Dover may refer to:
1) a Spanish alternative-pop-rock band which was fou… Read Full Bio ↴Dover may refer to:
1) a Spanish alternative-pop-rock band which was founded in [year formed]1992[/year formed]. The Band currently consists of the sisters Christina Llanos (guitar/vocals) and Amparo Llanos (guitar), Jesús Antúnez (drums), and Samuel Titos (bass) who recently replaced former bassist Álvaro Díez. Their music ranges from heavy to sweet, shouting to dreaming, but always with a groovy drive.

Dover originated in the outskirts of Madrid at the beginning of the 1990s when the Llanos sisters decided to form a rock band encouraged by the alternative scene from Seattle. In 1994, the drummer Jesús Antúnez and the bass guitarist Álvaro Gómez joined in. One of the band's demo tapes reached the radio program Disco Grande on RNE Radio 3. The band then entered into a one-year contract with the small independent record label Everlasting-Caroline. Their debut album Sister in 1995 lacked promotion and sold poorly; however, the Spanish fanzine Mondo Sonoro included it among the 10 best national albums of the year.

After their initial contract expired, they signed with the independent label Subterfuge Records, which produced their second album Devil Came To Me. This album turned out to be an unprecedented success in the Spanish independent scene. A fragment from the title song was included in a popular Radical Fruit Company television commercial and the band got launched to national fame. While promoting this album, the bass guitarist was replaced by Álvaro Díez, who had already been part of the band at its beginning. The album sold over 500,000 copies and gained them fans also abroad in Europe and the Americas.

Their relationship with Subterfuge Records deteriorated and they signed with Chrysalis Records. In 1998, the band created their own label Loli Jackson Records. The next year they recorded their third album Late At Night in Seattle.

In 2000, they received the MTV Europe Best Spanish Artist award. In 2001, Chrysalis re-released their first album Sister including a bonus unreleased song Noche tras noche. In September that year, after tense recording sessions in Los Angeles marked by disagreements with their album producer Barret Jones, the band released their fourth album I Was Dead For 7 Weeks In The City Of Angels.

In 2003, they released The Flame, recorded in Spain and produced by Rick Will, an album that shows all the fury that has made them big without forgetting those great songs of melody and quality. Stephen Marcussen (Marcussen Mastering, NYC) did the mastering, a classic that has mastered a lot of the legendary records of the last 15 years.

In 2006, Dover released Follow the City Lights. It was recorded at PKO Studios and self-produced along with Daniel Alcover. The album was preceded by the single Let Me Out, and broke away from their usual sound to create a more dance-like style.

The band's 2007 release 2 is a greatest hits compilation, which exhibits the rock sound that brought them to stardom, as well as the band's new electronic sound.

The first single from 2 is entitled "Soldier."

2) An artist associated with the doujin circle Tokyo Audio Waffle, or en;dolphinrecords. He is a producer of a wide range of genres, from house to hip-hop, to chiptune, and to deep house.

Afterhours
Dover Lyrics

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Oh Man! I wish you were gone
You want a ride?
Sorry to tell you (but) you need
A car

Oh Man! You gotta be wrong
I need a fight
I don't believe you

He's not that bad

And I said
So long my ass! It's all your fault
You have to bring me back her love
Don't need no luck only your guts
Don't bother telling me to stop

Oh Man! I wish you got lost
Do you see that light?
Sorry to tell you
It means hit the gas

Oh Man! You gotta be wrong
Are those your pants?

I can't believe it's one of those
Nights !!

Overall Meaning

The song "After Hours" by Dover is a song about a protagonist going through a difficult night and being accompanied by someone who is not proving to be helpful. The first verse sees the singer expressing their desire that the other person was not with them in the car. They ask if the other person wants a ride and then tell them that they need a car. In the second part of the verse, they express a sense of being wronged by someone and that they need to fight them. However, the other person tells them that he is not that bad and the singer expresses frustration and tells them that it is all their fault. They need to get back the love of someone dear to them and they only need the other person’s guts and not luck.

In the second verse, the singer again expresses their desire for the other person to not be with them. They ask if the other person can see a light and then tell them that it means hit the gas. Then, they ask the other person if they are wearing their pants, and express disbelief at the night they are having.

The song is a high-energy rock song that seems to draw from classic punk influences of the 70s and mixes those with hard rock rhythms. The lyrics as a whole are cryptic, and there is not any clear narrative developed over the course of the song. This seems to be part of Dover’s style as they often wrote lyrics that seemed to be more evocative than literal.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh Man! I wish you were gone
Expressing disapproval or dislike towards the presence of another individual

You want a ride?
Asking if the other individual requires transportation

Sorry to tell you (but) you need A car
Informing the other individual that they require a car in order to travel

Oh Man! You gotta be wrong
Expressing disbelief or questioning the validity of a statement

I need a fight
Desiring a confrontational or aggressive confrontation

I don't believe you He's not that bad
Disagreeing with the other individual's opinion or belief

And I said So long my ass! It's all your fault You have to bring me back her love Don't need no luck only your guts Don't bother telling me to stop
Expressing the need for the other individual to take responsibility for a failed romantic situation and to actively help resolve it, while also expressing determination to continue despite possible obstacles

Oh Man! I wish you got lost
Continuing to express a dislike or disapproval towards the presence of the other individual

Do you see that light?
Drawing attention to a physical object in the environment

Sorry to tell you It means hit the gas
Explaining the meaning or significance of the physical object in the environment

Oh Man! You gotta be wrong Are those your pants? I can't believe it's one of those Nights !!
Continuing to express disbelief or doubt towards the other individual, while also implying an unexpected or bizarre situation

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