The Doves' new album, Kingdom of Rust, already feels like an old friend. It doesn't tread much new ground but brings the band's sound, with its melancholic harmonies, repeating riffs and dreamlike, reverb-heavy textures, into funkier and sometimes more angular, electronic territory. Set opener 'Jetstream' and the title track were the highlights from the new material played in Cambridge this week. One or two of the new tracks didn't fly, but this was the first date of the Doves' UK tour so it's early days.
Despite a quiet crowd, the band launched into their music with fantastic energy, bringing old favourites (Pounding, Words, Here it Comes) back to life, slightly up tempo in some cases. There were few innovations in the presentation of the back catalogue - almost perfect recreations of the original recordings for the most part - but this is sumptuous music that should endure, and a stunning live act to boot.
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