The first single and title track from the new album ‘Kingdom of Rust’ is now available to buy!You can download it from iTunes by visiting this link.Hear ‘Kingdom of Rust’ in full exclusively on Myspace.com now! | Pre-order the albumThe waiting is finally over. Ahead of next week’s release of the Doves brand new fourth album ‘Kingdom of Rust’ you can hear it in full exclusively over at the guys’ Myspace page now. You can also pre-order the album over at Play.com and Amazon.
Xfm Residency | Jimi and Andy to takeover the airwaves Every Sunday night in April between 9-10pm Jimi & Andy will be taking over the XFM airwaves and spinning some of their favourite tunes. You can listen to the first show this coming Sunday the 5th April via the XFM website here. Also on XFM, Jimi & Andy joined John Kennedy last night to talk through the track listing of ‘Kingdom of Rust’ you can listen again here. Radio 2 and 6 Music sessions, T4 performance and more BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music are both promoting last weekend’s sessions with the band from their respective homepages. Visit Dermot O’Leary and Steve Lamacq to listen again to these. The BBC Music website has also written a fantastic review for the new album…”Kingdom Of Rust is possibly Doves’ finest moment yet in a catalogue full of magic…” they purred. Read the full review here. The band also performed a great version of ‘Kingdom of Rust’ on T4 on Sunday. You can view the video here. And finally, here’s just a few examples of what the rest of the press world have been saying about the new album…”The Doves album? It’s the only guitar music you need buy this year” | The Guardian Guide”A career high…a rarity at present: a convincing mainstream rock record ” | The Observer”5 out of 5 – Euphoric…(Doves) will be the most important British band this year” | The Guardian”4 out of 5 – To hear this band at the peak of their power – as Doves indisputably are – has been worth the wait” | Uncut”Lush, melodic…Doves (are) the most underrated British band of their generation” | NME”4 out of 5…it’s a great pleasure to have them back” | The Independent”Wide-eyed, warm-hearted guitar music…Doves are seizing their moment” | Word Magazine”5 out of 5 – it adds to a brilliant Everyman night out – maybe they’ll win a Mercury soon too” | News of the World”4 out of 5 – an album about England, about hearts beating wild and strong through wind whipped, rain-lashed, solace-in-introspection northern living”| Mojo”4 out of 5 – an album of life-affirming, genre-busting, career-defining majesty” | QDOVES HQ