Doves - Kingdom of Rust
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Artist: DovesEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2009-04-07
Music Label: Astralwerks
Soundtracks:
- Jetstream
- Kingdom Of Rust
- The Outsiders
- Winter Hill
- 10.03
- The Greatest Denier
- Birds Flew Backwards
- Spellbound
- Compulsion
- House Of Mirrors
- Lifelines
Music reviews of Kingdom of Rust
Music Review: Rock Solid A+ For Fans - New To Doves Start At Some Cities
Rating: 4 Stars
I've been a fan of Doves for quite some time.
Since the day in 2000, managing a music store, & coming upon the sublime cover of Lost Souls.
I looked at my associate Eric, & said should we give this one a go, & he nodded. Both of us were very happy we did play it & agreed there was just that something special about this band, that separated them from the rest.
Coming to this album I tried to leave my expectations in the backround.
As a matter of fact i've had the album now for a full week, & purposely put off listening to it, until I would have a good hour to just pop it on & really absorb the music.
I had heard the 2 lead tracks & both are vintage Doves sound.
I loved the fact that they pulled some influence back from their Sub-Sub days to lead off on the album. It sets the pace nicely.
What follows is a great adventure in sonic buildup & restraint.
This has the best flow from beginning to end of any of their albums to date.
This album forces patience, & never goes too far over the sonic line, & has you saying; "Why on earth did they do that?" Like for example on Snowden, that crunchy, & distorted guitar solo that brought the song down a notch. None of that on this record.
There is no over-experimentation. There is just enough to hold your attention.
You must listen & wait a bit before the treats come. When they do though,
they surprise, & set off those nice little tingles.
The rises & dips are akin to a ride on a smaller roller-coaster at a fair, as opposed to riding a huge one @ an expensive park.
You know lots of fun all the way through, & you have a big smile the entire time, as opposed to holding on for dear life exhilaration lol.
This album is also less layered, & seems to focus more on the natural settings of their studio.
Instead of using many digital effects to create a bliss feeling, as they have done in past recordings.
Because of this, the album is the warmest in feel of all their catalog to date.
Don't expect hits here. You will have to actually listen.
Every single track is solid.
This is one of those records that every great band makes sometime in their career that is really for the fans of that band, & not for huge public consumption. Some would say introspective, but I believe it is about the less is more philosophy that happens once a band matures & are comfortable in their own skin with being who they are.
I am just happy that Doves have worked to get to this point now.
I will probably find in later days I will listen to this one all the way through, whereas with other work from Doves, I have a set play-list from the previous albums.
Fans will absolutely love the personal & intimate feel of this record.
If you're new to the band, I would suggest starting @ Some Cities, or
The Last Broadcast, as you may not have the patience to listen through
& instead may just be looking for those few tracks that really reel you in.
Description of Kingdom of Rust
The critically acclaimed and beloved British trio Doves return with their first album in four years, Kingdom of Rust. Their 4th studio album, and first since Some Cities debuted at #1 on the U.K. album charts in February, 2005, Kingdom delivers the Dove's most sonically adventurous, intimate, and cerebral album to date.Comprised of brothers Jez and Andy Williams, and Jimi Goodwin, the trio has been recording the album for the past 18 months, having ensconced themselves to a farm house-come-studio in backwaters of Cheshire, England. They teamed up with long time Doves collaborator Dan Austin to co-produce all but 2 tracks of Kingdom Of Rust. For the remaining 2 tracks; "10.03" and "Winter Hill," the group worked with ace producer John Leckie (Stone Roses,Radiohead).
The single "Kingdom of Rust", lands in the broodier atmospherics of Lost Souls, strapped with a Johnny Cash bassline; "Jetstream" is a stomping Doves classic in waiting, fitted with a propulsive krautrock motorik, it inherits the bands dance DNA from their former Sub Sub extraction, with other searing standouts ("Greatest Denier", "Lifeline") rounding out this career defining album.
A limited edition CD/DVD version of the album will be released initially, featuring bonus filming of making of album, live footage, and documentary. There will also be heavy gauge, double gatefold vinyl.
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