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Doves—Where We’re Calling From

They may not be the most charismatic bunch ever to tread a rock'n'roll stage, but Doves sure know how to put on a fine show. Recorded live in the extraordinary location of the Eden Project in Cornwall during the summer of 2002, the Manchester trio storm through a rousing set of uplifting tunes, in which "Pounding" and "There Goes The Fear", from their latest album, The Last Broadcast, are inevitably the highlights. EXTRAS: Arguably even better than the main feature.

Alice Cooper – The Eyes Of Alice Cooper

Mr Cooper's attempt to teach the garage-rock whipper-snappers a thing or two

Spooks – Faster Than You Know…

Second album from Laurence Fishburne-approved Philadelphia hip hop quartet

Envy – A Dead Sinking Story

Mogwai-endorsed noisecore ferocity from Japan

The Pearlfishers – Sky Meadows

Glaswegians' fifth album of orchestral pop

Death Cab For Cutie – Transatlanticism

Third UK release from rising Seattle heartbreakers

Susan Cadogan – Hurts So Good

Lee Perry-produced reggae diva's 1977 classic

Various Artists – Off The Wall: 10 Years Of Wall Of Sound

Anniversary package from independent dance label with chart aspirations

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Knockabout adaptation of clever cult comic

Barbershop

Amiable shoot-the-shit comedy from hangdog actor/producer Ice Cube, Barbershop reveals a hint of drama (sinister gangster Keith David has designs on the shop), but is really a sitcommy chatabout between neighbourhood eccentrics. Topics range from slavery reparations to "the difference between a woman with a big ass and a big-assed woman!"
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