Lost Souls

I always loved the song "catch the sun" ever since it came out but I never heard the rest of this album. Lost Souls why u no sound like catch the sun

7 keepers out of 12 (58%) 0 bangers (0%) 3 stars First time listening. Not sure why the songs are compelling but they are.

Much more personality than their other album on this list. Still owes so much to Radiohead in many departments (instrumentally, arrangements, production) but has noticeably more spunk than TLB.

It's fine. I was initially really on board for this because I tend to like atmospheric, dreamy indie rock quite a bit, but between the fact that this has an average track length of 5 minutes, and that it's honestly not too special even at its best (aside from 'Sea Song' and maybe 'Catch The Sun'), I was kinda disappointed by this. It's fine enough, but I doubt I'll return to it much.

Forgettable background music

*2000. British indie. *This was almost good at times, but there were a bunch of electronic bits that ruined it for me. *Not memorable. Much better choices in similar genres. But still fine. RATING - 6/10

achei que seria um saco, mas tem músicas muito legais. bem indiezinho de 2000. 3,5.

A pretty good late-night listen. And accurately described by Wikipedia: [it blends] claustrophobic intensity and euphoria". The album cover art is fairly accurate, especially if you imagine the silhouette performing to an empty void. Many of the songs go on for longer than they realistically should if they were intended to be "close listens" or live staples. Better than their later album The Last Broadcast, if marginally. Firesuite presents to us a gorgeous ambient combo of vibrato synth, strings, light drumming, light guitar... I can hear how Coldplay may have taken some inspiration, though this is distinctly better than most of their stuff. I could listen to that for hours, even while sober, but the more radio-friendly alt-rock in Here It Comes works pretty well too. A little weird to hear organ in this kind of music – maybe the Doves are trying to put 60s-tinted glasses on their listeners. Well, it's working. The entire sound, including (especially) the guitar solo, sits exactly halfway between weed-soaked psychedelia and pure 90s alt-rock. Break Me Gently is straight out of "ballad Black Sabbath" and I'm not taking any guff. Lovely acoustic guitar sound. Gets a little repetitive, what with the lack of chord progression, but still solid. Sea Song is hard to describe; it uses kind of an enchanting, slow vocal that you can't quite make out the lyrics of. Is this the band's lead vocalist? Sort of reminds me of Chris Wolstenholme. Concluding side 1 of the album, Rise again prominently(?) features that subtle vocal that plays itself as a self-restrained instrument rather than, well, a vocal. Interesting. Some catchy melodies buried in here too. Lost Souls opens side 2 underwhelmingly. At this point, even in a deliberately ambient album, audiences seek out danceable rhythms after nearly a full side of essentially the same moody semi-rock droning on repeat. For that reason, Melody Calls or Catch The Sun would've made a better opener to side 2. The latter is startlingly poppy and grunge-inspired compared to any of the previous songs. I really like it. The Man Who Told Everything takes another page from the acoustic alt-rock handbook to deliver a pretty solid song with some nice chord choices that allow the song to hover between minor and major keys. I do enjoy Cedar Room, but at 7:38, it definitely goes on too long; props to Reprise for balancing that out with a gorgeous piano part and haunting backing ambience. 3/5 Key tracks: Firesuite, Catch The Sun, Reprise

An album that helped solidify my familiarity with the Shoegaze term, its pretty on point here. Nothing here is going to be in your face, it seems content to fill the corners of the room and bubble up from there. I think its a good album in general, and I respect that that went from dance songs to taking the time to rediscover what kind of music they really wanted to make. That sort of process isn't something most people are willing to undergo. Some songs I took a liking to right away and just fell in, others seemed to keep a distance and hover out of reach but overall it stands up and I think will age well on repeat listens.

I have never knowingly listened to Doves but, given the era and genre, I wasn’t anticipating liking this. However, I was pleasantly surprised. This was quite nice to listen to of an evening. I liked the vocals, and found a decent chunk of the tracks to be quite enjoyable. I’m not sure I would hunt anymore Doves out to listen to, but this was an easy, pretty enjoyable listen.

I quite enjoyed this. I only vaguely knew a couple of the singles off this album so it was a new experience really. Parts of it remind me of Badly Drawn Boy, parts Elbow, parts Gomez, parts Radiohead and parts Foo Fighters (in the case of Catch The Sun, which felt a bit out of place). My mind was completely blown by the knowledge they were responsible for Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) before they became Doves though. What a classic early 90s dance track that was! And extremely different to their work as Doves. I had no idea! I don't think this set my world alight, partially I think because it reminded me of so many other people, but I did enjoy listening to it. So it was get a 3.5 in a half mark scoring system but as it is: 3/5

Monessa biisissä alkuasetelmat oli kiinnostavia, mutta sitten ne venyi vähän liian pitkiksi ja itseään toistaviksi.

