Reviews (page 5 of 9)
What makes this such a great album is the atmospherics produced.
This was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. It seems like there is a huge overlap between albums shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and albums on this list. Probably just a coincidence right? Definitely not a British bias. This album is fine. Second album from this band on this list, and the first one was fine too. Essential? I think not.
5/10 I can't imagine a band that takes less chances. It's like listening to paste without the fun of eating it. 5-15-2025
3.5 stars. Quite enjoyable, nice big sound.
What if Coldplay didn’t have catchy hooks?
its ight. most of the songs are good but the majority sound the same. no new territory being explored or anything. not unenjoyable tho its a pretty nice album just basic for my current tastes. that sounds pretentious as hell but whatever its true.
Not my taste. All these songs are putting me to sleep, and I'm not liking the vocals. Further proof there's entirely too much bland mediocrity that made the 1001 albums list. Guess that's what you get when you let white dudes dominate music criticism.
Never heard of this before but instantly added to my library.
Decent
Pretty good 00's chilled indie but nothing memorable other than the couple of singles they released
I was pleasantly surprised by this album. At times they did a U2 vibe, other times they hit a nice progressive note (their reimagining of King Crimson's "Moonchild" was a particularly nice moment).
ENOUGH!!!!!!
So boring.
enjoyed!! david galea one of his fav albums
Liked a few songs
Drivel
Second Doves album I've gotten, thought this was the better one, some decent songs I've heard before, enjoyed it, also my 200th album
Wat een fijne stem, easy listening dit!
Interesting but I probably won’t return
Nice enough laid back indie. Background music. Not for me.
A very early 2000's album. Budget Coldplay, which isnt necessarily a bad thing. 3/5
Ugh, generic Coldplay like sound. I don't like Coldplay and I like cheap imitations of Coldplay even less
Coldplay if it was a shoegaze band
Lovely start to finish.
Meh
Eigenlijk zou de cover het al moeten verraden: Dit album is van lage kwaliteit. Pfoeeee, ik denk dat de auteur van indierock houdt, of dat weet ik eigenlijk wel zeker want er is echt geen enkele reden waarom je dit album zou moeten luisteren voordat je doodgaat. Dit album is denk ik al 1001 keer gemaakt voor 2002, ik zie echt niet in waarom ik dan specifiek dit album zou moeten luisteren van hun. Het is een soort achtergrond indierock, als je een mes op mn keel zet zou ik je niet kunnen vertellen welk nummer ik het beste vond, het is namelijk allemaal een gezapige brei aan matige zooi. Als je kijkt naar de minst populaire muziek op deze site dan is het vaak muziek die echt iets ander probeert te doen. Toegegeven; vaak werkt het niet, maar het is tenminste iets bijzonders! Kunnen we in plaats daarvan alsjeblieft dit de slechtst beoordeelde muziek van de site maken? Dit is namelijk erger dan iets nieuws proberen: Helemaal niets nieuws proberen, en het nog eens saai nadoen ook. Mijn god, wat een drama. Een saai, inspiratieloos drama.
☀︎je sais pas si c’est à cause que j’ai écouté ça lorsqu’il faisait vraiment gris et pluvieux dehors, mais ça sonne gris et dépressif ☀︎le début était pas pire ☀︎Where We’re Calling From est insane, mais la transition entre celle-là et la suivante est horrible ☀︎Pounding quand même bonne, ça me donne des vibes de Coldplay genre ☀︎j’ai commencé à l’écouter dans l’autobus, comme je disais, en regardant un dehors pluvieux et moche, et en aimant pas tant ce que j’écoutais. je l’ai fini chez moi, dans le noir, en l’appréciant quand même. 3.5☆
Boring, just plain boring. It feels like I've heard everything before but I don't think I have.
Solid early 00s British pop-rock record. 'There Goes The Fear' is a classic.
It’s British 2000’s pop-rock, but it’s executed extremely well. Great variation, solid songwriting and time just flies by.
I wasn’t really interested at the beginning but I slowly started to vibe with it. I found some songs interesting but a lot of it was identical to Coldplay and not even the good Coldplay.
500 days of summer core
3.5 stars really
Reminds me of the OC mix vol 1 and that time. Warm and fuzzy and emo
Ikkje så fett
Kinda sounds like a knockoff mashup of so many pop artists from the early 2000s
3.5
There are several songs I really enjoyed off this album, especially the first three tracks, ("Words", "There Goes the Fear", "M62 Song"), also "Pounding" and "Cought by the River". But they're also are a few tracks of the latter part of that really take me out of the project most notably "Friday's Dust" and "Last Broadcast. Overall enjoyable, but hit me like a cross between contemporaries Coldplay and Snow Patrol. 8.1/10 ★★★★
One of the better post-britpop albums I have heard. Quite enjoyable, but uneven. 3.5 stars
I can't say I really get the appeal of Doves. They're not terrible, and pretty inoffensive overall. But as a result, they're very boring. They're offensive in their inoffensiveness. Most of the time, they just kind of come across like a dollar store Coldplay. Very light (much like a dove) 3 stars.
A dove in the hand is worth two in the bush. This Doves album at hand is worth two in the bush as well because I’d sooner fling it into said bush where I’ve already flung the 1st Doves album I had to listen to for this project. This one manages to be ever so slightly more of a drabby letdown. Doves at their best sound like a Shack version of Coldplay but on the first main song Words with their weird foggy emo secondary vocalist they manage to sound like a ridiculously more subpar Shack version of themselves. Back half of the record rings with a bit more quality and dull grey majesty. Pounding has a hint of a good tune and Caught By The River is quite a rich and atmospheric closer but unfortunately there isn’t a song that quite matches the level of Catch The Sun or The Cedar Room which makes this album an even more poor choice for this list than their debut. 2.5 stars.
Started OK but then seemed to coast
The Doves were overlooked in the era of garage rock and deserve the credit for such a lovely album.
Someone said this was like bland old Coldplay and I agree. Vocals were aight, instrumentals were good but there was too much going on for their own good. See the potential though
A cool album, I liked it. Not sure I will return to it though.
i was pretty flabbergasted to see a second Doves album on the list; fortunately this one at least was deservedly ditched in a later edition
Criminally underrated band, they deserved to be bigger. Some excellent tunes on here, my faves included Pounding, Caught by the River, and There Goes the Fear. Do it.
Ja jako volim ovu vrstu epskog britanskoga pop rocka. Jel cheesy. Je ali meni je baš nekad super
There were at least a couple songs on here I really liked, but there were more I really didn't. I kind of enjoyed the way they played with melodic patterns, but then the singer came in and was a very generic clone of all the other Indy singers of this era who wish they were Thom Yorke, and unfortunately he grates even more than most. It drags everything else down.
