The Last Broadcast

WTF is it with Indie Rick groups that makes them all sound like a bunch of soy boys in pain, singing songs suitable only to inspire a person to inflict pain on themselves. That applies to the best of the Indies….and this is far from the best.

Very nice!

Very 2000s indie. Lots of reverb and shimmery sounds. Nothing really stands out.

This one is going to take a few more listens before I land on how I really feel about it. I’ve enjoyed listening to it and will add it to my library, but I don’t think it will get too much play. Not sure yet though, it feels like it might grow on me. Highlights: Words, N.Y., Pounding, Caught By the River.

Some fantastic tracks on here.

Mixed album. I liked the melancholic but upbeat vibe to the album. I also liked how they used noise to convey the radio/broadcast theme. The songs were a mixed bag for me. Some of them good, some were a bit annoying, and I wanted the interludes to be full songs because they sounded cool. Standouts: There Goes The Fear, N.Y., and Pounding.

A kinda Brit poppy indie rockish thing with some spacey influences. Feels in the same trajectory of earlyish Coldplay but a little trippier (maybe I’ll even give Radiohead in their more exploratory efforts), maybe with some Blur mixed in. Lots of atmosphere, reverb, and some psychedelic sounds mixed in over fairly simple but catchy guitar riffs and poppy vocal melodies. Decent listen but didn’t really hook me other than a few standout tracks (Words, N.Y., Caught By The River).

Album 513 of 1001 Doves - The Last Broadcast Rating : 3 / 5 Kind of a poor man's Coldplay. Also brought to mind Oasis and even a little Green Day, in a spot or two. A nice listen but doesn't really leave me looking for more from them.

This is fine I liked the other album from Doves on the list.

There's a lot of intricacy to the instrumentation in some of these, and I really really enjoyed some of the vocal work--particularly in the latter half. Feel like this one lends itself well to late night listening. Not too many highs or lows for me, just an okay listening experience; might need to try again in the future, but I couldn't make it through a second listen for now. A 2.5/5 that I'll round to a 3, nothing offensive but nothing special.

not great but not bad. like a slightly more interesting coldplay at times

OK, more early aughts brit rock. It is nicely melodic with more instrumentation than electo synth, and feels like springtime, festival, twirling in a field fare. Letting it play while going about my work, I caught myself thinking \"why does Chris Martin's voice sound so weak here?\" then to remember this isn't Coldplay. Overall a very pleasant listen that lands between awful and brilliant... a solid 3.

Never heard of them, but I've read a fair amount of reviews saying they sound like Coldplay, and I like them, but these guys better be better than them. No high expectations, but I see some long sad songs upcoming. If this is more close to Arcade Fire than I'll probably like it, otherwise I hope it doesn't have overused basic ass sounds. First song, been a long time since I've heard an intro song on albums I've listened to here. Idk what sound is that but it's increasing it's volume slowly. Nothing drastic yet. Left ear got some sounds, probably the best part is that. Second song, nice transition, and now there is this futuristic sounds kinda in a rock style. Big ass song as suspected. Singing started and there was another voice, but it went away, oh it came back. I'm not checking lyrics yet. He vocalled a lot. Sound became more clear and especially his voice. This IS kinda basic. Production got low-key better with that special sound in my left ear. It's too permanent wave tbh, not vibing with it. There was this distorted voice that was delivered in a rocky way, thought it was a switch up, but sadly no. The break is quite alieny, but not in the best way. Definitely sounds like Coldplay, but worse (for now). I feel like this is a grower, because it's not bad just too unfamiliar with it. I thought there would be transition, but nope. Third song, Sonically it's upbeat and lyrically it's melancholic, love that. Also this one is definitely much more catchy and listenable. It's even longer, God, seven minutes, hope it changes a little at least. The magical beat I liked went away and it's fully sad now. Random epic comeback of the full sound. This is starting to sound like the song before, not liking that. Oooh sorry NOW is the beat back. It's changing around a lot, but it's not dramatic, more like it has to happen. Arcade Fire would do better job playing this song I'm afraid. I didn't note anything for a while, but nothing changes but, there's just an improvement no the beat overall. This is by far the best song for now. The outro has some weird human sounds and a tribe-like beat, love thaaat, hope it transitions, it didn't, but so could have. 4th song, nature sounds, and some instrument vocalising in my right ear. This one's sad, but short. Guitar has a clear sound. Not the vibe for now, but the lyrical delivery I now hear is catchy. There's an additional voice on the right. Break is basically repeating the guitar. He has no vocals, but he's doing it a lot now. Outro has this nostalgic sound, best part in the song don't even lying, though it's tooooo silent. 5th song, an interlude I see, quite rare here as I said. Oooh it has that "a day in the life" by Beatles operatic progression, but not exactly. Kind of transitioned, but not sure, prolly my phone glitched. 6th song, this one has a country vibe. Upbeat, but I don't think it's happy in the lyrics too. Chorus is catchy finally. Loving it sonically more. It's getting slower, but not it has a more rock sound, and getting louder and faster too. I suppose I like the switch up. Car motor sound I heard I think. It's giving noise rock. It's quieter now, thought the song changed, but no. The piano-like instrument is sad and so is his voice. A decent song I guess, not really impressed tho. 7th song, start was quite good, the headphone play especially. After the singing started, it's kinda basic, the beat particularly. Production-wise it's getting better and better. Can't explain but there's this beat which aligns with how lyrics are sang and it's perfect, BUT IT'S TOO FUCKING LONG IDK, never had a prob with long songs, but this one isn't too interesting to make me listen to it for 7 goddamn minutes. It's still somehow good, I can't help liking it. Outro is melancholic in the best way possible. Clapping sounds at the end (not of a human I think) 8th song, ambient start to guitar. Vocally it sounds like someone, can't tell who, but the voice is quite clear. OOOH VIOLINS ARE A NICE TOUCH. It feels like a revenge song sonically. It's not only sad, it's dark too and I LOVE that. Still no, the song feels like an intro, I thought smth would happen, but it's been the same, I expected more, eh. Violin IS the best part here. Can't remember the name instrument is playing, takes me back to 16th century. I'm extremely bored. 9th song, metal vibes, nevermind it's indie now. Good indie tho. It became so better and better in each second production-wise. Chorus is for the second time good enough. The pounding beat is giving FATM. This is probably one of the best songs here. THE BREAK IS AMAAAAZING WHERE WERE THEY BEFORE?! The walk-beat is very well put here. Nevermind this is the best song here, most full, clear and catchy. 10th song, album name, must be a good one. There were women vocals and now it's just him, but production is weird in a good way. They sound too same, the songs, I don't like that. Low-key catchy, but I ain't vibing. Definitely a grower, and I can't do those rn. 11th song, one of the best starts they've done... umm his first vocal appearance totally set off the vibes that the start created wtf, beat is good tho. Ughh no, I thought this would be another darkish song the fuck. I'm at the part that makes me feel like I'll be anticipating that it'll come if I relisten to this again. None of the songs are absolutely bad, they all have that part when it gets real good, and then it gets ruined in an instant like YUCK. Outro would be better without his singing tbh. 12th song, I've been writing less and less, not that it's a competition or something, but I always feel bad about it. He has a son? Didn't wanna know thaat. This guy has vocalled sooo fucking much and it isn't even that good. This is what I imagine Arcade Fire sounds like to nonfans. This is like what Rush was, sonically it's amazing and I can't believe this guy produces this good type of instrumental mix, but vocally it's annoyingly bad, for Rush the vocalist's voice was veeeery bad, but here idk what is the problem, it's not that bad, just the delivery and the way it sounds is mediocre. For example rn there's this super great guitar play, but overall the song is meh. Ooo I'm very divided whether this song was THAT good or not, I'm basically thinking about the whole album too basically.. I'm not fully disappointed, but I definitely had an idea it would get better after each song I listened. It's not a 5 star AT ALL, maybe 4, but I'm pushing 3, so all and all 3.5 seems like a good choice, but that's because I really liked the sonical part and also most of the songs are growers. Thereforeee 4 stars it is. The voice isn't tragically ugly or anything, just it doesn't have the spark and I feel like it's not even how he sounds like, it has that indie touch to it, which somehow ruined the voice, rarely happens I think. Anyway as the time passes I think I'll see the goodness here, but no promises.

