it turns out I was not.
Apparently this proves that Doves sound better while crying.
Listening to this back-to-back to Cornershop's 'When I was Born For The 7th Time' made it drown a bit in 90s sounding music. Especially for an album which is not very in-your face, but a bit more relaxed. I stopped listening and then put it on later again, which made me appreciate it more. The tone of this album is very much to my taste, and reminds me a bit of other moody bands like Warpaint, Zero 7, Moby, or something along those lines. It being mostly instrumental was also nice. As it went on I found some songs I enjoyed, like 'Break Me Gently', 'Rise', or 'A House'. Overall I enjoyed the first part more, and the ambient songs without lyrics the most. The more poppy songs like 'Catch The Sun' wasn't to my liking really. Hard to put a score on this, definitely somewhere between a 3 and 4. There definitely was something here though that I don't appreciate in 3 star albums, so weak 4 it is.
Even a cold 90s ambient rock hater like me could enjoy this album (I know it was release 2000 but it’s close enough). I found my self actually enjoying this while working, forgetting that this was the album of the day and just enjoying the groove. The first tracks got me hooked. Many songs remind me a bit of Radiohead, “Sea Songs” in particular sound like it could be on “In Rainbows”. Mostly enjoyed the instrumental songs the first time round but listening to it again “Catch The Sun”, “The cedar Room” and “A House” all were good. I was going to give this a strong 3 but more I listen to it the more I feel like it deserves a 4 star.
6 - AVERAGE
Next
I enjoyed this.
Dull.
Dull
It somehow manages to sound like a bunch of different artists (Coldplay, Steven Wilson, Radiohead...) while also sounding utterly unique at the same time. Not your typical blend of poorly-dated early 2000s rock. I dig it.
Epische Klangteppiche, teils etwas langweilig.
It's fine. Sometimes generic early 2000s rock works. I'd rather hear this than some late period U2 or Bruce Springsteen. That being said, I'll never listen to this again and can't remember any stand out moments
Solidan post britpopo
Odd. Nice to just have in the background when I can’t concentrate with my own music being on.
4.4
Wasn't a huge fan to start off, but I really enjoyed the middle and end of it. Not a 100% hit rate for me, but some really nice songs nestled in there
I don't think this needs to be on the list....
Zaskakująco świeży, nowoczesny rock. Kilka utworów naprawdę się wybija. Lekko komercyjne brzmienie, ale ma w sobie coś oryginalnego. 7/10
Hella frontloaded album - first few songs blew my mind but then afterwards it kinda turned into more average stuff - but still very cool nevertheless.
This album is quite interesting, as most of the songs by themselves highlight why the album is significant enough to be on this list. Listen to Firesuite, Here It Comes, Sea Song, Catch The Sun and The Cedar Room as singles, and it sounds quite fascinating. However, putting them into an album together is where this album loses its charm. The resulting sound is a mixture of his vocals and instrumentation that are not varied enough for the generally moody-sounding album. In consequence, it results in an album that, when finished, feels like a blur, making you forget what you were doing over the last hour.
Ça partait vraiment bien, mais ça a commencé à être chiant vers le milieu, pis je le trouvais pas mal long même pour un album de 59 minutes et les tounes se ressemblaient tous. Finalement je me suis rendu compte que j’ai par accident restart l’album rendu au milieu. Un peu en crisse, j’ai skip vers la fin, pour finalement me rendre compte que j’ai vraiment pas manqué grand chose
3 Stars (8/15)
#34 Good first half but back half droned on, almost off-key, could've been 3/5
After listening to this list for 60 days, a more apt name for this book would've been: 501 Forgettable British Albums You Must Hear Before Completing a PhD in Obscure Music History. Had never heard of the Doves before, and giving 3-stars because it's just 'ok.' Would I listen to again? If my Spotify AI DJ cues it up, I probably won't hit skip.
6/10
I forgot I was listening to it at one point. Maybe if I am the right amount of drunk at 1am I would love it
I actually really liked this album! Varied instrumentals and vocals, some completely instrumental songs too.
