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Listening to The Last Broadcast for, oh, the nth time, I never fail to notice just how damn good it is.
Unusual for a second album, this 2003 follow-up to Doves’s debut, Lost Souls, is even better than its predecessor, despite their most breathtaking creation to date, The Cedar Room, ... Read review
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With new-found optimism aplenty,The Last Broadcastsees frontman Jimi Goodwin and ... more
multi-instrumentalist brothers Andy and Jez Williams soaring to new if perhaps grandiose heights. Two years on from their Mercury Music Prize nominated debutLost Soulsand the dishevelled guitar-toting Manchester trio look to have finally put the demise of their ill-fated dance act Sub Sub, the burning down of their studio and the later death of their manager Rob Gretton behind them.The thundering opening beat and spiralling guitars of "Words" are reminiscent of Ride at their bombastic peak, while "There Goes the Fear" relentlessly reverberating with Latin rhythms, New-Order-influenced guitars and sweeping vocals is nothing less than breathtaking. Quiet reprieve comes with M62, a delicate haunting reworking of King Crimson's "Moonchild", bizarrely recorded under the M62 flyover in Manchester, its desolate atmospherics are juxtaposed to the remainder of the album. With the thrusting onslaught of "Pounding", the obligatory earthy rock of "NY" and the joyous pastoral acoustic-led splendour of "Caught by the River", the Doves have crafted a liberating sophomore album that happily combines the uplifting anthemic essence of dance with good old rock&roll. --Christopher Barret
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Advantages: excellent, melodic and fresh Disadvantages: a few off-notes, but hardly worth complaining about.
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Listening to The Last Broadcast for, oh, the nth time, I never fail to notice just how damn good it is.
Unusual for a second album, this 2003 follow-up to Doves’s debut, Lost Souls, is even better than its predecessor, despite their most breathtaking creation to date, The Cedar Room, nestling smugly on Lost Souls.
I’ve tried to describe Doves to a cousin in New York who’d never heard a note before. What I came ... ...here we are / our last broadcast”
A track list, for those that like ‘em:
1. Intro
2. Words
3. There Goes The Fear
4. M62 Song
5. Where We’re Calling From
6. New York
7. Satellites
8. Friday’s Dust
9. Pounding
10. Last Broadcast
11. The Sulphur Man
12. Caught By The River
I like to think of Doves songs as breaking loosely into ... more
I dedicate this review to TheDuke because I know exactly how much he loves Doves. :P
Listening to The Last Broadcast for, oh, the nth time, I never fail to notice just how damn good it is.
Unusual for a second album, this 2003 follow-up to Doves’s debut, Lost Souls, is even better than its predecessor, despite their most breathtaking creation to date, The Cedar Room, nestling smugly on Lost Souls.
I’ve tried to describe Doves to a cousin in New York who’d never heard a note before. What I came up with was unutterably clumsy, but, I think, accurate. Take a pinch of arrogant Mancunian indie-kid a la Oasis (a comparison aided by Doves brotherly backbone, Jez and Andy Williams), throw in a bit of shoegazing melancholia a la Thousand Yard Stare (provided by drawling frontman Jimi Goodwin, who first joined forces with the Williams twins as dance outfit Sub Sub) and add a large dose of generally successful ambition to be much more than your average indie miseries.
In a nutshell, this is melodic, guitar-driven, intelligent, beautiful and surprisingly emotional stuff.
“So here we are / our last broadcast”
A track list, for those that like ‘em:
1. Intro 2. Words 3. There Goes The Fear 4. M62 Song 5. Where We’re Calling From 6. New York 7. Satellites 8. Friday’s Dust 9. Pounding 10. Last Broadcast 11. The Sulphur Man 12. Caught By The River
I like to think of Doves songs as breaking loosely into two categories. The more mainstream, anthemic singles-fodder, and the more experimental, musically driven numbers. Sometimes the two can be married together, with the downright brilliant New York and its elongated sounding instrumental lead-in Where We’re Calling From being a prime example.
