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Doves' first career-spanning best-of compilation, entitled The Places Between: The Best of Doves is set for release on April 5, 2010. Doves will be performing in UK to promote their new album. Doves will commence their tour on April 28, 2010.
Doves' worldwide tours, including multiple tours of the United Kingdom, United States and Canada, followed the album's release. On July 12, 2009 Doves appeared on the Radio 1 stage at T in the Park and the festival Latitude in Southwold. They also appeared with the London Bulgarian Choir as part of the BBC Electric Proms series in October 2009. The band's first career-spanning best-of compilation, entitled The Places Between: The Best of Doves is set for release on April 5, 2010. Doves are scheduled to play at the Isle of Wight Festival in June 2010 on Friday's main stage.
Doves' fourth album, Kingdom of Rust, was released on April 6, 2009. The title track "Kingdom of Rust" was the album's first single, released on March 30. Prior to the new releases, Doves offered a free download of the album's lead track "Jetstream" on their website. On January 27, 2009 the band announced a week's worth of tour dates from March 12–19, in which new album tracks made their debuts.
Doves recorded Some Cities, their third studio album, away from urban influences, and in cottages tucked away in the countryside of Snowdonia, Darlington, and around Loch Ness. Some Cities was released in February 2005 and went straight to #1 in the UK albums chart, aided by some of the strongest reviews they had received to date. The album was preceded by the single "Black and White Town," which reached #6 in the UK singles chart. On June 18, 2005, the band opened for U2 at Twickenham Stadium in London. Doves also supported Oasis at the City of Manchester Stadium on their triumphant return to Manchester, and Coldplay at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, both during their respective 2005 tours.
Doves' second album The Last Broadcast was released two years later, reaching #1 in the UK album chart, and was again nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. This record contained the single "There Goes the Fear," which reached #3 in the UK singles chart despite only being released for one day before it was deleted. Pounding, from the same album, is being used in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics With Glowing Hearts/Des Plus Brilliants Exploits advertisement campaign and in pre-event intros.
After meeting again at The Haçienda in 1989, the Williams brothers and Jimi Goodwin formed Sub Sub, releasing their first single "Space Face" in 1991, and then in 1993 they released "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)," which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. On the Williams twins' birthday in February 1996, the band's Ancoats studio caught fire and burned down, leading the band members to abandon their previous dance-oriented style and start afresh as alternative
Back in 1981, Andy and Jez Williams formed a band with schoolmate and bass player Tim Whiteley, recording and gigging from the age of 12 onwards. Various line-ups followed, as well as a brief TV appearance in 1986. Then, in 1988, Jez Williams and Whiteley became members of Metro Trinity, a Manchester indie band, with Jonny Male, and released a Debris flexi disc (Manchester indie fanzine) with the Inspiral Carpets. Managed by Warwick Embery, Donavan and the Bay City Rover's manager, Metro Trinity played a number of gigs including The Boardwalk and The Haçienda. They also released an EP called Die Young on Cafeteria Records, whose cover acidentally read "Die Yoing" by mistake, which was recorded in Brixton with drummer Colin Rocks, who was eventually replaced by Andy Williams due to Rocks' other commitments. Jimi Goodwin, Joe Roberts and Whiteley also played together in another band until Joe Roberts signed to London Records.
The formation of Doves can be traced back to when the Williams brothers and Goodwin met at Wilmslow High School at age 15. At the time, Jimi Goodwin was playing lead guitar in a band called The Risk; the other members were Joe Roberts (vocals and Rhodes keyboard), Steve Green (rhythm guitar), Dermot Ahern (bass guitar), Jimi's cousin Pat Goodwin (drums; after Simon Pitt, the original drummer, left the band) and managed by Tim Mulryan, who was said to have also managed the infamous "Macc Ladds." The Risk used to practice at Handforth Youth Club and met with some moderate success, mainly playing in Manchester pubs and at The Gallery, The Boardwalk, and The International. They also played at The Tunnel Club, Greenwich and at SoapAid. A 5-song demo entitled Take Five was recorded at Spirit studios in Manchester.
Doves are an English alternative