The new Doves single

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...is the most draw-droppingly blatant rip-off of The House of Love in the history of space.

― dan, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Just wanted to share.

― dan, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Of all the things to rip off these days. Mind you, "Catch the Sun" is just Swervedriver, which is not a bad thing at all.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Oh by the way, welcome, I gather you're new here. :-)

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Thanks.

It's just like 'Feel'. It even features the word 'justify' ferchrissakes.

― dan, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Everything old is new again. Next, a partially dubbed-out, partially horn-led eight minute long neo-gaze number called "Risen From the Dead."

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Um, I'm sorry, I didn't understand that. But I'm confident it was clever and perceptive.

― dan, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

no it was just a ned-style joke :P

― mark s, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

the most draw-droppingly blatant rip-off of The House of Love in the history of space.

Err.. what are the other candidates?

― N., Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Fair point.

― dan, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

no it was just a ned-style joke :P

Man! *cries*

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Paul Lester played a track off their new album on GLR last night (yeah I know they call it Multimedia Live BBC London or something now, but to me it's still GLR) manfully being diplomatic in avoiding calling it crap. He did say that it would appeal to the sort of people waiting for the finest British rock album since Urban Hymns but then said of the track in question "If you wait until 3:40 into the song, something truly amazing happened." After wandering through three-and-a-half minutes of regulation-length post-Verve/Embrace sludge, duly at 3 mins 40 secs - erm - some female backing singers came in.

Dear oh dear oh dear. That's another fifteen quid saved, then.

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 12 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Keep hearing that single. The amazement hasn't lessened. It's so The bloody House of Love.

― dan, Wednesday, 27 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

there are sounds that remind me of House of Love songs, true. Anyone notice the new Gomez song starts off with the same riff as PJ Harvey's 50 Foot Queenie?

― Alan Trewartha, Wednesday, 27 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

eighteen years pass...

So, they're back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q02PXRTMus4

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 12 July 2020 17:36 (three years ago) link

Pretty good. Two for two on the new singles. This one sounds a bit like the Church.

― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 12 July 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link

Holy "Space Oddity", Batman!

― Davey D, Sunday, 12 July 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

I like all of the new singles very much, as well as the Comets are Coming remix of "Carousels"

― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Thursday, 27 August 2020 15:03 (three years ago) link

yeah me too

― sean gramophone, Thursday, 27 August 2020 15:09 (three years ago) link

they seem to be making a concerted effort to not play it small/safe which I really appreciate

― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Thursday, 27 August 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link

Brutalist 'Carousels' video - TCIS remix over this maybe a nice pairing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a239ZI3iYI

― nashwan, Thursday, 27 August 2020 15:44 (three years ago) link

they seem to be making a concerted effort to not play it small/safe which I really appreciate
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Thursday, August 27, 2020 8:25 AM

lol what is this comment?? doves have always been prone to huge anthemic boombast.

and that's why they've always ruled too.

― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 27 August 2020 16:04 (three years ago) link

I guess I was comparing these more to other bands' comparatively moribund "reunion" records more than to previous Doves albums, though even by their standards these songs are quite demonstrative imo

― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Thursday, 27 August 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link

i get it. i was just looking for another reason to espouse their enduring awesomeness.

― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 27 August 2020 16:58 (three years ago) link

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