Lots of elements I like, but doesn’t come together as a whole for me.

It's alright. But I won't feel anything if I just don't listen to the record ever again.

没啥记忆点

It was fine. Generic indie rock but fine.

This is an alt rock album from 2000 - right in my listening sweet spot. But after listening to this, I’m not surprised that I never heard of it nor heard anything on the radio. It’s very generic and not anything great. Not bad, but not good.

Completely and instantly forgettable

mjoah, jetzt nicht mein Favorit, aber hatte hier schon schlimmere, hatte aber auch bessere

Hatte was, aber fehlt das gewisse etwas um es auf 4 sterne zu heben

"Lost Souls was considered by many to be the best debut album by a British act since Oasis' Definitely Maybe" No. Like, it isn't bad, but no.

Album #136, Doves, Lost Souls ⭐⭐⭐ I’m going to be honest with you, this is a very light three for me. It was in one ear and out the other, but I’m going to give it the benefit of the doubt because it does feel like a bit of a grower. It’s a long-winded album that’s heavy on atmosphere and low on hooks and catchy moments. I know there are influences like Joy Division and New Order cited here, but to me it actually reminds me more of Urban Hymns by The Verve. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with that album, and I’ll get into that when I eventually review it, but it has a lot of long sections that feel a bit self-indulgent. I feel like this album has a similar issue, but without the big payoffs like Bittersweet Symphony. What it’s really lacking, for me, are big standout songs. It does have a couple of very good tracks though. The first two singles, Catch the Sun and The Cedar Room, are the highlights of the album. I think they’re the best songs on it. But it’s quite a long album at an hour, and it feels like it dips its toes into a few different styles without fully committing to any of them. I kept waiting for it to properly take off, but it never really did. That said, there is an interesting sound here, and there may well be more to it than I gave it credit for on a couple of listens. That’s one of the issues with this list for me: you only really get a day with each album, and often just one or two listens. I did give this one two listens, but I still feel like there’s more to unpack. I probably wouldn’t have included this album on the list myself. I’ve heard the list is meant to be quite British-heavy, but this feels a bit like bias. I don’t even think it’s considered Doves’ best album, with their next one often cited as stronger. Though I’ve never heard it, so what do I know. Anyway, a feather-light three for me. It might grow, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it grows in either direction.

The album lives up to its billing: great when it's 4:00 in the morning, you can't sleep, and you need to be with your own thoughts.

Overall good. Kind of background music.

I hope I might like this more but just too low energy for me. Maybe another listen would help though.

I didn’t mind this, and some of it was kind of mesmerizing, not hard to listen to. It was fine to have going while I was reading, but I don’t need to hear it again. I also continue to believe that this list of “must listen to 1000 albums” is way too big. I would Like to see a list of 100 albums. Anyway, I give this one three stars.

Revisit this one. It was alright, I guess. Might come across better on another day.

Coldplay coming through. I liked this more than I didn't. It's not bad but it's missing something that would put it at a 4 for me.

FIne! I need to catch up on my 1,001 album reading. DESPERATELY.

5/10 A few singles on here I remember, but it's all so thumpy and droning.

Nice soundscape but no hooks

Gostei do álbum. Um rock com cara dos anos 2000. CVJ Vivian.

Not exactly ground breaking music, but still some solid indie rock listening

A really solid atmospheric alternative rock record. The main downside is it really lacks a true "punch" that makes it standout. I'm glad this list introduced me to this group.

Don't know them but interesting on first listen.

Another example of mediocracy in music

3.5/5 Nicer Alternative. Schöne, nicht so verbrauchte Melodien und Harmonien. Bisschen radiohead vibes. Könnte potentiell beim wieder hören noch mehr zünden

I tried SO hard to like this album in 2000 since people were talking it up and said "you gotta hear Doves". The album is so bland, it's a C, nothing on it gets it above average and it's surely not an album most people "must hear" before they die. It has some cool production and the vibe is almost there. I enjoyed trying to like it again, but came to the same conclusion as I did 26 yrs ago, it's boring. "Firesuite" is a nice table setting tune but then he sings after that and he's not a compelling vocalist. "Here It Comes" feels like it might have been a hit if some things had been rearranged and there were more dynamics (think Radiohead) but it drips with vanilla blandness and it's a minute+ too long. "Catch The Sun" is the second most popular track (7.7M listens) but again, it fails to deliver & it's also too long. My favorite track is "The Man Who Told Everything", but it's weak compared to what else was available at the time and the vocals leave a lot to be desired (and it's too long). Finally, "the Cedar Room", their most popular track at nearly 10M listens, it has it's moments and has a little more energy than the rest of the album, but it's almost 8 minutes long. Every other song is dull and long and repetitive. The soundscape they were aiming for never materialized. I blame the producer for the length of the songs and the fact that the extra minutes do nothing to enhance what's already been delivered earlier in the song. This is a 2.5 star album at best. I have a hard time giving it 3 stars because it's so vanilla and boring, but I will.

