Biography
The first great indie rock guitar album of the twenty-first century was created by a trio of Manchester, England-based musicians who, almost a decade earlier, had been synonymous with the city’s then vibrant club culture. Doves original incarnation Sub Sub had been conceived when a trio of former school friends became re-acquainted on the dancefloor of Manchester’s Haçienda cluJimi Goodwin (b. 28 May 1970, England; bass/vocals), Jez Williams (b. 18 February 1970, England; guitar/vocals) and twin Andy Williams (b. 18 February 1970, England; drums) began recording as Sub Sub. By autumn 1993, their strident house track ‘Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use)’ was omnipresent in clubs and on the radio, but when fire destroyed everything they owned, Sub Sub ceased to exist. Remarkably, the band now describe this blaze as ‘a good cut-off point. It kept things interesting.’ Re-inventing themselves as Doves,...
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