Hailing from the scene that brought the defining sounds of the Smiths, the Stone Roses, Oasis, James, and the Charlatans UK, Doves is another Brit-pop band playing around with depressing lyrical imagery and embryonic soundscapes that made the Mancunian circuit so popular throughout the '80s and '90s.
Gloriously basking in the ethereal ones before them, their debut Lost Souls is a shoegazing twist of emotional bliss.
Music hasn't sounded so heavenly since Radiohead and The Verve.
The dozen-track look into streaming psychedelia taps into melodic waves of love lorn and sadness, especially on songs like "Rise" and "Lost Souls." The mood rouses and the positive clamor of "The Cedar Room" becomes the album's brassy anthem, very Oasis-like.
Frontman/bassist Jimi Goodwin drools like a swooning Damon Albarn during "Here It Comes" and whooshing guitar licks from Jez Williams recall the sounds of Noel Gallagher.
NME boldly claims it as the best debut album since Definitely Maybe.
They're onto something good.
If only Liam and Noel could calm down a bit and find that mesmerizing nature once again.
[In October 2000, Lost Souls was issued in America on Astralwerks with three added bonus tracks not included on the original version].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FiresuiteJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Here It ComesJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Break Me GentlyJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Sea SongJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 48 MB |
| 5 | RiseJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | Lost SoulsJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 06:09 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 7 | Melody CallsJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Catch the SunJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | The Man Who Told EverythingJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 10 | The Cedar RoomJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 07:38 | 17 MB | 54 MB |
| 11 | RepriseJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 01:43 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 12 | A HouseJimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Jez Williams | Doves | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 59 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 393 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Coyle | Strings |
| 2 | Doves | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Wendy Edison | Strings |
| 4 | Bruno Ellingham | Assistant Producer, Mixing |
| 5 | Kate Evans | Strings |
| 6 | Jimi Goodwin | Bass, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Sampling, Vocals |
| 7 | Barbara Grunthal | Strings |
| 8 | Rich Mulhearn | Photography |
| 9 | Rick Myers | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Steve Osborne | Mixing, Producer |
| 11 | Martin Rebelski | Piano |
| 12 | Mary Scanlon | Photography |
| 13 | Stuart Warburton | Harmonica |
| 14 | Richard Wheatley | Fender Rhodes, Piano |
| 15 | Andy Williams | Composer, Drums, Harmonica, Sampling, Vocals |
| 16 | Jez Williams | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |