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UncutConfirms Doves as the country's most innovative rock group. [Mar 2005, p.94]
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Some Cities brims with confidence, as the band delivers a mix of Motown rhythms and windswept melodies with unblinking force.
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Entertainment WeeklyThere's an almost antiquated quality to this wondrously exhilarating, shimmering pop masterpiece. [4 Mar 2005, p.73]
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Some of the radio-friendly oompa of ‘The Last Broadcast’ has been cut back, and the new record bears more resemblance to their debut ‘Lost Souls’ in its ashen-faced detachment and bloodied-yet-unbowed pride.
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Under The RadarA crowning achievement. [#9]
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Some Cities builds on the band's propensity for melodic grandeur and achieves pure sonic bliss in the bargain.
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Some Cities is easily their best since Lost Souls, and while repeated listens won't likely reveal it better than their debut, it's often equally as hypnotizing.
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UrbThey throw light on their shadowy melancholia, resulting in positively euphoric tunes. [Mar 2005, p.111]
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Whilst “Some Cities” has less radio-friendly singles than “The Last Broadcast”, it is perhaps a more cohesive piece of work.
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Q MagazineIt is only after about the fifth listen that the true wonder of Some Cities slowly starts revealing itself. [Mar 2005, p.97]
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"Some Cities" is less epic, but no less important, than its predecessors.
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Doves' best yet.
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The album has a mood that runs throughout, unfolding from nothing into something extraordinary.
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In the three years since Last Broadcast, Doves have cultivated a better understanding of their strengths and limitations, and Some Cities beams with a revivified looseness.
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SpinLike Coldplay killing time with the Happy Mondays at Manchester's Hacienda club. [Mar 2005, p.92]
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FilterFloating where they once soared... Doves safely straddle anthemic familiarity and hipster erudition. [#15, p.104]
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Anthemic, challenging pop.
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Some Cities is not as strong as its two predecessors, but it does continue the band's run of consistently pleasing albums.
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As has always been the case with Doves, aural environment-building sometimes seems to be all the band has going for it, like on "Someday Soon," which uses sudden dramatic hushes and angelic choirs to pump life into a ballad that's practically melody-free. But at least the practice helps Doves make its few great songs count.
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BlenderDoves' best songs are full of life and genuinely moving, like an older, wiser Coldplay. [Apr 2005, p.113]
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Suggests a progression and a retreat at the same time.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 61 out of 69
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Mixed: 3 out of 69
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Negative: 5 out of 69
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Nov 29, 2011
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SeanHAug 18, 2006Sing Jimmi..Sing! Blow your lungs out! Very nice piece of work!
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molMay 18, 2006