Bog standard indie rock.
Everyone's already made the Coldplay comparison, rightfully so. How do they hold up to other aviary themed bands? Eagles? One sided. Byrds?? Not a fair fight. Pigeon Detectives??? Close but still nah. Doves are the shittiest birds, confirmed here.
I'm actually very into this!
Really was enjoying the first half of the album but then find myself skipping through the songs, bored. Each song feels like it could be cut by at least a minute with little to no loss. It is a shame as a lot of the songs use unique sounds that tickle my brain.
Kind if made me think of Coldplay at times. Deserves another listen as I was a bit distracted. 3.5 Stars
Clearly very effort and thought went went into this very great and thoughtful testament to mediocrity 6/10 Unoriginal and bland
I wasn't able to listen to all of it, but what I heard, I did like!
I listened to about half of it. It’s fine. Nicely played UK pop rock. Boring mostly, it made little or no impression on me. I listened to a bit of their 2025 record after this where they sound more grizzled and tempered by the woes of the world- and it’s an improvement.
Some decent songs ruined by early 2000s sound recording and production. Is it possible to make a drumset sound worse? Thin, busy, annoying
I had never heard of this band before and like a couple of others that were entirely new to me, I was quite pleasantly surprised. The first half I give a 5/5... the songs were unique and interesting and had a good range of styles. The second half fell off a bit for me. In a weird way it seemed like they were taking their music too seriously. But overall, a banger.
alotetaan taas hyväksyttävällä tavalla ja sit aletaan laulaa ja herrantuuttelis voi voi kerrassaan suonet auki välittömästi... autotune??? mitä vittua.. HANKKIKAA PAREMPIA LAULAJIA... onko niin vitun vaikeeta niitä on miljoonia vaan pyörii kaduilla ja nämä saatanan puliukot aina ilmestyvät ei saatana.. holy fuck kun tuli kitara rämpytys sama tahti ja sointu 500 kertaa putkeen ja laulaja pitkä vokaali ja jokin lausahdus aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamorning sun... rämps rämps rämps rämps uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuevening time...... rämps rämps rämps rämps eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeverytime is fine... unbelieveable comkespt pounding?
The very epicentre of good-enough indie It sounds great, his vocals aren’t really up to it It’s very fine A high 3 but never touching a 4
It’s fine, I guess. Just very, very bland.
Listened to this countless times. There Goes the Fear is an obvious classic, but there are so many great songs here. To end with Caught by the River… Just amazing.
Not your everyday record, but a good chunk of songs in it. There is one hit but the rest are not very memorable, still good to listen to, and to appreciate it better, requires a few listens.
Diet Coldplay, and I don’t even like Coldplay.
The song word and its usage of xylophone stilľ gives me a chance I might be useful in a band.
Bland.
Mira, There Goes The Fear es una de mis favoritas de la vida, pero incluso con esa opinión puedo decir que este disco no necesita estar aquí. Y además, la portada es fea.
Not a bad album. 'Pounding' and 'Caught by the River' sound a lot like early Coldplay.
Very generic? But fine. Just anonymous
Nice Britpop
I like when the list introduces me to albums like this. It's nothing mind blowing, but I enjoyed this album. It's definitely got an early Coldplay feel to it, but a bit more experimental.
I am the exact same person after listening to this album that I was before listening to this album.
Started off strong instrumentally - some cool ideas with the intros and outros - but by the middle/end of the album, their sound felt more or less like a clone of early Coldplay. And mind you, IMO early Coldplay is best Coldplay... but it's still a bit too similar for my tastes. But overall, not a bad listen, there's some pleasant ideas scattered about.
This is a strong 7 Enjoyed the flow of it with some nice soft rock. Particularly enjoyed ‘there goes the fear’
Pretty bad.
I tried to like this in 2002 since it was so hyped but I never fully understood the draw. It's average at best with one or two half decent songs but nothing classic, nothing cutting edge and zero hits. It's murky, overproduced, no breaks or pockets in the wall of sound, zero groove, boring vocals, again just vanilla stuff. "There Goes The Fear" has a respectable 29M listens but when have you ever heard this song on the radio since 2002? It's not all that memorable and has zero staying power. Nearly every song goes a minute longer than it should have for no apparent reason. "Bland" or "Boring" would be the words I'd use to describe this album. I was looking for a pillow after the 12th song! 2 stars cause you can't hate it but you sure can't love it.
I was bored
Yawns all round
This album was really dull at first, but then it really picked up at the end. Turns out it had already finished and Spotify was just playing me other stuff. So, yawn
It’s incredible how often this random number generator can sense I am facing a bad day and assign me to listen to the most mid British slop imaginable because NME sucked it off for six weeks straight 25 years ago. Two stars.
Some nice tunes
- Temu Coldplay. Which sounds ruder than I intend, especially because I do not love Coldplay. - Nothing here is bad; in fact, I find a lot of the diverse instrumentation legitimately interesting. But these tracks are fairly generic, which is not helped by Goodwin's vocals being the beigest of beige. - Enjoyed "N.Y." and "Pounding."
Ambitious albeit anonymous alt-rock.
Decent listen
Meh 2.5
01) Intro - / 02) Words - 7,5 03) There Goes the Fear - 9,0 04) M62 Song - 8,0 05) Where We're Calling From - / 06) N.Y. - 8,5 07) Satellites - 7,5 08) Friday's Dust - 7,0 09) Pounding - 8,5 10) Last Broadcast - 8,0 11) The Sulphur Man - 7,5 12) Caught by the River - 8,0 TOTAL: 7,95 (80/100) Current ranking: 161/474
Has its moments.
Doves es una banda perfectamente olvidable. No han tenido gran influencia en la música, no han inventado nada nuevo, sus discos no tienen nada especial... y sin embargo siempre han publicado álbumes estupendos y disfrutables que he escuchado muchísimas veces. Tuvieron su momento de gloria con este y el anterior (los dos siguientes fueron también muy bunenos y bien recibidos), y fueron despareciendo hadsta separarse en 2010, luego reunirse "Como palomas que surgen de sus cenizas" (de donde viene su nombre, motivado por el incendio que les dejó sin equipos electrónicos y les obligó a facturar un pop mucho más elegante y exitoso) y más tarde publicar nuevos discos. Sus influencias parten de la psicodelia sesentera, King Crimson, New Order, Smiths, Stone Roses y Radiohead. Ahí es nada. Ahora bien... en esa época estaban Radiohead, Wilco, Flaming Lips haciendo cosas verdaderamente interesantes. Ya con Words suena todo (entre Travis, Bluetones, Stones Roses... lógico que tuvieran el éxito que tuvieron). There goes the fear, una de sus más conocidas canciones, en plan Coldplay del bueno, como las obvias similitudes sonoras de NY Doves, Satellites, The sulphur man y Caught by the river. La cosa sorprende con M62 song y Where we´re calling from. Pounding tiene luz propia, y con el paso del tiempo no ha perdido brillo. Un disco muy agradable siempre.