In the former category I would place Words (again with an instrumental lead in, the album’s Intro track), There Goes The Fear, Pounding, The Sulphur Man and Caught By The River. These are heavily guitar driven, with strong singalong choruses, perfect for playing live, and indeed when I saw Doves last week at the Brixton Academy they played all but The Sulphur Man, opening their set with Pounding and Words in quick succession. These are thumping, rousing and yet still melodic and uplifting tracks, perfect, I’ve discovered, for driving to. Caught By The River is the most melancholic, and to a certain extent the least quirky and most paint-by-numbers, and yet one of my favourites in its simplicity and beauty. Words and There Goes The Fear share the bonus of an unbelievably catchy guitar hook, and as such demand repeat listening. New York is probably the most musically accomplished and developed and as such by far the most difficult to describe (remind me why I choose to review bands like Doves and Faith No More when their hallmarks are an inability to be pigeonholed?!).
In the other camp, the more slow, melodic and less dramatic tracks nestle together. Of these, M62 Song (a song so-called because of the location of the recording) is the most interesting; whilst not a cover of King Crimson’s Moonchild, its certainly inspired by it and borrows and plays with the original song until it seems to be turned into an updated summary of it. Haunting and sweet, and bearing Jez Williams on vocals (as does Words), it’s given a very different and more edgy feel than Jimi’s fetching whine. The pervading influence of the likes of Court of the Crimson King (thanks for obliging, Richard!) lends these tracks a feel of deliberate experimentation kept to a relieving short track length. Last Broadcast seems a bit like There Goes The Fear’s genteel younger brother, with a similarly repetitive hook but a much slower feel.
Then there are the two that I feel sometimes fail to hit the mark. About Satellites I remain permanently undecided… Live, it was excellent, and suitably moody, on CD I occasionally get irked by its gospel overtones and droned chorus. Having said that, in the right mood I love its quirky tinkling intro and crooned backing vocals. Similarly Friday’s Dust seems to me a slightly wide-of-the-mark experiment in sounding like The Doors (although that’s possibly because the deep vocals and plunketyness – do I care if that’s a word? – remind me of Riders On The Storm) and yet its also an interesting experiment in blended sounds with a wonderfully creepy bridge.
As a whole, the two strains of Doves music mix together beautifully. The tracks are arranged perfectly to soothe and sting in equal measure, and are closed off expertly by the most mainstream and accessible track. The driving force behind Doves seems to be a desire to blend simple guitar tracks with a smattering of experimental instrumental breaks and overlay them with meaningful lyrics. At least, that’s what they’re succeeding in doing every time I listen.
Usually I would recommend introducing yourself to a band chronologically but in this case I would suggest coming to this, the most mainstream and perhaps most accomplished of Doves’s albums first, then Lost Souls and the wonderful B-sides album Lost Sides, before taking a run up to Some Cities, which is the least instantly loveable and best approached from an established fandom…
Go, get music by affable scruffs (my apologies, Andy, it turns out there’s more than one affable scruff in the world!) and enjoy.
And if you don’t enjoy…
… well, you probably have no taste. :P
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Advantages: Track 9 has gone straight into my top 10 tunes Disadvantages: It's not Lost Souls
...band in years. The Last Broadcast, the follow up album was released this year, along with a top 10 smash, There Goes The Fear. But how does the album stand up?
The Last Broadcast has 12 tracks on it, which vary dramatically in both their style and how good they are. I'll give a brief description of all the tracks, and my opinion on them all.
1. INTRO (1.19mins)
A short, musical intro which is there to set the mood of the album. Nothing particularly ... ...Unlike Lost Souls, The Last Broadcast see's some of the vocals being taken
over by guitarist Jez Williams, who, on LS simply took on backing vocals duty. Musically, this track is a brilliant opening song. A gorgeously simple but
effective guitar is set with a simple drum beat and supporting bass line. The texture of the tune is fairly thick, with a jangly guitar throughout the
verses. It also has some fantastic backing vocals by the usual lead ...
drunkenabby007 01.07.2002
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...is about. ‘The Last Broadcast’ is the long awaited follow up album to ‘Lost Souls’, which was released in 1999 to critical acclaim. From the intro to the very last track, TLB does not disappoint. In fact I think it emulates and surpasses its predecessor in everyway.
The album starts with a dark, gloomy instrumental which the Doves seem to have made their forte, and it sets the tone for the rest of the record. Next comes ‘Words’ and you realise that ... ...the song that epitomises ‘The Last Broadcast’ and all that it stands for. ‘Pounding’ is a modern classic that burns with a longing uplifting vibe. I’ve heard that Doves toured with The Strokes prior to releasing this album. If they did, you can hear shades of them within the confines of this song. Apparently written about the Hacienda, and seizing the time, ‘Pounding starts with – you guessed it – pounding drums. A solitary beat that pierces straight ...