Hey! I just listened to this album yesterday! But back then it was called Urban Hymns by the Verve… :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I jest. Just funny I got two seminal Brit pop albums in a row. This was great! Everything I loved about that Verve song “The Drugs Don’t Work” but done 12 times in a row, which was just fine with me. The jangly guitars really did it for me. So much sonic sweetness in the mix. Highlights were “Satellites”, “Friday’s Dust”, and the epic album closer “Caught in a River”. “Friday’s Dust” was so good I had to listen to it 4X in a row, and then when the album was done, go back and listen a 5th time. What a masterpiece of a song.

Another band who's blandness outweighs their merit. Confused as to how they got two albums on this lis

Wow, that was extremely underwhelming. If this is your favorite album, then I’m sure your favorite food is dry, unsalted crackers.

Didn’t enjoy this Doves album as much as Lost Souls. Every song had a very similar cadence, which made it hard for me to focus on the singing and lyrics. 2/5.

Nice, solid Counting Crows style stuff. The musicial journey that N.Y. takes is lovely! Some real emotional, broader lyrical stuff here that feels like the kind of lyrics I’d write if I wrote good stuff. Yeah..I’m into this! Gotta hold onto this band!

I think I got brain damage

british guys can cook its crazy actually all of these songs are enjoyable the highs are very high and the lows are still great crazy underrated stuff here

The give off Coldplay vibes. 3.5 rounded up. Stand-out: Pounding, Caught By The River

Прикольный альбом, как-будто не из того времени, а старше

I enjoyed the first album from Doves and this one moves on slightly from the previous shoe gazey sound with nods to prog alongside some bouncy, radio friendly numbers. The highlight is M62 Song which takes elements of Moonchild by King Crimson layered with traffic noises recorded under a motorway flyover in the middle of the night.

Decent indie rock from the early naughties. It has some dream-pop/shoegazy quality on some songs that makes it a bit more interesting that the average indie rock album from this period.

Very average stuff here, nothing special in my opinion.

Like a not as good version of Coldplay. 2.5

Turns out this WAS NOT the last broadcast. I checked.

Closing track is excellent. Uses similar chords to the first song which gives it a nice symmetry. I'm not sure this album is a must hear before you die, at times its quite plain, but it's never bad Pounding sounds like a song Coldplay would go on to rip off a thousand times

Listen again

There is some technical skill here, but if I wanted to listen to Coldplay (which I never do) I'd listen to Coldplay. 2.5/5 -> 3/5

It's great how they build the songs up with hypnotic, anthemic grooves featuring plenty of harmony vocals and dense musical arrangements. There's also a cool blend of jangly guitar arpeggios and spacey electronica. The tracks are lengthy, so I just let the sounds wash over me and drift away. The highlight is N.Y. with some nifty chord changes and instrumental break. However, the spacey tracks (and melodies) are a bit samey, and the vocals are a bit bland (winey?). And at 54 minutes, it's a bit too long. Despite these flaws, it's a decent album.

I like this album

Crap

Bland, ineffectual, whiney nonsense. I get the comparisons with Coldplay, and I don't like Coldplay either.

Pleasant jangly guitars, crescendos and wooshy noises. I don't think there's enough here to hate.

Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex Doves' debt album Lost Souls is still in the 1001 book, which is probably enough to experience Doves. This album is fine, but it's more of the same.

Boring. Got thru half a listen.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Decent Brit rock album that mixes alternative with some subtle electronics to create a more atmospheric and ambient backdrop. Highly produced and cinematic, it’s a very polished commercial album designed to appeal to the masses. Overall, it was an enjoyable listen and slightly better than average. I probably won’t go out of my way to listen to it again unless I want something easygoing and non-offensive to play with a group of people.

- Hab den Namen der Band immer mal wieder gehört aber mich noch nicht wirklich aktiv mit den auseinandergesetzt. - Ich dachte teilweise während ich das Album gehört habe: Sind das etwas "coole U2"? Weniger Pathos und Klischee mehr Authentizität und Ehrlichkeit. - Die Platte war richtig aufbauend und und steckte voller Energie. Habe ich vielleicht im richtigen Moment gehört; Sie hat mich jedenfalls voll abgeholt. - Manche Passagen, Effekte und Ideen sind vielleicht etwas in die Jahre gekommen; das hat aber meinem Gefallen keinen Abbruch getan. - Irgendwann beim Hören kam der drittletzte Song "Last Broadcast" und da dachte ich dann "HÄÄÄ?! DEN KENN ICH DOCH?!" Ich weiß leider nicht mehr woher. Hab den schon hundert mal gehört aber kann den in keiner Playlist finden. 4,5/5

I tend to like this kind of vibe. And there are a couple of songs I really liked. But it slightly overstates its welcome. Still solid but not great. 3/5

Corporate. The exact point where U2's style became lame. Words is neat but the rest is unenjoyable.

