It'll be interesting going into the 00s. With the earlier albums on the
list it's a lot easier to justify their place in the list based on
longevity or influence on subsequent artists and genres. I imagine the
selection criteria will be less clear as it goes on.
0900
Doves "Lost Souls" (2000)
The book mentioned something about DJs/dance music so I thought
I'd be listening to something in that vein. Turns out that was Doves'
previous incarnation 'Sub Sub' where they worked in the dance genre.
Their studio space burnt down, and the band lost their equipment and the
music they'd been recording at the time. The band used the insurance
money to re-start and shift into a more alt-rock sound... and I like it!
They still have a bit of a dance approach to their tracks in that they
seem to build a lot of the songs on repeated/looped ideas, and there's
some nice production touches in place, but with more of an organic
feel that dips into pop, indie, post-punk and even a touch of
shoegaze. They build up layers of sound, which is an approach that I
dig.
The title track
builds until it feels like a rising wave of voices rolling into
shore. "Catch the Sun" is a catchy, upbeat propulsive pop track built
over a fuzzy drone. "The man who told everything" is a more stripped
down alt-rock track that brings strings and clean guitars over the
choruses.
Closer "A House"
is an almost an alt-country track but with the sound of burning
buildings fading in and out of the mix. It's a musically
adventurous and interesting album.
Not bad, 2000. You're off to a good start.