Kustomed 20.06.2002
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Advantages: Very inventive, a breath of fresh air Disadvantages: Not for everyone
...The eagerly-anticipated follow-up, ‘The Last Broadcast’, was released in 2002 .. but does it live up to the hype and expectations? I bought this album recently on a recommendation from a friend, who has similar musical tastes to myself. Doves are in a genre of their own really, which could be described as ‘melodious indie britpop’ or something. Anyway, let’s talk about the album.
The packaging of the album is unusual to say the least. The front ... ...album has twelve tracks, which last about 55 minutes. This means that most tracks are around five minutes long. You might expect this to get a little tedious and boring, but as Doves are constantly warping and re-inventing their sound it’s simply not a problem. Here’s the tracks:
1. Intro (1.19)
It’s .. well .. an intro. But a nice intro. It consists of a steady beat, which on closer listening is not so steady but wavers quite a lot. It’s calm ...
mattwood 09.04.2003
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Advantages: Bolder Statements Of Intent From Future Kings. Disadvantages: A Few Slight Misguided Turns.
The gravity of Doves last album (2000) was enough to rescue more that a few lost souls who believed that challenging alternative music had died. Its scope was far reaching, the core melodies were intricate and uplifting even if the album espoused a deep melancholy. It is one of the great debuts and will still be spoken about in hushed tones by your children. Living up to such accomplishments often hinders second comings. Radical debuts are often ... ...creativity. Not so here. 'The Last Broadcast' sees Doves change tact a little, the vocals are now shared between Jimi Goodwin and Jez Williams lending a delicate-ever-changing subtlety to proceedings. Sean O'Hagan, formerly of Microdisney and still a partial member of Stereolab, has joined the fray on arrangements fitting in tuneful obscurities that very often illuminate Doves sound. If you could imagine 'Lost Souls' as a smouldering piece of artistry ...
indiecater 28.09.2002
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Advantages: Presents an excellent grounding in recent Manchester indie, 'Caught by the River' is magnificent Disadvantages: Too little of the band's own voice in amnogst the influences, 'M62 Song' and 'Fridays Dust' inch a little too close to dirgedom
...of winners). 'The Last Broadcast' clearly has a lot to live up to, and so it is not surprising that the band decided to take a slightly different take this time around. Not that this is immediately evident, opening track imaginatively titled 'Intro' is the close brother of 'Lost Souls' curtain riser 'Firesuite'. A ghostly instrumental tinted with swathes of brooding synths and shiver inducing murmured sighs, which rather like 'Firesuite' pointlessly ... ...before breaking down into a last rush of verse-chorus where the vocals shoot up to sub falsetto heights before descending to the main hook one last time. The mix of influences here finally creates something original, albeit as a curiously endearing gestalt. Elsewhere however, the inspirations once again shine through clearly, so clearly Doves appear to be becoming a curious covers band producing original material. With 'N.Y' Doves have set their ...
dreamerz 03.07.2002
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Advantages: great, brilliant and rambly - and that's just my review... :P Disadvantages: none, honest.
In a typically garbled and ridiculous attempt to make myself understood, in my lastDoves review I said that The LastBroadcast was a better album than Lost Souls. It isn't, but I do think it's destined to be more popular, more mainstream and more accessible. So? I kinda retract. If you get what I mean. If you don't, well, makes no difference, you should listen to both anyway. :P
Aaron, another one just for you. :P
Lost Souls is, as debut albums go, a pretty classy offering. 10 full tracks and 2 instrumental mood-pauses (a regular Dovesian trick to keep the album flowing as a single musical offering rather than a collection of individual singles-fodder) join together to form a beautifully turbulent river of sound, or something equally lovely and pretentious. :)
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Advantages: some of best tracks in career Disadvantages: couple of fillers
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Short history of Doves (not The Doves) is that they used to be a 90s dance band of acid house ilk and had relative success that hit a high point with the catchy single ?Aint No Love? (Aint no use). Perhaps somewhere on the come down they regrouped and reinvented themselves as an indie band and released ?Lost Souls? to great critical acclaim back in 1999. ?LastBroadcast? was more created with more commercial influences and consequently moved their cult status to more mainstream, especially with the first two singles ?There goes the fear? and ?Pounding? becoming instant indie anthems.