6/10 This list sure has a thing for mid-tier British indie of the 2000s. I remember this from the time and it wasn’t one that made huge waves Playing a little in the territory of Radiohead, Spiritualized, early Coldplay, but not as good as them. Nice enough but extremely forgettable Best: Here Comes the Fear
I’ve been aware of Doves for a long time, but had never gotten around to actually checking them out. I liked them! I most likely won’t be running out to listen to other stuff of theirs, but I definitely enjoyed this more than most of the other selections I’ve gotten so far!
Nice work
for me this is the definition of an average album, didn't hate it but also wasn't blown away by any of the tracks, it drifted by in the background and then Spotify took over after the album finished and played Shed Seven which was when I focused back into what I was listening to.
Great production. Solid wall of sound. Quite repetitive. Too long. I don't mind listening to this album. Not essential, of course. Nothing that hadn't been done before. Kind of like Oasis at times. Favorite song: N.Y.
I just got their other album the other day. I’m not going to listen to this because there’s absolutely no way this band should have two albums on this list and there is not a single Built To Spill album for fucksake
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Pounding and god I'm trying to remember the name of it. There Goes The Fear. You can tell they were the singles. Instantly forgettable. Sorry guys. Saw them a couple of times at festivals and failed to land there too. Don't know what the fuss was about. Not terrible by any means but don't know why I had to listen to this
This was quite good. Enjoyed it a lot, plus a King Crimson sample!!
Two albums into my Doves journey, I get it. The long songs where they can really build are the highlights. I just wonder if they ever get confused about which song they’re playing live: is it the soaring long one or the other soaring long one or the other soaring long one? “The Cedar Room” was my favorite track from the other album and I honest to god thought they were playing it again 2-3 times on this one.
Boring. Coldplay comparisons are pretty accurate.
There have some pretty instrumentation here and there, but always found them kinda boring. Had never listened to this album all the way through, but didn't do much for me
Any plural-bird-name band without a definitive article is gonna be unfairly compared to Swans in my mind. Doves are no Swans. They remind me of the Mighty Lemon Drops, a perfectly fine band I saw open for three different touring acts one year in college: affable, nice texture, but if you stuffed any calendar page from their year into a CD player, 2002 in Doves' case, this is what it would sound like. I like the percussionless "M62 song" and "Where We're Calling From" the best, so maybe the drums are the key to their blending in to the woodwork. "N.Y." betrays a grunge inclination masked in synth strings, winding into a nice arpeggiated guitar. But a lot of nice, not a lot of wow.
I probably prefer their debut LP Lost Souls, but this is good and I'm glad Doves are represented on this list.
Oh hey, an album I was vaguely interested in but had never actually heard! Considering that my first impression of this is somewhere in the realm of "it's the Coldplay it's okay to like!," I'm surprised at how much I did in fact like it.
This just seems like boring, missable generic music to me. I'm keen to read more reviews because I don't understand what makes this noteworthy enough to include here.
Interstingly enough, in the 2018 print ed of the bk, the doves record is Lost Souls. Revision, or error? This was pleasent enough but I don't understand why it is on the list.
I guess I have to just accept the fact that this list of 1001 albums is very "white dude from England"-centric. I think I've heard *of* Doves, but can't say I've ever heard anything they've done. This sounds like U2 if U2 had started during the BritPop era. It's OK. I feel like I'm getting in a rut here. This is becoming "1001 OK albums" for me.
This is nice enough, but I also have no idea why it's here. Is it notable?
I feel like this album got sorta lost to american audiences. it's kinda like early coldplay without the melodrama fused with early verve without as many drugs. the studio effects work to elevate strongly written songs, rather than cover up any melodic deficiencies.
painfully british
A good album, I liked M62 Song, N.Y. and Last Broadcast the most.
Kind if made me think of Coldplay at times. Deserves another listen as I was a bit distracted. 3.5 Stars
im sure coldplay reheated their nachos multiple times so that steals some of the excitement in this sound but im sure this felt fresher when it just came out as there's several songs that are pretty good
When I looked at the tracklist, I thought the song title There Goes the Fear seemed familiar, and then I instantly recognized the song when it started. Friday's Dust was also pretty cool. I really liked this album, I'll definitely listen to it again
Follows the lineage of british pop/rock music of the 90's and early 2000's, where Radiohead, Oasis and Coldplay were kings while being distinct from eachother, the twist is that instead of shakers seen in Paranoid Android, they used the cuica and the clarinet. In theory it should be up my alley, but it feels like a second grade replacement, I would like instead the real thing(is FNM in the list?) please. 5/10
We could replace these guys with AI. I’m actually OK with it in this one case.
The Last Broadcast is an absolute belter of an album. and I’m seriously impressed by how every element on here just gels together so seamlessly. The vocals are something I’m particularly fond of, there’s a raw sincerity in them that really grabs you, and the way they soar through the tracks makes every lyric hit home. Speaking of which, the lyrics themselves are simply fantastic. witty, introspective, and full of character, they really draw you into Doves’ unique world. Instrumentally, the album is a lush playground. The guitars, drums, and atmospheric synths all mingle perfectly, creating a layered sound that feels both expansive and intimate. There’s this beautiful interplay between the more driving rock moments and the quieter, reflective passages that just makes you want to sink into the sound. Every instrument seems to have its own space, yet they all come together in this wonderfully cohesive mix. And then there’s the production and mix, proper lush I’d say. The clarity is unreal; it’s like each note is meticulously placed so that even the subtlest details shine through. It really elevates the whole listening experience, making it feel like a complete work of art. If I’ve got to nitpick, a few transitions on the album can feel a bit daft. maybe a tad too experimental for my taste. There’s a couple of moments where the atmosphere meanders a bit, which might leave you thinking the band’s trying too hard to be arty. But honestly, those are minor quibbles in an otherwise stellar record. In the end, The Last Broadcast is one of those albums that really resonates with me. The vocals are solid, the lyrics are fucking fantastic, and the instrumentation is rich and diverse. It’s a record that manages to be both grand and intimate. the kind of album that makes you feel like you’re part of something bigger. A solid 4.7/5 stars, no doubt about it. Cheers to Doves for crafting something truly memorable.
