Doves
Some Cities
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Doves’ majestic but amorphous mini-epics have always taken some time to sink in, so the Manchester trio seems to have streamlined its approach slightly on its third album, “Some Cities.” The disc thankfully doesn’t skimp on sweet hooks like those driving the droning title track, the Motown-infused “Black and White Town” and the ghostly and grand “Snowden.” Sure, “Walk in Fire” sounds like a rewrite of “There Goes the Fear,” a highlight of the group’s previous album. But Doves seems to be carving out such a distinctive niche for itself–think Coldplay with a darker, noisier edge to it–that the band can be forgiven a bit of self-plagiarism.
Best track: “Sky Stars Falling,” the album closer, has a menacing atmosphere utterly at odds with the song’s uplift.
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