Doves: Kingdom of Rust

Soaring and rain-lashed, Doves' fourth album is a full-fledged triumph, says Alexis PetridisFor most of the noughties, record-buyers have indulged in a weird neophilia. It's not so much wanting to hear music unlike anything they've heard before - quite the opposite - but wanting a regular turnover of new artists: unfamiliar faces doing oddly familiar things. The effect on the life expectancy of bands has been dramatic. These days, if you manage to get to your third album without a collapse in sa...

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