I'll keep it brief and honest: I can't remember much of anything off of this one though I certainly could've paid closer attention. I just kinda tuned out early on, then got brought back in the middle surprisingly enough, but still just felt very lackluster about the whole thing. At least it's better than Coldplay.
This would be incredibly influential if you'd never heard any of the bands that influenced this band, or bands influenced by this band. Not happy medium and the center cannot hold; 5.00/10
6/10 Aggressively all right, fantastically ok, epitome of “nice while it’s on”. Yeah Americans might be self centered, egomaniacal, xenophobic pieces of shit with unreasonably high standards regarding the quality of Rock and Pop music, but maybe we aren’t easily impressed by your Britslop! Down on our knees in awe at the sighting of “Coldplay but more Radiohead-y” Britpop, we’re not ‘avin it. It’s nice though I’ll be real. Anyways, here’s Wo
Deutsche Coldplay, zweite Hälfte ist deutlich besser als die erste. Manches klingt schön nostalgisch
Very typical romantic comedy film music. Meh.
This felt bland and unoriginal. Wouldn't relisten
I can see where the Coldplay comparisons come from but in my opinion this is not nearly as good as anything Coldplay was releasing around the same time. I listened to this twice and I don't know its fine. Not particularly interesting in any way and certainly no Coldplay. Favorite track: There Goes the Fear 2.5/5
listened to this album a few times and i still dont know what to make of it. rating: ⭐⭐⭐ [61/100]
That wasn’t very interesting to be honest… it had some great moments but for the length of it it was not enough to keep me entertained.
This wasn't bad but I have a really hard time believing this is one of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die... To me this is album is the epitome of a CD you had in your car in the 2000s where it would autoplay on your commute and you were like "oh this is solid!" but you never gave it any thought past that. Driving background fodder. Coldplay vibes too
Type of music I imagine Rodrick to listen to
Ok budget Coldplay lets go. Words into There Goes The Fear is really weird but I don't hate it. Satellites is a nice song. Yea a budget coldplay album
I don't think I hated it, but I definitely did not enjoy it. The best thing I can say, is that I may reconsider my opinion on Achtung Baby, which I actively disliked.
1. intro - 1.5 2. uuordz - 1 3. fear - 1 4. zong - 1.5 5. from - 1 6. ny - 1.5 7. zatellitez - 1 8. duzt - 1 9. pounding - 1 10. broadcazt - 1 11. zulphur - 1 12. river - 1.5
Hef gefið þessu nokkra hringi á spilaranum en ég fæ mig ekki til að toga þetta upp yfir þrist. Hér eru tvö-þrjú ljómandi góð lög og en hitt rennur svolítið mikið saman. Ekkert að þesssu, en ég er ekki að tengja meira en það.
A couple of decent songs - especially like "There Goes the Fear. The rest were unobtrusive. 3/5
It was fine.
Good background music for a department store.
I have their first album, but this is the first time hearing this second one. Maybe it's familiarity bias, but I prefer their first. It's good, but hasn't really gripped me. Just some straight up indie-rock from the early aughts. The sales success of this album seems to have been on the back of the prior more than on the quality of this specific release.
This didn’t leave an impression
Pretty nifty when they're going for a more artsy, atmospheric sound, but it loses me a bit when they're doing that mellow, early-2000's post-britpop thing. If their melodic talents had matched their knacks for setting up these spacious, building songs, this might've been a real knock-out.
This started off really nice but by the end felt pretty grating.
Indie shit
Usually dance acts admit to starting out as rock bands (Daft Punk were literally named after a review of a former incarnation), but with Doves it was the other way around; they started as SubSub, then became Doves, then became a UK brand of soap. And it really shows. The songs sound indie, but they have the same building structure and repetitive melodies as dance tracks, as well as demonstrating a cogent understanding of sonics.
No idea how I missed this album, but these guys are good. I feel like they'd benefit from having one more guitar on most of their tracks.
Very reminiscent of Cold Play, but with 7 less Grammy’s
more medium ass rock that has me asking once again, why do I need to hear this before I die? - copied from my last review. AAAAAAAAA WHEN WILL THESE STOP BEING ASSIGNED
Omg, plateplateplateplateplate eeeeeeeeeeuuuurfg 🥱🥱🥱🥱😴😴😴😴😴
Reminds me of Coldplay, I hate coldplay
Has its moments
I always thought I hated Coldplay, but this Coldplay imitation makes me appreciate them a little more and see how their talent for melody differentiates them. I actually probably like this band’s sound more than I like Coldplay’s, while also docking it points for being clearly less original and interesting than Coldplay. I’m all fucked up. This album doesn’t suck but also doesn’t do much else. 2.5 but rounding up to 3 because I’d never heard of them and there’s a little novelty there
I didnt get any traction this album until track 6 (N.Y. - and it was my favorite song). This band feels mine a strange middle ground between U2 and some pop rock in the 00s (Coldplay - listen to Pounding and get back to me) Not a fan, but I didnt hate it. 2.5 stars and rounding up
Meh
I saw a review that said 700 essential albums and 300 random Brit pop albums, and couldn’t agree more. This had a little more to like that The Verve but not by much.
Coldplay's success mind-screwed a generation of British rock musicians, creating a regrettable genre of music that "is compatible with shopping" (ty Yasiin Bey)
This was good, it was fine. I enjoyed the album throughout, a bit long but overall fine.
At it's best, this album is perfectly cromulent. But let's be honest, it's so bland. It's like plain white bread. Bran flakes with no milk. Tepid tap water. You don't even need words to describe it. A single, large, languid yawn would do the trick. 2.5 rounded down.
Top all time favorite album
A grandeur squandered With whining, sappy lyrics, And hookless blah vibes
听惯了酷玩，听不来这玩意了
Besides the hits, forgettable. Like a dad band version of oasis. Maybe walked so coldplay could run? Run far away. 2.5/5. Caught by the River is fun.
This has some great sounds, is quite pleasant to listen to and is good background working music. But the songs themselves are a bit boring. Nice but boring. Best songs: There goes the fear M62 Song Pounding
mid
Very interesting and unique, the blending of genres make this a very interesting album. Not the biggest fan of the production, but it works on songs like "M62 song" that really feells sad and happy at the same time.
3.9 - Quite vanilla but 17 year old me would have been all into this
Surprised that I not only recognised There Goes the Fear and Pounding but also quite enjoyed them. But ultimately this feels like less sold out Coldplay. It might be a lot better if the lead singer had just a little more character to his voice. Its a decent album but I don't need it in my 1001. Fave Tracks: There Goes the Fear, Pounding, The Suplhur Man 3.5/5
Interesante sonido, mas le falta algo para considerarlo más destacable, creo que tengo que escucharlo más
new to me and I like it!
