"If you were part of the rave scene in England in the early 1990s, you probably knew about the band Sub Sub. A sloppily dressed, brightly colored trio of old schoolmates, Sub Sub hit it big with ""Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)"" in 1993. The song eventually soared to No. 3 in the U.K. charts, but Sub Sub fell to rock bottom soon thereafter. They were a classic one hit wonder which relied on the drug-induced high associated with the underground dance club scene in Manchester, England. But after the buzz over ""Aint No Love (Aint No Use)"" wore off and the band had to come up with something else to keep the binge going, a hardcore single-success hangover set in. What's worse, the band's studio burned to the ground in 1995, engulfing in it whatever Sub Sub was hanging onto. Like a trio of white colored phoenixes, Doves rose from the literal and figurative ashes of Sub Sub in 1998.With the same three members of Sub Sub- Jim Goodwin (bass, vocals, guitar) and twins Jez Williams (guitar) and Andy Williams (drums)- Doves changed their sound from techno dance music to alternative rock. Doves recorded three EPS to start things off, then launched a successful debut album, Lost Souls, in 2000. Singles from the album like ""Here It Comes,"" ""The Cedar Room,"" ""Catch the Sun"" and ""The Man Who Told Everything"" were adored by critics. Two years later the Doves were able to follow up their successful debut effort with Last Broadcast, which contained ""There Goes the Fear,"" which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.In 2005 Doves produced Some Cities, which was a reflection and commentary on the time they spent in Manchester, an English metropolis that gets a bad reputation for being dreary. They don't shy away from the hard truths about their native town, but Doves also spin a detectible optimism into their later music. And with the musical redemption they achieved after Sub Sub went down in flames, Doves and their fans sure have something about which they can smile."