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Advantages: Great mix of interesting sounds Disadvantages: Peters out a bit towards the end
The Doves were introduced to me by my father, who had bought The LastBroadcast (Doves second album) and had a habit of playing it on a regular basis. Now at that stage I was interested in much heavier music and hadn't even given the light rock genre consideration after my first look. The Doves seem to have been the band that bridged the gap and began to make my music taste more eclectic. So, years later, I decided to buy up other Doves albums in the hope that they would be as good.
The first track, "Firesuite" is more of an intro than anything else, bringing you gently into the mood of things to come. Short on vocals, the song is quite reminiscent of Air, with a tangible, but indescribable something extra. It's a very chilled out track, but somehow manages to make me excited in anticipation of the rest of the album every time I play ...
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Product details
Title
Last Broadcast, The
Performer
Doves
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
29/04/2002
Recomended Retail Price
14.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2002
Label / Distributor
Heavenly / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Producer
Doves
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
724381223222
Catalogue Number
HVNLP 35CD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Initial copies of THE LAST BROADCAST include a limited edition bonus disc of 4 previously unreleased songs. Doves: Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams. Recorded in England between January 2001 and January 2002. England's Doves began as teenage purveyors of feel-good dance music in the early '90s as Sub Sub, and even scored a minor hit. After a studio fire cost them their equipment along with demos of their second release, the members of Sub Sub forged ahead, transform their sound and renaming themselves. With 200's LOST SOULS, Doves blew up in England and garnered a cult following in the states, signaling a mess of anticipation for 2002's THE LAST BROADCAST. LAST BROADCAST clearly owes heaps to early-'90s shoegazing bands like Ride and Lush, nowhere more so than on the dizzying, spiraling "Words." At other times THE LAST BROADCAST recalls the Manchester (not coincidentally Doves' hometown) sound of the same era, particularly hearkening back to Inspiral Carpets (see "There Goes The Fear"). However, to truly describe Doves one would have to invoke everyone from the Kinks to James, as the threesome pick from all over the British musical map to conjure up a delectable sound, wholly its own. On THE LAST BROADCAST, Doves uphold the hope aroused by their thrilling debut.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.104) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002" Q (12/02, p.65) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 2002" Uncut (1/03, p.95) - Ranked #27 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year" - "...Sonically confident and considered..." Rolling Stone (6/20/02, p.83) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...They make tremendously consoling music, in an autumnal sort of way. LAST BROADCAST is nearly as comforting as the return of cool weather after the summer..." Q (May 2002, p.109) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...Echoing, acoustic folk-pop....melodic yet substantial, uplifting, and acceptable to football fan and student alike..." Vibe (8/02, p.165) - 3 1/2 out of 5 - "...Fueled by rigorous guitars, rugged bass lines, precise percussion, and soulful loops....THE LAST BROADCAST shows the Doves in full flight..." Mojo (5/02, p.108) - "...Visceral, pulsing, uplifting, widescreen but with none of the bluster that would tip its forbears into self-parody. Songs burst with ideas..." Magnet (6-7/02, p.86) - "...Damn good...' NME (4/27/02, p.28) - 9 out of 10 - "...The most uplifting miserable album you'll hear..." Alternative Press (8/02, p.75) - 9 out of 10 - "...The second album from Doves, energizes the droning psychedelic landscapes found on their debut, LOST SOULS. Exhibiting far more stylistic cohesion, [it] boasts shimmering pop that meshes well with its harmony-drenched synth-and-guitar sprawl....This is a dazzling and haunting disc; one hopes this album is a misnomer." CMJ (5/13/02, p.5) - "...Not only does the ambient rock channel luminaries like the Stone Roses and the Charlatans, it also innovates...on its own terms....the group's epic, fuzzy rock smacks of having been created by a former dance act..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Intro
2.
Words
3.
There Goes The Fear
4.
M62 Song
5.
Where We're Calling From
6.
New York
7.
Satellites
8.
Friday's Dust
9.
Pounding
10.
Last Broadcast
11.
Sulphur Man
12.
Caught By The River
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