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Grade: A | Genre: Brit Rock Summary: Some Cities powerfully swooping tracks serve as a great score to your life. |
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Finally, 3 years removed from their last release, 2002's The Last Broadcast, the Doves return to stake their claim as Britain's Band of Consistentcy with Some Cities. Jimi Goodwin and the Williams twins, Jez and Andy, are back to show us how good...no, how GREAT music is done.
It's hard to say whether Some Cities is an improvement or not from their last release because it feels more like a 3rd installment to a euphoric music trilogy. With each release, you feel like The Doves are picking up where they left off. They continue the story while adding a few characters along the way.
Some Cities powerfully swooping tracks serve as a great score to your life. Every song is a reminder of significant events that still leave a taste in your mouth.
The first single "Black and White Town" starts out like the Supremes' "Heatwave." Visions of Motown are apparent as it begs for more life out of a colorless existence.
"Snowden's" intro is a beautiful start to any song that feels like the twilight of Summer...the end of a dream. It's comfort food to help you deal with the usual grind; it's an escape from a world of responsibility and back to when things were much simpler...when Summer was still a vacation.
The Doves have always been great at changing pace not only from the pounding drums, but also in voice, and Some Cities is no different. Lead singer Goodwin, freely hands over mic duties to Jez (correct me if I'm wrong) on songs like "The Storm" and "Shadows of Salford" which both "sound like ghostly lullabies whistling past your ears." (www.heavenly100.com)
With the Doves, you never know what sound you are going to hear. They seamlessly fuse their musical influences into raw and innovative compositions that echo long after the album is over.
Look out Coldplay. "Some Cities looks to have set this year's standard. It's a major Brit Release that your next album will surely be compared to.
For more critiques from this reviewer, checkout PM Media Review.
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