Nope never was a fan - they’re just not my cup of tea I’ll give it 2 because I appreciate the musicianship
Not my favourite Doves album, but still some good tracks on here. Words, There Goes the Fear, Pounding and Caught by the River are the standouts for me
Another of those albums that loads of my friends loved and I just didn’t get - it’s alright and there goes the fear is a cracker of a song bit it never quite reaches the greatness of that tune. It’s a solid 2.5 out of 5 but I can’t give half points.
no i dobrze, bo więcej bym nie chciał słuchać
2.0 - Weak
Coldplay in a different dress. I tried to like it, but it's a little dull, nothing really grabbed me. I stick to only really liking the one song of theirs "Catch The Sun", which isn't even on this album. I won't stoop as low as 1 star though, it's not that bad.
They gave AI 1,000 generic indie albums from the early 2000s and said, add some occasional synth for a little extra spice once a track - this is the shit it came up with. It's just generic as it comes. It's not that I don't think there isn't any merit to it, but I'm just really bored listening to it.
Did not enjoy.
This was just so mid.
This album is a gem. M62 Song, N.Y, Satellites, Pounding; lots of great songs.
This album has nothing to offer to me. The music is decent but there’s not emotions felt when I hear it. It falls into that realm of blandness where I’m 5 songs deep and I never really heard the first one end. There’s no jaw dropping song. There, I said it.
Contrary to others, I found it a pleasant surprise to find this on the list. Doves were a favorite band of mine in the 2000s, and although their debut is my favorite, this is a more commercial/accessible album. Personally I think it still stands up, and I'll defend it's place on the list to represent that era.
This is poor, even by the standards of the time.
3.5 I like Doves but don't love them. I saw them a couple times back in the day, and they were pretty decent live. However they just don't grip me like I think they should. This album feels slightly bloated. There goes the fear is a good example, good song but does it really need to be 7 minutes? Absolutely not. Enjoyable listen but not something I'd have on on rotation
Really tranquil and beautiful all the way through.
Good album. Probably wont listen again but overall relatively enjoyable. More of a 2.5 than either 2 or 3 but I'm going to go with a 2 because I will not remember any of what I heard or felt
Decent
An underrated masterpiece. This album should have had them filling stadiums
Introspective low mood walking music. Reminiscent of M83 but feeling down instead of up
So indifferent, that’s what this made me feel. It is just so vanilla, so white bread. Is this really must hear, why?? Is it inventive, no it wears it’s influence front and centre (wasn’t surprised when later read had been at Hacienda in the 80s)and does nothing to deviate. Is it the best example of a genre, is bland 2000 white bread rock a genre and if so unfortunately Coldplay are the poster boys. Engage musically? Stimulate lyrically? Critical acclaim at the time, of course it did, and it’s the sort of record that people who used to have a few cds as a “collection” and for the last 20 years you see in charity shops. I don’t dislike cause it’s another British band like some seem to have labelled on them, hell reading their wiki entry turns out they are near neighbours. It’s just meh to me and I can’t imagine anyone saying their are my favourite band, but again each to their own. Don’t dislike just don’t care.
For those not aware, Doves is a progressive pop-rock band from the early 2000s that also got categorized as Britpop in the vocal cadence. I'm sure their style sounds like a sell for some people, but after listening to their second album The Last Broadcast, I'm not sure it's for me. This is a generally solid album where the combination of hazy blur of guitars and neat bass interplay goes down smoothly, making for an overall agreeable sound. The problem comes when there aren't a lot of tracks here that have a distinct hook or melody to keep in memory as these lads tend to get lost in the haze. Aside from the singles, the nasally sung "Words", and the mild bombast of electric guitars and orchestral accompaniment on "N.Y.", there isn't much else to remember here. At least compared to their contemporaries, Coldplay had the hooks, and Muse had the wild creativity. The Last Broadcast is a fine album to play in the background but it doesn't rise above that observation. It's cool that Doves is still active with their sixth studio album coming out later this year, and they certainly have an audience for it. Just don't count me amongst those ranks.
I liked this album a lot. It was like a more normal Everything Everything? Nothing quite brought it to a 5 star level, but it got close
I was expecting more britpop from the early 2000s zeitgeist, but this one was more nuanced than most of the stuff from that era. It was still certainly of its time, but it didn't defy explanation for its inclusion as so may other albums I've listened to. It's not a perfect work, but it is very good and deserves a thoughtful listen.
It’s nice. Doesn’t give me anything I don’t already get from Coldplay, U2, Keane, etc. Starts to drag by the second half; this kind of music doesn’t really deserve 6-minute songs IMO. Not a must-listen.
If your album is going to be this long, it should be better. 2.5
It was OK. Some songs were good, some kinda boring.
I’ve enjoyed listening to these guys! A treat
Eh nothing special
This was pretty good!
Maybe I listened to this a few times in the early aughts and it's nostalgic, or maybe it's good. Hard to tell. He's got a droning voice and some of the beats get repetitive but all in all, I'll keep revisiting this.
I read one review that said "less good Coldplay" and I can't shake it.
Parts of Coldplay, Radiohead and Britpop. Nothing really memorable but at least it’s not terrible.
What can I say about this? Interresting at times but on the whole not interresting enough.
Sounds like a more raw coldplay? Lovely.
Enjoyable, replacement-level indie rock but There Goes The Fear was very good.
That was actually surprisingly good
4/5
Never heard of Doves, let alone the album but I wish I had! Loved it, brilliant!
An album that of its time and moment in music- decent, though!
I sure hope that is not the last broadcast, that was pretty deceeeent
So this is so people who are embarrassed to like Coldplay can still listen to Coldplay? Cool!