Nothing wrong with this album, enjoyed it. Would never come back to it by choice tho, and doesn’t belong in the 1001.

Ok

Perfectly fine as a soundscape/background music, and I appreciate the production quality here. 3.3

그냥 그랬다. 너무 성의 없어 보이는 평이지만 진짜 할 말이 없다. t was just like that. This may seem like an insincere review, but I really have nothing to say.

그냥 그랬다..

Quite beautiful. I enjoyed listening to this album, I just don’t think I would ever listen to it again.

Good background music album, I need not find the album engaging and I did not dislike it.

This is easy listening. Very generic, very much of this era. Dull and inoffensive.

This album reminded me of the fact that the early 2000s were flooded with Radiohead wannabes. That’s not to say this was bad, but it certainly doesn’t hold a candle to anything by Radiohead. Overall, it was fine, but probably not something I’ll return to in a hurry.

7.5 / 10

Second album proposé après 'The Last Broadcast' que j'avais plutôt apprécié (noté 3/5 - rock plus original que la moyenne mais pas assez varié). J'apprécie l'audace de commencer par un instrumental ! C'est vraiment rare. Quelques morceaux présentent une harmonie plus originale que la moyenne ('Sea Song' par exemple). Et j'aime assez l'ambiance des morceaux. Je l'écouterais probablement de nouveau ! Par contre l'album est un peu long, il finit par se perdre. Il ne rejoindra donc pas ma collection. =>3/5

There are definitely some interesting choices made here and a few tracks work very well creating an ambient atmosphere; but my main problem is that this doesn’t sound like an album at all. It sounds like I’ve gone to this artist’s page on Spotify and just put his songs on shuffle. There’s basically no consistency throughout this when so it sounds like I’m listening to multiple fragments of good albums rather than one great album

These cats hit my radar in the early aughts.This was a time when I discovered that libraries lent out cds & I was stuffing my hard drive with anything remotely interesting. This was back when you had to own your music of course. Ahh, simpler times. Love this tho. I just know this & that one other album, but they both hit. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty strong. Gon’ do another 3.5, but not quite enough to earn the round up.

OK but not really my vibe

mope rock - there is better out there....

Maybe this being one of the 1001 albums I MUST hear before I die is a geographical thing, because this is the first I've heard of this solid, hazy indie rock. Gets over the hump that most self-important indie-twee (sleaze?) debuts find themselves in by not focusing too much on how smart and significant the lead songwriter is and instead focusing on cool textures, hooks, guitar squalling, ETC. Good for looking out the window and thinking hard about something important (but not too important.) It's a bit underdone in the middle, the songs get a bit cheesy and overly hooky. I would never call a group of people I'll never meet in my lifetime sellouts, but I do think if they stuck to the ambient stuff the album would be *all* killer. So it goes.

"Firesuite" was gorgeous; it just hit all my expectations of where it would go next after each section, making it incredibly satisfying. I wasn't pleasantly surprised too by Goodwin's vocals in "Here it Comes"; a more subtle mancunian voice than that of the Oasis brothers. "Break Me Gently" confirms how I felt about the first two songs; Doves feel like a hybrid of Oasis and Coldplay that works better than it would on paper. "Sea Song" was pleasant enough, though the vocals dragged the mood down for me, but not in a positive 'feeling your feels' kind of way; more 'Now I'm just depressed'. "Rise" began interestingly with some pretty distinct guitar tones that captured my attention and, while the submerged reverb of the vocals was pleasant to listen to, it made the lyrics completely indistinguishable. "Lost Souls" started well enough, but the devolving into some metal clanging accompanied janky piano was just irritating; feel like there is nothing worse than a track you can only listen to half of with enjoyment before you have to kill the backend. "Melody Calls" was surprisingly bland compared to everything that came before it due to a lack of any tension built and released. "Catch the Sun" was out of place, but a welcome break from an entire album of humdrum thus far. Still, it's a perfectly serviceable song, but feels like something that's all too familiar and done better by other bands in that space and time. "The Man Who Told Everything" felt largely forgettable, but "The Cedar Room" was near euphorically beautiful. Like the initial track, "Reprise" was a surprisingly great piece of mood-inducing music for me. Album plays a real strong opening hand; I was toying with the 4 right away, but as it progressed, it quickly ran out of steam. There are definitely tracks here that I would relisten to again, but not the entire album any time soon.

