Originally formed in 1988 as Sub Sub, a dance act who coincided with the rise of the Hacienda and the rave scene from Manchester expanding outwards, they enjoyed moderate success for seven years including the hit single "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (#3 UK), before suffering the disaster of their studio burning down in 1996, taking all their current recordings with them. The experience, tragedy and pressure of that would inspire their name-change, in 1998, to Doves, and ultimately their first full-length album, Lost Souls released in April 2000. "Lost Souls" was a dark, atmospheric effort, full of brooding keyboards and claustrophobic light grooves, yet charted at number 13, mainly due to the top 40 singles, "The Cedar Room", "Catch The Sun" and "The Man Who Told Everything".
Two years later, Doves enjoyed their commercial and critical peak with their second album, The Last Broadcast, which charted at number 1 in the UK charts, spawning a hit single, "There Goes The Fear", which reached number 3 in the chart. "The Last Broadcast" was characterised by huge, spacious recordings, and an overall feeling of euphoria and relief. Two more singles, "Pounding" and "Caught By The River" both charted inside the top 40, and in the summer of 2003, Doves headlined the Other Stage on the last night of the Glastonbury Festival.
Recording problems and writers' block delayed the emergence of their third album, Some Cities, until Spring 2005. This was a return to the more claustrophobic sounds of their debut, though still featured the top 10 single "Black & White Town". "Some Cities" sold well, debuting at #1 on the UK chart, and received some of the band's strongest reviews to date.
Jimi Goodwin and Jez Williams both contributed to other bands in the late 90's, Goodwin played bass for Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr's band Electronic on their 1999 album Twisted Tenderness and Williams played guitar on Saint Etienne's albums, 1998's Good Humor, 2000's Sound of Water and finally 2002's Finisterre.
2009 saw the release of 'Kingdom of Rust' and a tour to support, soon followed by 'The Places Between', a greatest hits album - also released as a double album with DVD compilation of singles, non-single releases and remixes.
The band is on a break from recording, according to an interview with The Daily Record. Jimi Goodwin stated: "It's nice just to have a bit of breathing space... We just wanted to get off that whole album-tour-album-tour treadmill. None of us are ready to face going into the studio for another two years. This is wiping the slate clean, we have nothing else in the vaults now. That is it. Whatever we do from now on will be a new start."
On 2 October 2012, EMI International released a Doves anthology titled 5 Album Set featuring all four studio albums from Lost Souls to Kingdom of Rust and the 2003 re-issue of Lost Sides.
It has been announced that Jimi Goodwin will support British band Elbow on their Spring 2014 tour of the United Kingdom.
Someday Soon
Doves Lyrics
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You'll know how its feels to,
Love someone.
All my love and all my heart go with you,
Just look into my eyes and what can you see.
All my love and all the time keep with me,
I keep them with me.
Some day soon,
You'll know how its feels to,
Love someone.
Some day soon,
You'll know how its feels to,
Trust someone
Seven days and seven nights have fallen,
Empty streets and bright lights is woken,
So why is it the ones we love, we can't trust,
We can't trust.
Because, some day soon,
You'll know how its feels to,
Love someone.
Some day soon,
You'll know how its feels to,
Trust someone, to trust someone, someone.
Oh its been a while, since I loved someone.
The opening lines of Doves' song, "Someday Soon," carry a sense of hope and comfort for a future where the listener will experience love and trust. The song portrays the message that though trusting and loving others may sometimes prove difficult due to the betrayal that comes with it, it is still worth taking a chance. The lyrics, "All my love and all my heart go with you, just look into my eyes and what can you see, all my love and all the time keep with me, I keep them with me," conjures up an emotionally direct moment in which the singer confesses that they carry their love with them all the time, and that they hope for the recipient to be able to feel that love someday soon.
Meanwhile, the lines "Seven days and seven nights have fallen, empty streets and bright lights is woken, so why is it the ones we love, we can't trust, we can't trust," suggest that the time is passing on with or without the singer, and despite the world's bright distractions, the ones that the singer formerly trusted have broken that trust. However, the singer is still extending trust and love to someone else; perhaps, it could be that the more they put these feelings out into the universe, the more chance there is for love to return.
Overall, the song is an optimistic narrative of somebody who hopes that others will one day be able to experience the love and trust they have and that they will not lose faith or trust. The pulsating, upbeat rhythm bears the hope and positive energy of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Some day soon,
In the near future, a time will come
You'll know how it feels to,
You will understand the sensation or experience of
Love someone.
Adore a person deeply and intimately
All my love and all my heart go with you,
I am giving you all of my affection and devotion
Just look into my eyes and what can you see.
Gaze into my eyes and you will discover my feelings
All my love and all the time keep with me,
I preserve all of my love and time with me
I keep them with me.
I hold onto them or retain them
Some day soon,
In the near future, a time will come
You'll know how it feels to,
You will understand the sensation or experience of
Love someone.
Adore a person deeply and intimately
Some day soon,
In the near future, a time will come
You'll know how it feels to,
You will understand the sensation or experience of
Trust someone
Have confidence in or rely on someone
Seven days and seven nights have fallen,
An extended period of time has passed
Empty streets and bright lights is woken,
Desolate roads and vibrant lights are now active
So why is it the ones we love, we can't trust,
Why is it that individuals we care for, we are unable to confide in?
We can't trust.
Our trust has been broken or compromised
Because, some day soon,
As a result, in the near future, a time will come
You'll know how it feels to,
You will understand the sensation or experience of
Love someone.
Adore a person deeply and intimately
Some day soon,
In the near future, a time will come
You'll know how it feels to,
You will understand the sensation or experience of
Trust someone, to trust someone, someone.
To have faith in an individual, to confide in someone
Oh it's been a while, since I loved someone.
It has been some time since I felt deep affection for someone.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: RICHARD C. BRAUN, DAVID BRYAN BENOIT
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