Much echo and reverb, pleasant vibe. Just nice to listen to
it was all right. kinda cute at times I replayed the "Where We're Calling From --> N.Y." combo so many times. That first song and the transition into the second one was heavenly
Je vais être honnête avec vous. Il y a des disques dans cette liste des "1001 Albums" qui me laissent perplexe. Pas parce qu'ils sont mauvais, bien au contraire, c'est même pire que ça. Ils sont parfaits, impeccables, irréprochables mais d'un ennui mortel. "The Last Broadcast" du groupe Doves, sorti en 2002, est le champion toutes catégories de ce genre de disques. Mettons les choses au clair tout de suite. Objectivement, c'est un album de pop anglaise classique, douce, parfois cotonneuse. Les mélodies sont superbes, la production est ample et psychédélique. Les mecs savent jouer, ils savent composer, ils savent créer des atmosphères. Chaque note est pensée, chaque arrangement est pesé. On sent les heures passées en studio à polir chaque son, à chercher l'harmonie parfaite, la montée en puissance qui va vous donner le frisson. Sur le papier, c'est un chef-d'oeuvre. Dans la réalité, c'est chiant comme la pluie. Voilà, c'est dit. Et je pèse mes mots. J'ai rarement entendu un disque aussi talentueux et aussi dépourvu de couilles. C'est le problème fondamental de "The Last Broadcast" : il est tellement pro, tellement "adulte", tellement appliqué qu'il en oublie l'essentiel. L'urgence, la folie, le danger, la crasse. Le rock'n'roll, merde ! En 2002, j'avais 32 ans, le Britpop arrogant des années 90 était mort et enterré et la nouvelle mode, c'était le post-Britpop. Des groupes comme Coldplay, Travis, Elbow et donc Doves. Des mecs gentils, sensibles, qui faisaient des chansons tristes et grandioses pour faire pleurer les stades. Une musique de qualité, sans aucun doute mais une musique sans la moindre aspérité, une musique de gendre idéal. Le genre de disque que tu peux mettre en fond sonore pendant un dîner avec tes beaux-parents sans que personne ne s'offusque. Et c'est ça, le drame de "The Last Broadcast". C'est de la musique de décoration, du papier peint sonore de luxe. C'est "cotonneux", tellement cotonneux que ça en devient étouffant. Ça vous enveloppe dans une douce torpeur et ça vous endort. Il n'y a pas un seul moment de surprise, pas une seule note qui déraille, pas un seul cri qui semble venir des tripes. Tout est contrôlé, maîtrisé. Même les moments qui se veulent épiques, comme sur "There Goes the Fear" et sa fin en forme de batucada, sonnent calculés. On dirait un cahier des charges du "grand morceau rock à émotion" parfaitement rempli. C'est impressionnant, mais ça ne me touche pas. Ça ne me parle pas. Un disque, pour moi, ça doit raconter une histoire, ça doit avoir une cicatrice, une fêlure. "Pornography" de The Cure est un disque malade, "Nevermind" de Nirvana est un cri de rage, "The Stone Roses" est un monument d'arrogance. Ces disques ont une âme. "The Last Broadcast" a un diplôme d'ingénieur du son. Alors pourquoi, me direz-vous, est-il dans cette putain de liste ? C'est une excellente question. Je pense qu'il y est comme un spécimen, le spécimen parfait du rock de stade du début des années 2000. Il faut l'écouter pour comprendre cette période, pour comprendre comment des groupes au talent immense ont pu produire une musique si belle et si... vaine. C'est un cas d'école, il faut l'entendre pour comprendre que la technique et les "superbes mélodies" ne suffisent pas à faire un grand disque. Pour toutes ces raisons, je lui colle un 1 sur 5. Un 1 sévère, un 1 de principe. Ce n'est pas une note qui juge le talent des musiciens, qui est immense. C'est une note qui sanctionne le manque de prise de risque, le manque de vie. C'est un album qui me frustre parce que j'entends tout son potentiel, mais je ne ressens rien. C'est un corps magnifique, mais sans un coeur qui bat à l'intérieur.
3.2 2x
Paint by numbers sound. Also depressing.
I liked this a reasonable amount but it didn't grab me in quite the same way as Lost Souls did.
Never heard of this band before. The cover art had me thinking it would be either some synth thing, or metal/hardcore. In theory this should definitely be a sound for me, but I have a bit of a hard time being too excited. 'Caught By The River' was my favourite song on this record by far, and the other hits in 'There Goes The Fear', and 'Pounding' were alright too I guess. For some reason it just doesn't hit home completely. I think I might have to give it another swing sometime, but also kind of feel not to at the same time.
Only heard of "Doves" 10 years after this album was released and then the sound had kind of gotten a bit stale. I feel the same today, it felt a bit bland and uninspired. When this was all the rage it might have been new but now I'm just a bit tired of the sound. Sounds a bit like early Coldplay and many other bands. I'm guessing this was quite fresh when it was released. Strong 2. In another world maybe Doves would've been Coldplay.
Now, I love Doves as this was my era however, it’s not my favourite of theirs. That belongs to their debut which is exquisite. This is great though! Melodic, swirly dreamy indie rock!
Brit pop, not particularly bad. You’ve heard one, you’ve heard em all. Vocals are good in parts, production quality is decent, instrumentation is that of late stage Coldplay. I don’t like late stage Coldplay.
very pleasant to hear, quite similar to Coldplay at times
coldplay
It’s okay. Mostly mediocre with some unexpected elements - kind of psychedelic. Really enjoyed M62 song. 2.5
Really enjoyed a lot of this one.
Ah ok, my initial impression was that this is music my sister would have been super into in high school and I would have tolerated while she was driving me around but not really enjoyed. Which was pretty accurate. Some of the songs did get more interesting/complex, "M62 Song" and "Friday's Dust" had a cool sound, and the instrumental tracks were solid. Overall though it's just fine, kind of bland indie-pop.
generic at times but better than i was expecting! 3.5
This is what Coldplay sound like to people who don't like them.
I've never heard of this band but dang, this was cool. 4/5
Not bad, just sort of boring. Another album that I don't think you need to hear before you die.
Solid album, nothing standing out too much on it. Got kind of bored in the second half of it as all the songs started to sound the same. Not sure why this is an album I must hear before I die, I think I would've been fine never hearing it before. *shrug* 2/5
Very reminiscent of Coldplay in many ways, but much more creative in my opinion, like Coldplay on psychedelics. I thought this album was awesome, I was very impressed. They wrote songs that were more than accessible, but they took chances with their production and it paid off in my opinion. It may also be the reason I hadn’t heard of them until now.
We're to the Keane tier on Jeff Buckley worhsip, where the band doesn't even know who they're emulating anymore, and the music suffers for it.
I turned it off after 3 songs.
Up beat and hopeful brit pop. Kinda cool, kinda generic too. The song "there goes the fear" is an iconic early 2000's alternative anthem. I've heard it many a time since its realease and I've always wondered who penned it. Doves, here in the flesh. I seem commentary comparing them to Coldplay, I agree but subject matter of the Coldplay songs are much more tender and sensitive where as these guys, Doves are pretty unique in their own way. That of course beings said its not bad music.
first listen was lovely
really, really tightly constructed album with a band at it's peak. a bit too emo/angsty for my tastes, but damn if it isn't just so much fun bouncing from track to track seeing what surprises they have cooked up. I initially questioned it's inclusion, but it gradually draws you in. A real hidden gem that I wouldn't have heard otherwise
The album could have been a little shorter in spots, but I liked their sound and vocals. The music had some variety and was solid.
