Doves

Doves are the Manchester trio of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Jez and Andy Williams, who first hit the UK top three in 1993 as the dance act Sub Sub before a 1996 studio fire wiped out their tapes and gear and, in effect, gave them the reset that produced Doves. The sound is widescreen, melancholic northern rock with the rhythmic pull of their club past, and 'Darker' is a brooding, bass-led B-side from the Lost Souls era that later found a second life on the soundtrack of the TV series 24. Lost Souls (2000) went platinum in the UK and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, and the band went on to score two UK number-one albums (The Last Broadcast and Some Cities). Their 2025 album Constellations for the Lonely reached number five in the UK and number one in Scotland, and drew a Metacritic score of 82, an unusually strong critical run for a band three decades in. Goodwin sat out the 2025 tour for that album while the rest of the band toured it.

From the notes for Episode 04 · fact-checked Sep 23, 2026.