They sound like Coldplay, or does Coldplay sound like them?

it's okay, nothing really stands out, quite low-key

Right up my alley! Never heard of them before but I love the feel of turn of the century rock music. Probably because I was in my early teens at the time and the sound kind of evokes the vibe of those times. Plenty of comments saying it's a more quality Coldplay album and it's true, it does feel that way. Even my wife said something very similar after hearing just a short fragment of the title song. I like how you can find traces of different sounds from britpop (plenty of Radiohead's Bends feeling on this) or even shoegaze (the instrumental break on Satellite feels like When the Sun Hits by Slowdive). I loved it and have already listened to the whole thing many times. I'm looking forward to checking out more albums from their catalogue.

Coldplay gibts schon - und die ein, zwei noisigeren Sachen reißen es nicht raus.

Not my style

Not my taste

Very Coldplay-esque. A couple of songs stood out that I'll save.

post-Oasis? Coldplay-ish? I vaguely remember these guys. I think the only song I recognized was Words. This was wholly unremarkable but I didn't hate it or anything. 2.5, rounding up... but only 'cause I'm nice.

Tepid. Pointless.

There is no world where this is an album I had to hear before I die. It's not bad, not really, but it is very plain despite its rich instrumentation, and every single song outstays its welcome by the end. Would rather have had Miss Dynamite, seeing as she beat this for the Mercury Prize.

I was looking forward to this album when it popped up. I remember when they released their singles from this album. Sadly, it didnt live up to the hype. There goes the fear, pounding and caught by the river are tremendous but the rest of the album was forgettable.

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. I like it. It's indie rock with a nice atmospheric backdrop. The songs provide a nice variety of sound. I liked this enough to listen again.

Been a huge fan of Doves since I was a teen. One of the first gigs I ever went to was Doves in Colston Hall, Bristol. Every track is brilliant on this in my book.

We have Coldplay at home:

Best Song: There Goes The Fear. A nice distillation of that classic, early 00s rock feel. Worst Song: Friday's Dust. I really hoped for less of this kind of forlorn navel-gazing, and more of the fun 90s rock from the beginning of the album. Overall: A bit all over the place, although all distinctly late 90s early 00s (and therefore a bit dated). Truly nothing that stands out though, making its inclusion on this list a bit strange.

Cool British Rock. 3/5

Boring.

Pretty inoffensive but also forgettable tbh good back music

Consistent sound throughout album, but nothing particularly exciting

I liked this album. I was found myself listening to it a few times throughout the week.

fell asleep while listening i believe, should probably have relistened but ah well 3 for fairness sake

I'm surprised I never heard of these guys, but I guess the "indie" label probably meant more in 2002. Sounds like a Guster / Coldplay hybrid but less catchy. I don't mind it.

A lil to slow for me. Also singer kinda sounds like Bono

It's like Coldplay, but worse. Super dated. I had a tough time getting through this one.

New discovery

Big throwbacks in listening to Pounding and There Goes the fear. These featured in my mixed CDs of old and I'm sure I heard them on xfm back in the day. Enjoyed the varied soundscapes and I liked how different the lead vocals sounded in the first 3-4 tracks

Found this one to be pretty underwhelming. Not a whole lot to say here unfortunately.

Nothing really stood out to me about this.

I dig this! Good easy indie pop rock. It’s giving Kurt vile/war on drugs/real estate.

Would I listen to it again: no Do I like it: no

this album's pretty good for the most part. compared to some of the other indie rock albums i've listened to this one is a bit more lugubrious and spacey in nature. it's the perfect blend of depression and euphoria. it's equally moody, it just balances out. the orchestral sections are also creative.

Ok. Enjoyed. The music included some channeling of the Edge.

Typical early 2000s mumble rock. A weirder Coldplay.

this was a really interesting listen. i really liked the more instrumental first half, and didn't find myself as interested in the second half. that said, i overall enjoyed this sound and could see myself picking it up again. don't think its strong enough for a 4, so it will sit here at a 3.

First few songs sound more modern than they should be. Fizzled after that.

not bad. But I wouldn't call it a strong 1 either. It's very blah. But good quality.y

its ight nothing special

Listened to this on the couch after supper, cuddling with the dog while it thunderstormed. That was my setting, and it worked so well with this album. Especially with M62, Where We're Calling From, and Satellites. It was pretty good. Very early aughts lofi indie sound. Would I listen again? Maybe. Good for background chillin. Saw some reviews saying it's a better Coldplay, and I definitely agree. So if I were to get a hankering for this genre, I'd pick them.

I listen to it all the way through and I don't remember a single moment of it.

I was into this at the time and saw them live around the release of the album, but I can't say it's still capturing my interest - they were a bit more interesting than other Britpop/post-Britpop bands on release as they came from a dance music background (which they played up a bit more live), but relistening in 2024, it leaves me a bit cold - just sounds like Coldplay.

Boundless joy. One of my favourite albums of all time.

Just because you're first album is great, doesn't mean the second one will be.....so why is it on the list ?

Terävin puraisu jäi uupumaan. Tai no en oikeen saanut otetta. 2/5

Ihan turha valinta listalle mutta kyllä tämän kuunteli suht mielellään. 2,5/5

Ihan kohtuullinen nollari-indielevy mut eipä kyllä jää kauheesti mieleenkään. 2.5/5, menköön nyt ylös

This falls neatly in line with much of the music I like: moody indie-rock with a post-punk edge. It appeals to me personally, but I can’t say it belongs on this list.

This hasn’t held up so well. A couple of bangers but honestly the rest is a bit forgettable. Disappointing relisten. And this was nominated for the Mercury music prize. Oh well

Another band that for some reason I've never heard of that I could like. This is what I'm here for.