Like background music

I think this album could really grow on me. I really liked it. The beginning of the album is strong.

A sort of half-arsed shoegaze.

Enjoyable album without being mindblowing. Sea Song and The Cedar Room are the standouts for me.

-was a bit worried this would fit into the very broad category i like to call “generic British soft rock”. subverted my expectations by being a little bit unique at least, there are some standout tracks here namely the first and second ones -it felt very long, not necessarily in a good way, but i see what they were going for -Favorites: Firesuite, Here It Comes

Ordentliche Songs ohne Tiefgang. Es klingt wie ein langer, nebliger Atemzug: warm, schwebend, aber oft auch zu gleichförmig. Doves bauen schöne, melancholische Räume, doch viele Songs verschwimmen ineinander, ohne echten Höhepunkt.

Quite a lovely album.

This is almost the definition of a three star album for me. It was pleasant in parts, with the odd track that started to show something interesting, but ultimately it was just a play-by-numbers album that fell somewhere between Oasis and Radiohead. I have zero interest in ever listening to this again, but I enjoyed having it on in the background for an hour or so.

Not quite sure what I am listening to, but don't mind it.

Had not heard of this band before. I enjoyed the album. I'd give it more spins and pluck out some of my favorites.

Fine songs - clean and polished, good production, kind of repetitive and droney, but not bad at all. Not my genre, but I wouldn't object to it.

An absolutely ridiculous choice for this book. Not bad, but oh my God, why THIS? 3/5

It's giving Great Value brand Radiohead. And I'm not too mad about it, it was nice for a gloomy day.

Gear: Hifiman HE6se v2 SE Artwork: 🔦👤🔦 Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🎹🌀👏 Rating: 🕊️🕊️🕊️(🕊️)/5

Really enjoyed much of this album, rich and atmospheric. Went on a little bit too long and all the songs started to blend together, though

Didn't really draw me in on the first listen. Put it on again and focused on the singles. Was a bit better the second time round but not really my sound. Drones on a bit

If you told me this was Radiohead I would believe you.

Think this one needs another listen or something, or I wasn't in the right headspace for it. Seemed to have promise, but didn't quite land the way I wanted it to. Rating: 5/10 Favorite Song: Man Who Told Everything

This was fine and at times it felt familiar.

This is like a half way house between Coldplay and Radiohead. Not bad but nothing exciting either.

5/10

A little meh but some enjoyable songs on a second listen. Quite ambient and emotive, would be a good album to play in a dimly lit bar. Also quite shroomy!

Firesuite - 4/5 Here It Comes - 4/5 Break Me Gently - 3/5 Sea Song - 5/5 Rise - 4/5 Lost Souls - 3/5 Melody Calls - 4/5 Catch the Sun - 4/5 The Man Who Told Everything - 3/5 The Cedar Room - 4/5 Reprise - no rating A House - 3/5 Average score: 3.7/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ interesting. they sound like a carbon copy of Coldplay, especially on tracks like Sea Song. my biggest gripe is most of these tracks are looooong (the whole album runtime is nearly 1 full hour), but this was an alright album in terms of quality i didn't enjoy this enough to round up my score, but this is a solid 3.5 stars on another rating scale. i liked the album just fine, but it's not something to write home about either

I enjoyed this one, it was a light daydream-esque album. Nothing too mind blowing, but a fun hour nonetheless!

cool, me gustó mucho que se usa de base de fondo muy amena

This one started off as one of the better albums I've gotten in a while. However, as time went on, it kinda just melted together, and I wasn't really feeling it by the end. Kinda Coldplay, kinda Radiohead, a little brit pop. Decent album, but yeah.

Firesuite - 3 Here it comes - 4 Break me gently - 3 Sea song - 4 Rise - 3 Lost souls - 3 Melody calls - 3 Catch the sun - 4 The man who told everything - 4 The cedar room - 3 Reprise - 3 A house - 3

I like this album but their next two are far better.

I saw this & was happy to go back, unfortunately it had not stood the test of time. Whilst there are a few good tracks it just didn't engage me

Zzzzzz

“Catch the Sun” is a classic

599/1001 2026.04.23 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

The album overall is really good, but in my opinion each track sounds a bit like it was made by a different band. There’s a bit of Radiohead in it, a bit of Soundgarden in it, but I’m missing their authentic sound. 6/10

I think its pretty nice easy listening music Best Song: Here it Comes Rating: 6.0/10 Stars: 3

Ambient, moody and very aughts.