The first track wasn’t the best while the others were decent due to the first track it’s a 3 and the rest being alright as well
Booooooooring. At first I thought it would just be another Oasis but thankfully the dude's voice wasn't as whiny so I guess that was something. Still didn't think they sounded very good, kinda outta tune and sad sounding which isn't very pleasant to listen to for almost an hour. Also too many of the songs are too long and just drag on and on and on. The comparisons to Coldplay are stupid, these guys have nothing on Parachutes or Rush of Blood to the Head, those albums blow this outta the water. Another stupid brit pop album that nobody cares about.
apart from the opening track, this was an enjoyable listen. the 1st track doesn't feel like it belongs with the others. does have a Coldplay/Matt Kearny sound. and on a rainy, dreary day it was quite nice. 3.5 stars
Lovely
Pretty meh sounding generic britpop. Particularly boring and forgetful music.
Really enjoying this one. It is subtle but engaging. Great upbeat music to accompany soft vocals
Inoffensive pop rock.
igazából tetszett, kicsit még jobban is mint a fall, de egyhangú lett a végére
It seemed short, even though it wasn't.
Now I know where various sitcoms and ads during the 2000 got their music from! Fairly lack lustre stuff, another one for the why is this on this list pile 2.5*
It was ok.
Love it, Pounding is a proper all timer
I'm a bit conflicted on this album. It kinda starts off kinda dull, with the shoegaze-y style vocals, then transitions to a more clear vocal mix with some good songs. And then it kinda ends a little boring.....
Not a band I ever fell in love with, but a band I had some of my best ever times to. I don’t think I ever saw them live. Listening back now they sound surprisingly baggy & lead singer like Tim Burgess. Doves are like a funky better Elbow. It’s brilliant to hear this again. ‘There Goes The Fear’ I played on repeat when drunk dancing with Australian & Scottish friends, happy days. I just love the break down & amazing build back up. I can’t explain why I don’t love this band more, especially after their reinvention from the amazing Sub Sub. (Check out ‘Space Face’ quality rave dance music) Possibly can sound a bit middle of the road & bland, lack of edge ? M62 song is a timeless classic, will always live with me this song, I love the fact it’s named after a northern motorway. As the LP goes on it does turn Elbow-esque too sincere for me. Grey dull afternoon vibes makes sense they are from the north west. Yes by the end of this I know why I never fell in love with them, Sulphur Man for example is so bland, a shit B side at best.
Scene: an inn high up in the Pennines, grim-faced village folk drinking pints served in large Yorkshire puddings, staring at Doves on a small stage. Ham and eggs are everywhere. We confer at back. Me: "They sound like Coldplay, but with the tunes surgically excised." Simon: "You hate Coldplay." The audience murmurs: “Threw out baby and left bathwater.” “Sounds soft.” “Nowt always wrong with soft, Heathcliff.” The ham and eggs start to stir, the pints in puddings too. Soon the air will be full of them. The band huddle; they play on. The audience draw closer. The night presses closer.
Two instances of these dullards? Most interesting thing about this dirgefest is that, apparently, the catatonia-inducing "M62 Song" was named after the wrong motorway by mistake. That tells you all you need to know. Do better, 1001 Albums Generator, please..
This scratched the right part of my brain today I'd never heard of Doves - was expecting it to be more rock. But it sounded like early Coldplay, with hints of Snow Patrol Loved it!!! What a find 5 ⭐️
mixing/mastering can be not to my taste at points but otherwise wonderfully comforting and even creative slice of maudlin. made me feel coldplay feelings more than once, and surprisingly brisk for its length and lack of surface level Excitement. good melty music i should prob return to, esp if im ever in a place that actually has snow again fhsdjfshdj. feel like that would top it off rly nicely
Alkoi hyvin, kolmea tähteä ajattelin. Jatkui paljon laimeampana, laski kahteen tähteen. Alussa parit passelit raidat.
This feels more like an early 90s pop-rock band than an early 2000s band. It's like Oasis-lite. This reminds me of something I can't place, something much later. They sound like a band Zach Braff would feature in one of his films. M62 Song sounds like Guster's Satellite. This is not bad, but it isn't a standout either. There's a song called Satellites on this album! Friday's Dust is bad. The Sulphur Man is cool, good use of the glockenspiel . I have never heard of this band so it's hard to know what the hit off this album was, or if there even was one. This isn't a terrible album, but I am glad it's over.
A psychedelic Coldplay - I like the sound, very much not the generic BritPop I worried about at first. Most of the songs are too long, though. The album would be a 5 if almost every song were trimmed down by at least a minute.
Well-made pop music with enough originality and variety to keep me interested.
This isn’t a bad album but really baffles me that there are two doves albums on this list, (only 1 arctic Monkeys and 1 strokes album) one Doves album would have been more than enough.
Apocalyptic Rock in October? I can't ask for a better situation. Imagining this as the final broadcast in Earth's history is plausible, and I wouldn't mind this being the last thing I listen to before I go off into my spiritual world. Favorite Track: "Words".
nothing here really could i write poetry to this? n
Not awful, but awfully derivative of many other contemporary British acts. Peter Gabriel, Coldplay, Muse, Radiohead, and so many more are are nicked by this outfit. I was unaware of Doves before this listening. Now that I've heard it, nothing has changed.
I could not get interested in this at all.
Deutsche Coldplay, zweite Hälfte ist deutlich besser als die erste. Manches klingt schön nostalgisch
Mais de mil discos, mais um que parece que foi escolhido de modo aleatório.
Для меня из одной песочницы с Coldplay
It was okay, didn't seem particularly exceptional
Not my thing.
Not bad but not amazing. Standout songs: There goes the fear The Sulphur man
Bo-ring.
I liked the beginning of the album a lot more than the end where it felt a bit more ethereal and experimental. I think towards the middle and end it became pretty generic soft rock -would probably have given it a 2.5 if there were decimals. Really great album name.
Another surprising winner.
As many have commented, the Coldplay vibes here are clear; on some of these tracks I could've been tricked into believing it was them. It's enjoyable but probably wouldn't outrank any actual 2000s Coldplay album for me.
I had this album on CD when it came out, so there's a tinge of nostalgia listening to it again all these years later. I feel like it still holds up for the most part. Well crafted jangle brit-pop, comforting melodies, great arrangements, snappy production. The tracks sung by guitarist Jez are great songs, but his voice is nasally and whiny and leaves much to be desired, while Jimi's smooth almost crooner delivery serves the songs very well. There's 2 "instrumental" passages on this album that could have been left out as they don't add anything to the overall listening experience. In the same vain, a number of songs on the album have long drawn out intros making the album a little bloated overall. That said, it's still a solid record and I can confirm that I still enjoy it after all these years.
this was fun - i'm natively a fan of the kinda dreamy feel, and this has plenty of that. overall, this was just a fun album. doesn't feel like it's trying to be more than that - maybe it is and i just missed it, but it's decidedly both fun and easy.