Pretty good

There was something very comforting about listening to this. I’ve never heard them before, but the energy of their music is not too high, and the overall feel is very early 2000s. I suppose there’s nothing remarkable about this album, but I thought it had a nice sound and listened a couple times.

I had a friend who was into bands like this. If it was British and sounded like Radiohead or Coldplay and was even the slightest bit “experimental” (read: used synths), he fucking loved it. All that early-2000s, maudlin electro-sadsack rock…every single band, he would go on about how they’re the future of music and the greatest, most important bands of all time. Then a few years later, it was The National. He got visibly upset with me when I told him that I found their live show “a little boring” after seeing them at a festival. Anyway, Doves were British music-rag darlings in the early aughts: if you read the NME or Mojo, there were probably multiple articles that said the same kind of things about them that my friend did. The truth is, they don’t really sound all that different from most of the bands that received similar hype in the British press those days…bands that are littered across this list like The Beta Band or Badly Drawn Boy or Elbow or the fucking Zutons. You don’t need to hear this before you die, because you’ve already heard the same thing wrapped up in several different packages thanks to this list. In fact, this record has been removed from subsequent editions of the 1001 Albums book, which is further proof of how inconsequential “The Last Broadcast” is.

Sounds like a even more bland Coldplay

Like this.

3.5+ quite enjoyed

Is it a compliment or is it an insult to say they sound a lot like Coldplay?

Recordaba este disco como si tuviera muchas canciones buenas, y la verdad es que está "There goes the fear" y "Pounding" que se salen, pero el resto está bien sin destacar. Creo que mezclo en mi cabeza este con Some Cities y el conjunto es lo que recuerdo, tendré que escuchar ese también.

David Grey meets Coldplay...

Another "how did I miss this?" album. This is exactly the kind of thing my friends or I would have gone wild over around the time it was released, and somehow I went 23 years without even hearing about it.

Another Brit pop/rock indie band. Musicians were ok but song wise nothing really different from its peers, and the recording suffers from poor production

Holy shit, the lyrics for Words are essentially, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me’. Are you serious? Next song is pure Coldplay. This is where I check out.

The music was pleasant, played unobtrusively in the background and was not distracting. But it wasn't particularly impressive either. I probably won't listen to it again so soon. 3/5

If this was the last broadcast, I would shut it off. It took me 2 days to get through. Like Coldplay, but more lame. More obscure British horseshit to add to the pile. Favourite songs: Satellites, Words, Caught By The River Least favourite songs: There Goes My Fear, Friday's Dust 2/5

Very U2 reminiscent, not bad but not my fave

Ok, how many of these 90’s Britpop/Post-Britpop albums are gonna be on here? How many Oasis contemporaries/bands that sound a lot like Oasis? I get that the book this project is based on is edited by a Brit, but come on. The book is already skewed toward western, English-speaking music, at least make it so these 90’s British bands aren’t overrepresented. But hey, for all I know this’ll be the last one of this genre I get for the remaining 899 albums. Probably not, but possibly. I’m just saying that thus far, one specific genre has gotten more play than most others. Moving on. This was fine, if not a little generic feeling. Reminded me of Coldplay in some parts; makes sense since they were contemporaries. But I really wasn’t exactly inspired listening to this and don’t see much of a reason to return. 2.5 stars rounded down to 2 because I’m getting a little tired of this genre. Standout tracks: There Goes the Fear, N.Y., Pounding

Meh felt Radiohead adjacent

Music for folks who think Snow Patrol goes just a little too hard.

There are some really cool moments in here that connect with me, but also quite a bit that quickly retreats to the background. Favorite track: There Goes the Fear

unbelievably boring and absolutely not noteworthy. did this have literally any impact when it released i doubt it.

This album didn't have a whole lot for me. I'd never heard of these guys. This came out while I was a senior in high school I think. I'd of not liked it back then.

Nothing special but absolutely up my alley. Easy listening, evokes reflection and emotion. New band and album for me to add to my listening!

Fínt vinnustöff 3.5

Ekki jafngóð og fyrri platan með Doves sem við fengum. Ágætt inn á milli en voða mikið af veikum hlekkjum.

The album is fine. Unremarkable.

Pretty good, it reminded my wife of Pink Floyd

Soaring, sprawling anthems interspersed with gentle, dreamy acoustic led numbers. Reflective and melancholy but optimistic, this is Doves creative and commercial peak and a great way to bring up the 1001. Particularly shout out to 'Satellites'. I love that song. Rating: 4.5/5 Playlist track: There Goes The Fear Date listened: 15/04/24

Good

Heerlijke pop-rock muziek! ****

More British alternative on this list. Either my algorithm just coincidentally is giving me these, or this writer is really biased in favor of British alternative bands.

The most neutral album I've heard.

This didn't do much for me. Not bad, not terribly interesting either.

I wasn’t familiar with this band or album, but I thought this album was fantastic. “Words” hooked me right from the start, and there until the last track, this album was full of beautiful melodies. There were so many great sounds to take in on every song: great guitar playing, light and airy percussion, beautiful synthesizers, and hypnotic string arrangements. This album reminded me of The Bends, with a dashes of Beach House, My Bloody Valentine, and The Charlatans sprinkled throughout. One of my favorite things about Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain is that the album feels both massive and intimate at the same time, and this album’s vocals really achieved that affect too, through some clever echo effects. Even though this album reminded me of work by other musicians, I thought the overall sound was incredibly unique, and it never felt like it was just trying to copy and paste someone else’s sound. This was beautiful from start to finish, and I’m excited to review the other Doves album on this list.

What was even the point of Britpop? It's all grey noise. The few seconds of Brazilian instrumentation between two songs was where it got interesting...until the band dove headfirst back into nondescript fuzz.

This is on the edge of a three but I think I’d come back to it so calling a four.

Likely my last broadcast of the last broadcast

Quite downbeat for a weekend. Not unpleasant but I probably wouldn’t listen otherwise. 3*

These guys are so frustrating, it's like they want to do something interesting but they can't quite bring themselves to do it. There's a bunch of variety to the instruments on here, but all the songs still end up being the same decent mid-paced track. Solid songwriting only gets you so far, I don't see any spark that makes me want to go back the album or any track in particular.