Liked this quite a bit, I’ll have to give it a few more listens.

AGAIN thought this band was another generic UK indie group. What a surprise – I could hear Radiohead and Tindersticks and perhaps a bit of Eels in it but I forgave that because firstly, it is not possible for music to be created in a vacuum, all bands are influenced by others, and secondly cos I really liked it.

Pleasant if not life-changing indie rock.

I thought it was very atmospheric. I did fall asleep on the train twice to this album though. It was quite a nice album for that, but maybe not the most engaging. I enjoyed it and the specific mood that it had, but I probably won't listen again. Fav song: The Man Who Told Everything Least fav: Break Me Gently

I think it's really close to being good but then they added extra distortion and production until it became annoying. The album version of making a good professional presentation and then going through it and adding the spinning slide transitions. Favourite song: Sea Song Least: Break Me Gently

Sounds like the soundtrack for every quirky indie movie during the early 2000's.

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

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

First and last 25% of this album was completely mid, but the middle had some beautiful songs that elevate it.

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.

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

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

Worth the listen

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!

Det är skevt. Känner inte igen bandet men tror jag känner igen några av låtarna. Tyckte typ det var rätt bra?!

Bang average, couldn't tell you anything about it. Didn't have the one song I knew of there's. Another totally mid album

3/5

++: 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

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.

I waited through 59 minutes for that?

kinda mid! i dipped out early and put on The Last Broadcast instead

Like the vibe of the band and some great songs. Found it kinda boring but still decent

it's alright. some decent pretty/indie alt rock

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.

Surprisingly enjoyable. Meandering, melancholic ... would serve as great background music in a Japanese bar or something

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

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.

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

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

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.

Nothing offensive. Nothing special.

Mais um álbum do doves. Tenho basicamente a mesma opinião: boa produção, design sonoro bem executado, mas que não me marcou muito.

Favorite Track: Catch The Sun

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

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Não conhecia esta banda, foi uma surpresa agradável

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.

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.

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.

Meh

Slightly Colder-play.

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.

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.

Sympatoche

Generic early 2000s rock

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

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

I enjoyed the mellowed-out, dream-like instrumentals and vocals. Favourite Track(s): The Man Who Told Everything Least Favourite Track(s): Melody Calls

Enjoyed it! Brings me back to the early 2000’s

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.

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

Very atmospheric, adding to my rotation

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.

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.

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

Rakk ikke å høre gjennom, men var ait

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"

Könnte man ohne zu stippen hören hat aber auch nie die ganze Aufmerksamkeit erringen können

Also really ethereal

Nice album. No standouts for me. Just good listening.

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.

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

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

I liked it alright, high 3 something stars, but its probably not something i'd go out and listen to again.

depressing, but i liked listening to it in the cab

I enjoyed myself!

like an early 2000s brit-pop cover band doing original material.

Apparently this proves that Doves sound better while crying.

6 - AVERAGE

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.

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)

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

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.

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.

Not bad. At least one good track.

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

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.

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

I like the Doves. Not sure this is a particularly exciting entry for the list though. A real slow burner.

Decent psych-indie with great production - ideal music for a BBQ?

A dumb rock record. Nothing wrong with that.

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.

"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.

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

Doves walked so Elbow could run

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.

Beetje een haat-liefde verhouding met post-Britpop muziek. Enerzijds hou ik er warme gevoelens aan over, vooral door FIFA en andere sportspellen van begin deze eeuw, maar anderzijds kom ik toch altijd wel tot de conclusie dat de latere Britpop al tekenen vertoonde van een genre dat onderhevig was aan gebrek aan inspiratie en eigenlijk zelfs dood leek te bloeden. Om er dan toch nog een slinger aan te geven met een hele meute bands van tussen 1998 en 2004 voelde toch wel een beetje trekken aan een dood paard. Tuurlijk hoor je hier en daar wel nieuwe elementen, maar de swag en onbevangenheid van het moedergenre wist het nooit meer te grijpen. Dat gezegd hebbende vond ik dit wel één van de meest interessante gehele luisterbeurten in het genre. De psychedelische draai komt goed uit de verf, en de songs zijn daardoor behoorlijk atmosferisch. Maar die atmosfeer kun je op een gegeven moment ook wel als loom beschrijven, omdat de plaat wel een tikkeltje te lang door gaat. Desalniettemin best een gelaagd - en daardoor geslaagd - album in een genre geplaagd door gebrek aan kleur. 7/10 Highlights: Rise The Cedar Room