Not my thing, but pretty good overall. Satellites hit me hard for some reason. I liked it overall. 3.5/5
What I heard was OK
Bit of a yawner. early 2000s alt rock that's a bit soft.
Enjoyed the vibe, but I couldn't name any particular song that stood out to me.
Never hear of this band. I enjoyed most of the songs
As far as early 00's indie rock goes, this is really solid. Probably ahead of its time. Good atmosphere, and nothing bad on here. Was a very nice album to have on in the background. It didn't blow me away either though.
This is....fine... i guess. Kinda bland and inoffensive. I don't hate it but I don't really like it either. 2.5/5
Every now and then a Doves album really delivers for me. It's not every song, but then there's a sort of build up to a moment and then everything comes together. This is kind of like that.
i dunno just kinda plain and boring and painfully average NNN
Neh
An early 2000s album - urgh. Anyway. I gave it the benefit of the doubt, and while is sure is an album from the early 2000s, with over-sentimental bits hiding underneath the soaring pomposity that infected music at the time, this album is considerably better than its contemporaries. I mean, I won't go as far as saying I liked it - it is an early 2000s album after all, but it definitely isn't as bad as the other filth that was pumped out around then.
Not bad, just boring. Could’ve died without listening to this album.
I love this album - these guys always felt underrated compared to their peers like Elbow and Coldplay - but this is right up there with them for me.
Dig
I liked their sound.
This album slaps! I liked how well the album flowed from one song to another. It got me wanting to listen to the album again and even explore more music from them. 'N.Y.' was my fave. Shoutout to 'Pounding' too.
Absolutely beautiful
Pretty good - Pete, I know you love this band. (I’ll give it an extra star for that reason!)
A mix of Dream Pop and Post-Britpop with aspects of Indie Rock might sound like something that should work well, this album kind of proves otherwise. It's pretty bad, bland, uninspired and often times just dreadfully boring. It's way too long with many songs that just seem useless and streched. The album definitely has some nice ideas but the execution isn't that what it's supposed to be. It's unfocused and often terrible in the delivery, production and mixing. The albums starts with a short and building 'Intro' that is simply some Ambient soundscape with a Drone background. Nothing crazy but it's alright. Doesn't harm anyone, it's just a little too long and doesn't really work as an intro to this album. The first actual song is 'Words' which is a pretty psychedelic Indie Rock song with dreamy guitar and vocals and while the first of that works really well, the vocals on the other hand aren't as good. They aren't terrible but they are very basic and something that you've heard over and over already from other vocalists. They also don't really fit together with the overall atmosphere of the song. Overall, the song feels very streched out and unfocused. It doesn't really go into a clear direction which harms the overall enjoyment. It comes out to a below average song that isn't really anything special at all. The slight influences of Dance music on 'There Goes the Fear' does result in a slightly more interesting song at the start that has some pretty nice moments including much better vocals but it feels even more streched out to nearly 7 minutes when the song realistically didn't need to be more than 2 or 3 minutes. It's not a good song although it has some redeeming qualities like the songwriting and chorus but it overall turns out boring and stale and just way too long which actually makes the song feel dreadful the last two minutes. I actually think that this makes bad song although it's far away from being terrible. The ending is pretty funny though. 'M62 Song' combines some Field Recordings with Psychdelic Folk and actually makes something that might have been actually with emotional weight if it wasn't a straight rip off of 'Moonchild' by King Crimson. Same melody, and the exact same lyrics, just slightly changed to avoid copyright or something. I hate this. Nothing artistic about this. Stealing CAN be art if it's done right (homage, cover, sampling) and done with respect but this is not how you do it. The Space Ambient interlude of 'Where We're Calling From' isn't bad at all and has some nice moments but it's too short to actually work. It's pretty "meh" in the end. 'N.Y.' is definitely trying something but it feels like a rip off of Suede with the way they did the Britpop on this song. It's a bad song, nothing can save this thing anymore. Bland, boring and annoying all together with some awful songwriting and terrible performances and deliveries. It tries so hard but fails so badly that the result is straight up terrible and unlistenable. On the albums second half, 'Satellites' returns with clear Dream Pop aspirations and it's executed a little better this time. It's also streched way too long but again, it isn't as bad as one other songs here. The overall execution of this song, is probably the best the whole album can offer and it is a decent track with some nice moments but it overall still fails to create longer worthy continuations of that. It's a listenable song, the only one remotely close to being good while still being far away from that. 'Friday's Dust' has to be one of the worst Folk songs ever created. Stupid, basic and just terrible lyrics that are undermined with some bad produced and mixed instruments including strings that try to make the song "emotional" which is just stupid because the lyrics itself are just bad. I absolutely hate this with every bone in my body. Nothing good to be found on this track. 'Pounding' feels perfect when heard right after the last one but when looked at it without a terrible song to lighten it up, it isn't merely much better. The song is mixed absolutely horrendously with drums that are so loud you don't hear anything else and after a little bit, it just turns worse and worse until it's not much better than its predecessor. This is genuinely mixed to the point that it turns the whole song terrible. The title track 'Last Broadcast' follows with not really much more that it adds. It's got bad songwriting and an execution that is just terrible. The only thing keeping it "bad" and not "terrible" is the fact that the chorus is not total garbage. But this is still very bad. 'The Sulphur Man' now tries to go a little bit into a Baroque Pop direction with the additions of strings and other instruments that frankly, do not work at all with the song. It's a total mess with everything: the build up and songwriting do not work and are broken up, the arrangements are just horrendous and the vocals do not fit at any point. At this point, this album is causing me physical pain because I cannot write this review with a straight mind when listening to this in the background. The album (finally) ends with 'Caught by the River' which does have a slightly better songwriting and structure but to be honest, it's not enough to make the song likable at any point. Some production choices are downright bad and ruin the song completely. It's not terrible but still pretty bad. favourites: none least favourites: Friday's Dust, Pounding, N.Y., The Sulphur Man, M62 Song Rating: strong 2 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes
Kashmir, Tim Christensen, Robbie Williams. = Ultra solid 3er
Fin indie rock
Decent. I would listen to it again. 2.5 stars
How had I never heard this band before? Really enjoyed.
Not great not terrible. Not a 3.
Favorite Track: Friday’s Dust
I don't know how to explain this other than a weird mix of coldplay and the killers maybe? Who knows. Either way, I really liked it. The album cover sucks though.
Ok
3/5