Easy listening - cool

I almost want to deduct points for a cover this bad. Did someone copy & paste a picture to MS Paint and print it on an HP laserjet? I'm guessing it was a choice to go grainy here because it would be wild to let this pass any other way. ANYWAY This one feels like a bunch of brits got together and said, "You know, OK Computer was great, but didn't get a lot of radio play. Let's just do that again but make 9-5ers happy!" Overall I do like most of the offerings here, I just think it's trying to be everything else that was popular at the time. Coldplay did the whole mass-appeal indie songwriting thing better in my opinion, but I'd revisit this. It feels like a grower, not a shower. Are shower and shower spelled the same?

Totally serviceable British indie rock but not a second of the album sounds unlike the band’s more original, more talented inspirations.

Nothing interesting about this. Like a worse cold play. I do not need to listen again.

horrible, son literalmente coldplay

Realmente parece Coldplay, un poco zzz pero lo recomendaría para mindless listening

Because this is very much one's scene – the droning in a minor key, the chimings as slight beacons of hope, the melancholia tinged with intensity without any sign of overseriousness – one is somewhat baffled that Doves escaped one's full attention in turn-of-the-millennia real-time. The very strong openers sets the tone and the every cut contributes. The chaotic, rocky bits work, as do the folkier passages. It's dramatic, but not too, and feels organically/authentically so (that's what makes them similar to Radiohead and much better than later Coldplay). More assured and mature than the earlier records (which is also quite good), this is solid from top to bottom and very much worth a return listen (even on semi-regular rotation, one should think).

Indie rock, post-Britpop, dream pop. Bastante normalito al principio. Al final un poco mejor, pero nada del otro mundo. Nada nuevo. Aún así, suenan bien, agradables.

2000's brit pop.. Not bad but nothing exciting either, like boiled potatoes. 2.5 stars.

I like Doves, not love, but pretty strong like. Enough interesting elements to keep my attention and enjoyable enough to warrant repeated listening.

The lead singer's voice got more annoying to me as it went on.

I was surprised by how much I liked this one. Sort of gave me Coldplay vibes without Martin's annoying voice, but with interesting songs. I'll probably listen to this one again, seemed like a solid album on first litsen.

Enjoyed it, recommended to Nel

Bright and encouraging opening with the riff from Words. Similar vibes with There Goes The Fear. Remaining tunes weren’t quite as ear-wormy but it was a decent album altogether.

I enjoyed but I don’t see 1001 here.

Classic masterpiece

Good album. Enjoyed listening!

2000s indie - nothing exciting

Not very interesting. Sounds like every english rock band in the 90s. They werent bad but not great/amazing.

I like it

Man, that's a good album. The only reason I'm not giving it full marks is because, while it sounds exactly like an album from 2002 should sound (strong Air / Coldplay / Explosions in the Sky / Muse vibes here), it's just... not quite there. It never fully pays off. But it comes SO CLOSE and I really really enjoyed it. In fact, it's going to get a second listen.

If you liked the Black Saint part wait until you get to the Sinner Lady part. Fire energy. Really cool melodies across the whole ensemble.

This did not need to be on the list. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s fine, but that’s it, it’s just fine. This is inoffensive pop rock, there’s nothing particularly exceptional about it.

This album was okay. I think if I would have heard it when it came out in the early ‘00’s I would have loved it. Now it just feels too familiar, like reruns of Friends. Pounding is a pretty good song I could return to but nothing else really grabbed me in a way that would draw me back again and again.

The quintessential 2-star album. Okay listen, probably won't again. I think the makers of this website must be huge Doves fans, a member of Doves, or a relative with Doves. I can't understand why this album is on this list.

I wonder if the lead singer’s name is Ian, because this sounds like a Christian rock album without the Christ. I sort of liked a few of the songs (the beginning of There Goes the Fear, M62 and NY), but overall I’m not very impressed. Wow, and then I actually know “Caught by the River”, but I have no idea from where. Another pretty good one, but can’t bump up the whole album.

I was excited looking at the wiki that this was an indie rock band from the 2000’s that I’d never heard of. But then I discovered there’s a reason I hadn’t heard of them.

Good background noise. Fairly boring and not memorable, but if it was playing at a bar I wouldn’t mind it. How many stars does being not off putting rate? Another one where I’m not quite sure why it’s on the list.

The whole time I was thinking that this was a background music type of album but I think it deserves more credit than that. There are a lot of really good songs on here, like There Goes That Fear and Last Broadcast, and I felt the album flowed well throughout. There were enough changes of pace to keep your attention, as well. The slight hints of indie, pop, and rock sounds from the early 2000s are like little bits of nostalgia that give it a familiar feeling. Overall I throughly enjoyed this album and I’m interested to see what else Doves has in their repertoire.

Me: Can we get Coldplay? Mom: No. We have Coldplay at home. Coldplay at home: Doves You know how in the song Wonderwall when they get to the part where they sing "and after aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll", and you think to yourself that this is an unpleasant note to be held for this long? That happens a lot on this album.

Oh yay, another British pop/rock/indie band. (/sarc). This topped the UK charts, and barely cracked the Top 100 in US (#83). I mean, it's ok... but nothing really special. Certainly nothing to separate it from the pack of early 2000's indy stuff. the vocals are OK, a bit low in the mix. Lyrics are OK, nothing special. The music tends towards a little dense, wall-of-guitars kind of feel, which is OK. A couple of the songs are pretty good, none stink. All in all, OK sums it up. 3/5

A very good album, but not exactly innovative, or so outstanding that it's more memorable than many other albums that aren't on this list... I like it a lot, I bought it when it came out and listened to it a bunch then, but probably haven't heard it in 20 years. Still holds up, but I don't really understand why it's on this list.

Guitar riffs demonstrate skill. Less synth usage than their more recent stuff. A few clear winners, but a lot of filler. Missing the fullness of a band, the natural interplay that balances and enriches the songs.

A good listen but not mind-blowing

Oh man, haven't listened to this for an age. Great first half and a bit, tails off at the end a bit.

one of the best bands i've never heard of so far

Really good three for me, enjoyed the chill kind of spacey vibes to each song

This mostly passed me by. I don't miss it.

Holy shit, the lyrics for Words are essentially, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me’. Are you serious? Next song is pure Coldplay. This is where I check out.

It was a chill, ethereal album experience…

This would have sounded different from what was coming out at the time but now it sounds banal.

Not caught by this album. Seems pretty generic pop. Like Coldplay but then that popular.