Platen uit het begin van de zeroes hebben de tand des tijds slecht doorstaan. Of er moet nog revival komen natuurlijk, kan altijd. Maarja, in mijn millennial brein zit het diep ingesleten. Doves kende ik echter nog niet zo goed. Lost Souls is een album zonder catchy hooks en een plaat waarop de nummer voorbij drijven. Ik moet daarbij denken aan Spiritualized en consorten. Het neigt naar een harde rock vorm, maar daar gaat het uiteindelijk nooit naartoe. Zie bijvoorbeeld Catch the Sun. De intro is beetje Foo Fighters achtig. Het refrein is echter helder en open. Dat waardeer ik wel aan deze plaat, een rockfeel maar tegelijkertijd heel toegankelijk en sferisch. Prima luistersessie. 7/10 Highlights Melody Calls Catch the Sun

It sounds like a relaxed listen for people waking up with a hangover finding out they survived Y2K.

Nice

This had some interesting riffs and arrangements!

They’re calling it “post-Britpop”. Well, I’m calling it “just ok”! Some of it def sounds like basic Radiohead wannabe stuff, one song sounds like Pearl Jam. I dunno!

less ass than i anticipated

Not sure how I never came across this generic "Manc" band at the time but I've heard some stuff by them recently. I quite like the slightly more cheery vibe - I can only assume they escaped from Manchester to somewhere nicer. Will continue to listen

I'll probably listen to this one again before I die.

Was nice I don't know why, but this review used to contain my elaborate suicide method until I realised it had no business being there

Middle of the road album. I think it could be better in the right mindset. I'm going to revisit this at some other point, but I really wish we could edit reviews and comments to update it. I've got some regretful reviews that I'd like to go back and add to.

Between 3 and four

Our group poo poo'ed this album as yet another obscure UK alt rock band. But for me it's not a bad album. It has an atmospheric/spacey vibe. It's kind of a high-3, borderline 4.

Reminds me of lots of other bans - Radiohead in parts, guitars that give Jeff Buckley vibes, maybe the National in places. It's ultimately never better than any of those things, tho, and is definitely too long.

7/10 - strong indie music

Aaaaand the UK bias strikes again! This is one of those inclusions that really puts a date and location on when this list was formed. Lost Souls is not a bad album. Dare I say, it's a good album. However, it's not a great one, and it has flaws. I will say that this album does sound good. As far as I can tell, the mixing is alright, and the instruments sound nice. They work well in the songs, which are just as decent. The vocals are okay. Not bad, but not special. The writing is pretty basic. There's a reason why people are comparing this to early Coldplay, except I do happen to like early Coldplay more. The album's a bit too long for my liking. I feel like this could've been better if it was cut down to 40 minutes or so instead of lasting nearly an hour, especially seeing as this album happens to be a bit repetitive for my taste. This is pretty much the definition of "average uk indie rock from the early 2000s." It's good, but not great. Solid 3/5.

Dammit, almost a perfect week of 5 stars then this. Good band, and all, but their debut is really not exceptional (admittedly, the second half is stronger than the first, and brings up the rating); we could have stuck with The Last Broadcast for this list.

A solid album that did not need to be on this list.

Honestly a great album to kiss my boyfriend to. Top notch. Great vibes.

Pretty..pretty…pretty good.

Not bad. Radioheadyish.

Olihan taas leppoisan mukavaa kuunneltavaa. Ei oo tullu Dovesiakaan aiemmin kuunneltua. Ei mitään maata mullistavaa, mutta tykkäsin. Ei ehkä neloseen kuitenkaan? vedetään tylsällä kolmosella. Voisin kuvitella kuuntelevani enempikin Dovesia ja tutustua yhtyeeseen paremmin

Tommosta perus pashyvää renkutusta, ei tarttee hermostua eikä juhlia.

Tämän albumin myötä tuli itselle tutuksi genrenimi "post-britpop" mitä ikinä se sitten tarkoittaakaan. Bändi on nimenä tuttu, muttei oo tullut kuunneltua aiemmin. Sillain kyllä ihan tykkäsin osasta biiseistä, mutta tietyllä tapaa se, miltä levy kuulostaa jätti vähän lattean kuvan. Kappaleissa oli ajoittain hyvää junnaamista, mutta sitten sekään ei kantanut sillä tapaa, että tässä klassikkoainesta olisi ja välillä meni jopati "lopu jo" sfääriin. Levyllä tuntui olevan useampi laulaja mikä nyt ei haitannut. Ehkä eniten äänessä ollut oli ajoittain hieman väärällä tapaa naukuva. Saundimaailma oli sellainen, että siinä oli tuhtia purtavaa mutta silti nyanssit erottuivat eli ihan onnistunut. Jää tää nyt kuitenkin positiivisen puolelle ja pienellä särmällä ja ehkä rosoisuudella olisi sellaista tavaraa, jota voisi enemmänkin kuunnella. Ajoittain tää kuulostaa aika paljon Elbowilta, joka taisi olla aikalainen ja samoilta seuduilla. K-Y-R-P-Ä kyynerpää onnistui sitten viemään tämän jutun vaan enemmän kaupallisen kuuloiselle raiteelle. No nyt lähti ainakin jutut sivuraiteelle. Ei siinä. Ihan kelpoo, mut ei nyt mitään superiikaan. Jee.