From this cover the music could be literally anything from pop to metal. But of course it’s British indie rock. And based on that and the year this came out I am lowering my expectations as far as I can. Hope to be proven wrong. There's a lot to like, a lot to dislike. Britpop + psychedelic pop + whatever Radiohead and Coldplay were doing around this time. I think it's the atmospheric production, that shimmering endless reverb and vaguely symphonic guitar and keyboard treatment, the jazzy chord progressions, arpeggios. It's a cool sound, but again, it just REMINDS ME of something else. Then all of a sudden there's this garagey power pop heavy guitar thing "Catch the Sun." Just rock. Very nice. Out of place (finally something different!) but nice. Sounds like a Dave Grohl song, honestly. Everything on here sounds like something. Nothing bad per se. Just something that you've heard before. They do tend to take a riff and wear out its welcome, drone-like. Really excellent production and all of the musicians are precise, not overplaying. They bury the vocals a lot, for good reason, but who am I to criticize? Overall I really enjoyed this. Nothing hit me the wrong way, they have some power to them, some U2-esque ambition. The drum/bass/guitar section is exceptional, simple riffs well executed.
I wasn't even slightly ready for the emotional reaction I had to this one. If anything sums up my early festival years (let's say 2000-4) it's Doves. They've got such an instantly nostalgic tone, especially because it's shot through with their Mancunian sound and nature. Also, I really do think that the diversity and variety of the songs on here is tremendous. They're quite a hard band to quantify really. Also, this album just builds beautifully, until you're smashed in the face by Catch the Sun and brought back down again with Cedar Room and A House. I love it more than I knew.
3.0 - Ok
Fine but not standing out.
Decent album but did not stick out to me.
Swans, Doves and lately Geese. Post-rock is flying. I heard some Radiohead influences and overall quite enjoyable. 3/5
I think I liked it but everytime I listened is soon move into the background of my mind while I worked and I just didnt notice it much. This is not a bad thing, actually. I suppose that it is not a great thing either.
Saw a review that mentioned the importance of listening to this album at the right time of day and I couldn’t agree more. Walking the streets at 3am on a Saturday, this album would be a potentially 5/5 just for the vibe and main character feel it would provide in that sort of moment. Now on a Tuesday while working, I can’t say it had the same impact. I did still truly enjoy it but it didn’t have the impact it would have in the correct circumstances. It did make me very relaxed and allow me to flow through work with ease. Some albums are torture to get through and this one wasn’t at all.
This is right up my alley. I really enjoy all types of the psychedelic rock and apparently there are all kinds of new terms for this style of music like "Shoegaze". Anyway, the style of music that just feels like it drones on and you can be lost in thought as the music flows through you. I've never done shrooms or LSD or anything like that, but psychedelic rock or EDM is what I would want to listen to when I do it. I am less of a fan of the lyrical tracks like A House, Catch the Sun. I think Doves excels with the psychedelic vibe and Sea Song and Firesuite, Rise, Lost Souls are sweet spot. Here It Comes pushes the line a bit for me. This album came at a point in time when the music was dominated by Mickey Mouse Club pop, the classic 2000's hip hop, Destiny's Child, and this album is in a completely different direction; almost a revival of the psychedelic rock from the late 60's and 70's. This sound I think kind of evolved into things like lo-fi and the psychedelic rap of Travis Scott. I'm not saying Doves inspired this, just saying that the 2000's was a revival that then took popular music and blended it into the subcultures that we see today....and Doves was part of that early 2000's movement. I may be completely stretching here. Overall it's a great album and I really enjoy this vibe...........minus the lyrical tracks. When they try to do your classic pop/rock type songs, it just doesn't work for me.
Meh
there's a surplus of brit music on here and this falls into that category. It's perfectly OK, but not a MUST listen. It sounds like oasis and RH had a baby was out of wedlock so it's not's properly raised. I could see listening to this high could be enjoyable
141/1089 really enjoyed that it started off with a mostly instrumental song. Just a solid guitar-led indie album, very vibes-based and reminiscent of other peers but good faves: Firesuite, Break Me Gently, Sea Song, Melody Calls, Catch The Sun, The Cedar Room, A House 72/100
Not bad. At least one good track.
dramatic but lovely, i may just be in a good mood but this is such peak indie to me that i wanted to play it again immediately after finishing it for the first time. unfortunately i have to go listen to the self-titled slipknot album now.
this is a driving while you pretend you're in a movie type of album. i dig it, it was good to do laundry to LMAO
This kind of reminds me of a less proggy version or Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson. Never heard of these guys before but they'll definitely be in my rotation now.