Nothing too remarkable, it was an OK listen.

Love this album Favourites- there is no fear

ne lose, ali dosadno ngl, won't be revisiting

nije me motiviralo da brze ocistim stan

cvrsta trica. Okej mi je, ali dosadnjikavo, mozda jedna dvije pjesme interesantne

This early aughts indie thing just doesn't work for me. It didn't then, and it still doesn't now. I have no specific problems with this record other than it's just boring. There's nothing exciting or different here. None of the songs had anything musically or lyrically for my ears to enjoy. It's all just thoughtful sad boi on his guitar schtick, and that whole thing has always felt so contrived to me.

This was OK, bordering on good.

The music by itself is quite enjoyable... intoxicating almost. The lyrics of many songs are also often interesting, but the combining of the two just seems completely out of sync with each other resulting in a boring and mundane listening experience.

Indie rock. Me ha recordado a Muse. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

did it sound like Coldplay? yes, but I was jammin.

this album was so inoffensive i've taken to calling them tepidplay. the songs are all extremely average and abundantly fine. just generic-sounding early 2000s soft pop-rock, destined to be the background music of a grocery store or shopping mall. there's no meat on these bones, but the bones are all anatomically exact. does this make sense the biggest mark against them (other than everything I've written above) is that the songs are all like 1-2 minutes longer than they should be. i mean honestly, the big single, there goes the fear, is just under 7 minutes???? why tho favorites: words, there goes the fear, m62 song, pounding, last broadcast

Ágætis indie. Mun alveg renna henni aftur í gegn.

Olet pimeässä huoneessa jossa ei ole mitään ja haluat pois, mutta et voi tarttua ilmaan. Yrität kammeta tyhjyyttä, mutta se ei pidä sinusta kiinni. Lattia on tahmea etkä pääse pois. Albumi porautuu päähäsi muistijäljeksi. Ihana alku tällä, mutta loppu muistuttaa hetkistä joina halusin pois.

No snap with this one.

Ehhh... I'm not crazy about the singing, but the instrumentals are fine. I doubt I will remember this album by the end

I actually liked this quite a bit. I really liked the reverby, jangly vibe on songs like Words, NY, and the closer. I also really liked the woodwinds on Friday's Dust. A little long for sure, and half of the material wasn't memorable, but the upbeat stuff was great.

Wanna be U2

Kind of a Coldplay meets Oasis vibe - a solid album worth a listen, not quite an all time classic, though.

The production on this is awful. The vocals are whinging blah. Britpop gave us many great things and some may say Doves is one of them. Sadly not me. I simply don’t get it. Average composition, dirge arrangements, and a mix that could only have been produced on a Commodore 64.

Other bands/ singers this band sounds like - Richard Ashcroft -Oasis - Leonard Cohen - U2 Every song sort of sounded different, but every song sort of sounded like someone else. It’s not breaking any new ground, but it’s a pleasant enough album. 3.5

Hadn't heard of them, pleasant surprise.

Meh. Stört nicht, wenn's im Hintergrund läuft, ist aber auch recht eintönig. Plätschert so vor sich hin. 2,5.

Nicht so meins

Bought a cd copy of this album at the time, inmediate regrets, it is like Coldplay, Elbow etc. Why listen to this when the new Sleater-Kinney is out?

Rather tedious matter.

I'm not really impressed, but I’m not disappointed. Had fun and all, but don’t think I’ll be able to recall any of these songs except for vibe a month from now. 3/5

Sounds like what would happen if Oasiis or Coldplay decided to be indie bands. Slightly more likeable, but still kinda “meh.”

I enjoyed A lot of this album without it having a particular song really sticking out to me. It's really good running music due to its pace and beat and just general feel. There's a lot of Coldplay and it's interesting that this early 2000s UK Rock really does have a particular sound to it.

Favorite song :Words Least : sulphur man I listened to this album 3 times, every time I listened to it I liked it more. Pounding gives major Coldplay vibes.

This is a strange album for me since, on one side, it should be perfect for me. It's precisely the type of thing that I usually enjoy. On the other hand, it was okay during my listening session for some reason that cannot be explained. Just ok

Had never heard of this band or album. Good background music.

Generic. Bah.

The Doves made a great album and this is it. If this was something I had never heard until yesterday, it would probably be a 5. But this one was in my rotation basically from the minute it dropped. It's an innovative sound throughout, big and fearless. I almost thought it was like the sound Coldplay wished they could achieve at the time. Various tempos, landscapes. Great lyrics throughout. I listened again yesterday though I know it well enough I could have rated it blind.

Participating in 1001 has made me realize that every album on this list is has been Beautiful Minded onto this list. It's just human nature. Our brains are just one giant vacuum sucking up references and then using those references to validate an album. If you like 'A' and 'B' and 'C' is similar to 'A', then you'll also like 'C.' So the assumption is, if you hate Coldplay and Doves sound like Coldplay, then you'll hate Doves isn't always correct. First of all most of us who like Coldplay won't readily admit they like Coldplay. But if you say you like the Doves, does that mean you like Coldplay? I just don't see Coldplay on this album. Nothing about this album screams "I'm Chris Martin, I have bad teeth and I'm going to seduce your girlfriend..." I read lot's of complaining about Coldplay rip offs ("and that's why this band sucks"), but to me, The Doves stand far outside of the mainstream, at least here in the states. But I can see how a band like The Doves might strike ire of true British music fans. This album was released and went straight to number 1 on the British charts. The band became a cash cow, selling a full-length compilation DVD, included a documentary, had music that played at the start of all Manchester City F.C. games, more music on sports networks. Then there's the little tidbit that before becoming a band on 1001, the three members were a dance-club music trio called Sub Sub. That's enough ammo for me to hate the band too. Those Coldplay references weren't about how the band sounded but how the band 'sold out,' what the band did with their music by making it available everywhere and to everyone; which sounds a lot like Coldplay. But the truth is that I got lost in the drony full-winded long notes of the singers nasal-y, yet muffled voice and the errant out of place guitar notes sprinkled atop the many layers of basic riffs. I enjoyed the music and the realities of what most Brits experience was not mine, but if those were my realities, I'd score this band a lot lower.