Not bad but there were no track that really caught my attention. really great sound, voice and overall music though. It really flew past me in the background while working

It’s as if the clangers dropped acid and recorded an LP. Worst album on here so far

A bit Jeff Buckley on the chords, a bit radiohead, a bit elbow.. but not as good as any of them..

Low key and chill indie album. Not a bad listen.

Never heard of this album or band before, but this album cover is pretty neat. I'm guessing I'm in for a rock affair. Something alternative if I'm to really go out on a limb. Guess I'll just have to see where this one takes me. Ah, indie rock. Not quite there, but I win some points. Anyways, this is pretty good - definitely within my sphere of interest. The album has a calming, relaxed sound, but with a surprising level of intricacy. The drums and guitars are pretty good across the board, though there's also some other good embellishments in here, too - particularly with the strings and sax. Truth be told, this thing goes on for way too long and could do with fifteen or twenty minutes being shaved off the finished product, though I ain't complaining - I enjoyed spacing out to this one. "Firesuite" is a cool opener. I like the somewhat lo-fi approach with the instrumental. Those muffled, reverberating guitars go a long way in creating an engrossing atmosphere. The piano bits which appear during the subdued parts of the song are pretty sweet, too. "Sea Song" is pretty cool. Big fan of the reflective atmosphere and the slurred, reverberating vocals. The repetitious guitar chords work surprisingly well, and I enjoy the distant vocal samples and the sweet sax bit near the end of the song. "Rise" is a solid follow-up. The punchy percussion is what really makes the song for me, though I'm also fond of those rippling, distant vocals. "The Cedar Room" has a pretty cool sound. I dig the delicate, sensitive guitars that guide the beginning and middle of the track. Book time. Lush and intimate. Takes a page from a lot of Manchester musical acts. Not convinced yet - over to Wikipedia I go. Moderately successful. "...considered by many to be the best debut album [...] since Oasis". Has a decent critical reception. I would consider snubbing this one under normal circumstances, but I'm feeling charitable today. There's something about this album which captures the turn of the millennium quite well. I cosign this inclusion.

Not sure what to make of this album. It's very ethereal and laid-back, and it's quite pleasant to listen to, but it doesn't rellay grab my attention and it's a bit boring. My favourite track was "The Cedar Room".

Reasonably enjoyable listen. I appreciated the ambient alt-pop sound. Nothing notably inventive and the Wikipedia entry should just be ignored (I read a great review here from someone who did the forensics and unearthed that the praise being referred to came from a sell piece on the album - so it’s just promotional fluff). 25 albums in I am moving away from the notion that these 1001 albums are in some way the greatest of all time, as the “listen to before you die” might suggest. Instead it’s more of a compilation of albums that one might select to give a comprehensive sampling of popular music over the last 70 or so years. Otherwise I can’t justify or understand the inclusion of an album like this (or a few others I’ve heard even this early on). Im glad I listened to it - it’s something I would have never otherwise tried and it did expose me to another corner of the music world.

Doves always seem like there is more potential, but it never quite lives up to it. 3/5

catch the sun is a great song - rest just average

Fairly MOR stuff, didn't hate it but not much to distinguish it from a lot of other late 90s/early naughties guitar bands

Pretty generic 2000s indie. Not bad at all, but not great either.

This one didn’t really move me in any direction. We had it on in the car as we were driving around yesterday and it was fine. Likely won’t listen again but not a bad listen.

I really enjoy the instrumental aspects of this album. There are some super cool sounds in the mix. Unfortunately the vocal quality of the singer isn't my favourite and reduced my overall impression of this album. I would probably give it 8 or 9/10 without the vocals, but with them it's a 7/10. A lot of the album reminded me of early Coldplay, which is a plus for me because I'm a big fan. The song I liked the most was probably Sea Song.

I didn't find anything crazy special about this album

The music is solid, very atmospheric feeling. If I'm looking to sit down and just get lost in my thoughts, I could find myself putting this album on.

College radio station fodder.

