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About a decade ago, the word "angular" was rarely heard outside of a geometry class, and this was what Mercury Prize nominations sounded like. Doves did enough anthemic rafter-reaching to honor predecessors like Oasis and the Verve. They were also studio-centric and tech-savvy enough to satisfy an OK Computer jones, while having enough British classicism for people not ready to follow Radiohead down the rabbit hole. And there were many of them, to the point where "new Radiohead" (ironically sounding like the old Radiohead) became one of the early new century's most briskly populated UK indie subgenres.

Doves - The Last Broadcast
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 352 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Heavenly # HVNLP35CD | Country/Year: UK 2002
Genre: Electronic, Rock | Style: Brit Pop, Downtempo, Indie Rock

…They've stripped down to the basics, letting the optimism of The Last Broadcast take center stage. It's a brilliant moment.

Doves - Some Cities
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 290 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Heavenly # HVNLP 50CD | Country/Year: UK 2005
Genre: Electronic, Rock | Style: Brit Pop, Downtempo, Indie Rock

…Escaping the dreariness of Manchester is what fueled Doves to start a band in the first place. Some Cities isn't a Mancunian downer. It's very real and Doves' best yet.