“Last Broadcast” picks up where “Lost Souls” left off, and not in a good way. Doves’ sophomore album mostly follows in the footsteps of the second half of their debut, which was a let down after it started strong. “Where We’re Calling From” was the most interesting thing on “Last Broadcast,” and it was too short and jarringly transitioned into the louder and blander “N.Y.” “Friday’s Dust” also diverges nicely from the arena Britrock boilerplate and harkens back to those first few tracks on “Lost Souls,” but on the whole Doves just don’t stand out above post-Britpop (definitely had to look that up) bands like Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Travis, and Keane. I thought I had heard Doves before back when we had “Lost Souls,” but it wasn’t from that. Wasn’t from “Last Broadcast” either. Turns out it was “Black and White Town” from 2005’s “Some Cities.” And that song is good. Catchy. Worthy of radio spins. But worthy of the 1001? Not really, and neither is “Last Broadcast” or the back half of “Lost Souls.” I think this might be the fifth album this month that made me wish Bloc Party’s “Silent Alarm” was on the list instead. So I’m finally gonna go listen to that now.

I think I prefer Lost Souls but Caught by the River was a bright spot for me.

I liked There Goes The Fear. Some of this sounds sort of like Coldplay (could just be the British lead singer). And I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing.

Baroque was already considered old-fashioned when Bach wrote the greatest pieces of the genre. With this album, the doves did the same with the Manchester sound. It flags a bit towards the end. But still a great album.

Meh…

There were interesting textures and production on this album, sometimes crossing into over-production. I thought it was sometimes difficult to tell where one song ends and another begins. I enjoyed the soundscape in general but nothing stood out as particularly catchy or poignant. Enjoyable to listen to, but not very memorable.

Leuk. Crimson king shout out!

Generic sounding indie album. A lot of the songs were very boring to me. I really like M62 song, other than that it seemed to drag on.

It was okay. Very trippy music.

This felt like a rock album that was going to go mauve.

3.6

duplicate

I've gotta say Lost Souls is a better Doves record.

Nicht meine Richtung

I did not like it

I really liked this one. Gave me a lot of early Coldplay vibes. I love the flow between songs. Favorites were Intro/Words, There Goes the Fear, and The Sulphur Man

It's fine I guess though if I'm going to shit on Coldplay I feel like I need to shit on this too. NY was ok but otherwise it's rather bland and pedestrian to me.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: There goes the fear

A far better album than the previous Doves record — dynamic and well structured. They stayed in shape in terms of musicianship, but are growing as songwriters.

favourite song: M62 Song least favourite song: last broadcast was already a big fan of kingdom of rust so had high expectations for this album that werent quite met. all the songs kinda sound the same but thats not too bad since they sound pretty good and the album doesn’t seem to drag despite being nearly an hour long.

First impression (Track 1) - kinda of Oasis-y (in a good way). I really liked M62 - good brit rock and a little funky N.Y. is pretty trippy - not my thing. Satellites brings up a lot of Coldplay vibes, and while it may not be terribly original, I still enjoy having it on.

An interesting album that resembles what might happen if Coldplay and a Radiohead joined forces. Worthy of possible future listens.

I likes this better than thier first record. Side A is listenable

very cool

Somehow I missed this rather major post-Britpop band altogether. I really enjoyed it, shades of Noel Gallagher and Coldplay when they were great.

Borde kanske gilla det här men det gör jag inte.

I just listened to it and can't even really remember it

For being a dreaded post-2000 british alt-rock album this is quite decent! Found myself enjoying a fair few of the songs. Strong 3

Tack gud! Om detta är den sista kommer jag iallafall slippa höra denna igen.

Super fun. It’s going in the rotation. 4 stars

I liked this album. They sound a little like Coldplay. A few duds mixed in but I’m excited to keep listening to the good ones!

HL: "N.Y.", "Satellites", “There Goes the Fear” The intro and album cover combined suggest a different, scarier album than what it actually is: nothing too out of line with other British 2000s indie, e.g. The Verve and Coldplay. Although Doves seems to have more of a flair for musical experimentation than their contemporaries, those diversions are mostly contained either when a song is ending or about to begin. someday, I’ll relisten to this on the highway late at night and probably love it a lot more. Special shoutout to the woodwinds in “The Sulphur Man” & “Friday’s Dust”

Rating: 6/10 Decent album overall. Pleasant to listen to but pretty forgettable. I liked almost all of the songs but nothing stood out too much, wish they took a lot more risks since I like their sound a lot. Favorite songs: Words, N.Y.. Worst song: The Sulphur Man.

Loved this album since it came out.

Rock indie

Inconsistent. I liked some tracks but found others really lame. The style varied from light pop rock to experimental. Not awful. High 2

Oh - I know these guys. I listened to their other albums Lost Souls and Some Cities back in 2005. I thought they were good, while I searched the British music press for bands as good as Radiohead or Coldplay. These guys were held up along with the Magic Numbers and Badly Drawn Boy as the new, mature, pop-rock for a new millenium. But listening to this now, as the middle album, I'm not sure. I might have listened to this before, but put it aside? It feels muddy and indistinct and not as iconic as the album directly before or after. It's not bad, just unremarkable.

quit good

There was a haunting element to this album that i really enjoyed. Another hidden gem...

Kinda Coldplay-esque

Reminds me of early Coldplay. I like it. Nothing super game changing though.

Nothing wrong with it but not very gripping either.

dont like this type of indie stuff

Eh

It was decent, nothing really stood out to me though it felt a bit vanilla

Did not like this album

An alright record with some good vibes and a good overall sound. Reminds me of a band that was local to me in the same time called In-Flight Safety. Also I dig the big jangly guitar backdrop, nice instrumental harmonies, Oasis vibe with that Supergrass stomp, a bit of Coldplay, that sort of 'americana' pop vocal harmony style... interesting stuff. But not 'amazing' enough to warrant a 4 unfortunately haha.

Bro it’s a masterpiece

It’s no Lost Souls but still a banger of an album with some great tracks

Super

Strange that I'd never listened to it before but I liked it

At times I thought this would end up being better than it actually was, but it was still fine

I know some of you are big mad about the list by a British guy having a bunch of British music on it but stop calling everything recorded by British groups Britpop, it makes you sound dumb. Well-produced, soaring, apocalyptic sounding, turn of the century psychedelic rock, 4 stars.

Prettige verrassing, prima indie rock, verder niet grandioos bijzonder.

A couple of songs I’ve heard before but nothing groundbreaking

Kinda nice.