The first half sounded like off brand Radiohead and the second half sounded like off brand Coldplay. Guess this was a UK thing? "Sea Song" was alright.
Quiet Indie-Rock, bit boring at times. You need to be in the right mood for it. Fav: Catch the sun
Something between coldplay and radiohead, haunting instrumentals and remains engaging throughout
Fine. Decent vibes but kind of boring. I had their album after this one back in the day and I remember a couple decent tracks on that one. Although I haven’t listened to them in over a decade. Maybe they aged like a slowly deflating helium balloon?
Eh. Didn’t grab me really at all. Fine I guess but mostly boring.
Meh. It was fine. The vocals didn’t do anything for me.
INCREUBLE lo ame
Better than The Last Broadcast, actually has a few terrier bangers. But mostly I do still fine this band a lot of mid. 3.5/5
Pretty solid 90s alternative rock I suppose
Good. Saw influence of rhcp and Radiohead. Or vice verca rather.
I like the Doves. Not sure this is a particularly exciting entry for the list though. A real slow burner.
Pretty solid stuff here.
Sonerous smooth and beautiful
Decent psych-indie with great production - ideal music for a BBQ?
A dumb rock record. Nothing wrong with that.
this very much had reminded me of Radiohead. it wasn't a /bad/ album, but i probably wouldn't revisit it. not to say that it wasn't good, but it just wasn't for me.
Didn't even qualify as background music.
Some of it was pleasant and some of it was a bit grating.
I really liked these guys. Definitely a strong 3.
I'll be honest, I was expecting indie landfill here but to be fair, it's quite a bit better than that. Definitely some shades of **Elbow** here, perhaps coming from Manchester around a similar time, they were subjected to similar influences. As an Elbow fan though, that boded well. So I found quite a lot here to enjoy. The instrumental opener _Firesuite_ really attracted my attention and perhaps instanty changed my preconceptions with it's atmospheric sound, leaning into dub at times. And whilst that was perhaps an outlier in that sense, it does show a broad range of influence that gives the album a sonic texture above and beyond the indie landfill that was around at that time. It was a little on the long side, but I'll return at some point.
I was really impressed by this album. Like I honestly had no idea what to think but I was very pleasantly surprised. The first 4 tracks were untouchable, if it had continued that perfectly it easily would’ve been 5, but it did start to fall off after the first 4 tracks, I also liked cedar room, and catch the sun. Honestly I didn’t dislike the other tracks they were just silly too slow and sad for me to get into, but I could definitely appreciate how musically gifted this band is cause every track was relaxing and soothing in a way. Definitely worth your time, but it is a lot slower that what I normally like.
"The best debut album since Oasis' Definitely Maybe" Uhm well how about definitely maybe not
Need some more listens because it definitely feels like a grower. Well written, well produced, if subtle indie rock.
now that's what i call background music 46!
Doves are one of those quietly brilliant bands, who occupy the same kind of space as Elbow. Warm atmospheric and melancholic sounds. As a debut album its a great record, and the work that followed it kinda only got better
Really enjoyed this album, has hints of Radiohead which was nice. Basically Oasis if they weren't both massive cunts. I wanted to give it a 5 but I don't think it quite cuts through enough
Doves walked so Elbow could run
This must be a British book. Not sure I "Needed to hear this before I died".
First half of the album I quite liked but the second half didn't really appeal to me.
An attempt at Radiohead
First listen. 2.5 This was a pretty boring album with shoegaze influences. Most of the songs seemed to follow the pattern of a slow build, swirling guitar chords, then pretty bland lead guitar coming in over the top. Certainly not the worst thing and pleasant enough to listen to, but nothing really stood out.