This was really solid. Weirdly very backloaded though. But I don’t think I’d listen to anything on it again, so a 3 it gets. Probably more like a 3.5 but this website doesn’t do half ratings.

They're really good at what they do, a sort of dark and moody flavour of Rock that's reminiscent of Radiohead. To me it all felt a bit one-note by final few tracks, though none of it's bad by any stretch. Maybe I'll try listening on a night walk and see if my opinion changes -- this does seem like a very good album for such a mood. Standouts: Sea Song • Catch The Sun

It's not bad but the Wikipedia blub makes it sound way better than it is. I'm sure in the right scenario this could be a 4 or maybe even a 5 but for now it's a 3.

Heard a little Coldplay. Heard a little Foo. Heard a little bit of a lot of things I like. Good stuff.

Not offensive or annoying enough to turn off. Not interesting enough to have any highlights.

Pretty good

Moody, gloomy, hazy, but musically okay and I like the lead singer's timber. Too much mediocre Brit rick/pop on this list.

A bit meh

Took me quite a few songs to get into this as the first tracks seem more like instrumentals with occasional vocals. When the songs kicked in it helped, but it didn't really grab me. Still a good listen.

Moody. Atmospheric. Perhaps too much so, but I quite liked it...

Didn't totally stand out for me, but enjoyable nonetheless.

As far as inexplicably self-indulgent (but actually incredibly miscellaneous) 00s indie background fuzz goes, this isn't the most egregious, but others have done it better.

I’ve been a Doves fan since the jump - OK, maybe not since Sub Sub, but definitely before Lost Souls came out - and did a close listen of Lost Souls several years ago. My takeaway then was that it’s a collection of attempts at different sounding bands and possibly just opening songs. Less a band confident in its aesthetic such that they could cover a variety of sounds or genres - which they don’t - more a band not yet sure of what it was. It wasn’t Sub Sub, it wasn’t Oasis, it wasn’t Radiohead. But it could be its own thing, whenever they figured out what that thing was. There’s some connective tissue linking the songs, but it’s not until Last Broadcast that they had this self-definition sorted out. Handful of good singles here though and a few impressive mood pieces.

"The perfect after-hours soundtrack" - agree.

This is definitely among the better selections from British groups offered up here. I wasn’t knocked out but I could get on board with this, it was an enjoyable listen.

good mood for some songs Will I listen to again: 50%

Good

Немного нудноватая музыка, но для спокойного фона иногда сойдёт. 6 из 10.

Didn’t hate it. Wasn’t overwhelmed either. Hard to believe a 2000s era band of this genre is on this list and I’d never heard of them.

Я з гуртом не був знайомий десь до останнього тижня, бо послухав їх новий альбом (непоганий). На цій платівці в нас досить цікавий твіст на брітпоп. Десь прослідковується шугейз, десь якийсь спейс-рок впилв теж відчувається. Настрій загалом меланхолійно-мінорний. В мене була асоціація з Coldplay трохи тільки трохи менш поп-орієнтовним. На багатьох піснях чудові клавіші. Місцями на мій смак провисає та трохи нудьгував на окремих піснях.

В мене був друг, який фанатів від Doves. Десь 3-5 курс університету це мій пік прослуховування цього гурту, особливо альбому Kingdom of Rust. Я знаю що дебютник вважається чи не найкращім їхнім релізом і мені самому завжди дуже подобалась пісня Here It Comes, але от зараз я послухав і якось воно мені дуже прісно (окрім цієї пісні власне), не знаю. Втім все одно доволі приємна ностальгія + я згадав що в цьому році в них вийшов новий альбом, треба послухати все ж.

Couldn't pay much attention to this but it didn't sound bad.

Bit of Travis, bit of early Coldplay. Very much of its time.

I remember Doves, although I think I was more familiar with their second album, The Last Broadcast, not sure I ever heard this before. Lost Souls is listenable if a little forgettable, Radiohead-lite but with nothing to make me sit up and really take notice. The opening instrumental “Firesuite” is atmospheric club-chill; “The Man Who Told Everything” is possibly the best song. Aside from the early Radiohead and maybe Oasis influences, I hear moody, downbeat dance music, a little prog-rock. The record is well produced and is decent, trancey background music. I don’t think it goes any deeper than that.

Bit boring

Enjoyable listen but in no hurry to hear it again. A little bit of its time

Meh. I liked firesuite and the cedar room, the rest blends together

So Sonically pleasing. It was like aliens abducted me for an hour and injected silky electronic rock beats into my brain

Not bad

It was a nice enough album but I didn't think 'this is an absolute must listen' while I was listening to it.

This is a good doves album but it's not 1001 greatest albums ever.