Very meh

If Coldplay were better

Not in my edition of the book! 2002. 2 stars. Average millennial Britpop with no redeeming features. Played it once, can't remember any songs from it.

Like a warm, deep bath. But I wanted a cold shower. The band that Coldplay could have been.

The Last Broadcast thrilled at the time - Pounding and There Goes the Fear especially grand and grandiose, channeling transcendent dance style epic sound scapes with an indie rock sensibility - but the album has lost a bit of steam and momentum over time.

Pretty chill, reminds me of when when I was younger listening to indie bands

Meh

Lots of other people have remarked on the similarities between this and Coldplay, and I won't disagree. Well, except that I *like* this album, and have yet to like anything from Coldplay, really. Standout tracks for me: Words, Satellites, Pounding

Ce n'était pas mauvais, un style assez intéressant, mais en même temps j'avais de la misère à voir en quoi ça se démarquait. C'était un peu unidimensionel. Il y a une bonne musicalité, mais manque un peu de mordant pour em garder captivé. 6/10

Eh it was alright.

Nett, aber mehr nicht. Kann aber verstehen, warum Menschen das Album fühlen.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - There Goes the Fear (3) 2 - Satellites (7) 3 - Pounding (9)

J'entends du coldplay par bout. Sinon ça sonne assez pop de ces années là mais l'écoute a été bonne. Meilleur que beaucoup d'album dans ce style 3.80

Reminded me of Telescreen

Un disco de indie-rock bastante promedio. No entiendo por qué fue incluido en esta lista, siendo que comparte muchas similitudes con otras bandas como Radiohead o incluso Coldplay, no trayendo prácticamente nada nuevo a la palestra salvo algunas interpretaciones destacables y composiciones relajantes. Quizá en el tiempo en el que se estrenó fue una gran sorpresa para la industria musical británica, sin embargo, no envejeció para nada bien transformándose en una pieza de época.

Classic British New wave meets shoe gamer. Solid stuff.

Never heard of them before. Awesome stuff.

Den her sagde mig virkelig ikke meget. Det eneste jeg egentlig husker er en masse elektroniske lyde.

Second Doves album on this list. Guess this guy had a thing for em. Out of the gate, the instrumental is reminiscent of Oasis. Starting to believe that there are no good songs named "Words" (bottom 5 UM song imo). Flat song with both terrible lyrics and bad vocal delivery. Did not need ~6 minutes of this in my life. The band redeems themselves a bit with There Goes The Fear. The glockenspiel gives a quirky vibe, but this is a fine enough song. For some reason it feels like it would be a favorite of someone who's favorite movies are Juno and Napoleon Dynamite. M62 Song and Where We're Calling From drop into sparser, more spacey / astral tones that I enjoy much more. But that gives way to N.Y. which opens on a tear bearing much promise. It follows through on that promise by continuously evolving over its ~6 min runtime. By the end it is nearly tearing itself apart with a shitload of spacey echoes and fuzz. I remember liking the last Doves album we reviewed, but this one was generally a disappointment to me. There were some high points (M62 -> N.Y. and The Sulphur Man), but I found this to be kind of a generic slog with songs that often were uninteresting and far too long. Not much worth coming back for to me. Soft 2 / 5.

Starts out as pretty generic sounding alternative; a bit reminiscent of U2. The middle, starting with M62 Song, takes a turn down a street that I'd prefer not to be on as it becomes more like a soundscape album. I started this expecting it to be average at best after a song or two, and it kind of underperformed in my eyes. Nothing special, not terrible.

Pretty good album that was very easy to listen to. Has some very good guitar at points. During some times in the album I was thinking of giving it a 4, but then other points were quite boring and kind of all blended together. So this is a high 3. I did really like the last song Caught By the River that had pretty high energy and was probably the best song on the album.

This one started out pretty strong for me. Definitely kept my attention for most of it but ultimately just blended into one giant song. Not bad by any stretch but just longer than it needed to be. I think that was the problem I had with the last Doves album too. Swayed back and forth between 2-4 so I'm going a solid 3 here.

I thought it was pretty ok, just not my thing for some reason I could not pin down.

It's good Brit Indie rock, but that's about it.

Lyder som hvis Chris Martin var gået indie-vejen i stedet

Sounds like blur or oasis but not as good as either of those

A really good listen. 3+ stars

Never heard of this band ever, neat.

Doves came along amidst what I would call a post-Radiohead and, to a lesser extent, post-britpop wave that included bands like Elbow and Coldplay. They were in a group that was exploring softer, less-stereotypically masculine approaches to rock. Now I was deeply enraptured with some of this stuff, and Doves in particular. I was in a band and in some ways Doves represented what I then saw as a high water mark. So of course, it's impossible to impartially (if there is even such a thing) judge this album. It's too entrenched in me. This is a beautiful sounding album, full of soundscapes pulled from all over. Strings, latin percussion, sound effects, the kitchen sink, all lovelingly woven together. This is a studio album and was perhaps the opposite to a lot of "back to the garage" stuff that was going on at the same time (hives, strokes, white stripes etc. etc. etc.) The songs are ambitiously written, with an ear towards emotionality rather than the intellectual approach of prog rock. I love the singing, and the guitars come in and out tastefully. New York is a miss for me lyrically, although pretty great musically. I think it must of been inspired in that immediate post 9/11 era that sometimes gave over into maudlin sentiments such as "we're all better off in New York". Sure, Jimi. Anyway, this album is full of lush melancholy and bittersweetness and care and ambitious cinematic orchestrations. I never quite understood why Coldplay was allowed to sell out and Doves never did. But I'm glad they didn't.

Pretty good.

Felt like this is what Coldplay wishes it sounded like. 3/5 Would maybe listen again

I'm honestly not sure period I need to reless into this album period I think I would have loved them in high school.

Standouts: There Goes the Fear Others: M62 Song, Friday’s Dust, Pounding, Caught by the River 3.75

I vibed to this one so hard

Meh

Some okay stuff here and there, but mostly Yawnsville.

Apparently I was raised on this album. Who knew.

They sold me.

yeah nice enough music, would put them above Coldplay who they remind me of but wouldn't seek out more of their music 2.8

I was apparently not into indie anymore by 2002. A bit of the drone of Embrace and Elbow. Recognised a couple of tracks. Fine but not sure what sets it apart.