On connait désormais le titre et la date de sortie du nouvel album des Doves. Le successeur de Kingdom of Rust (2009) s’appelle The Universal Want et paraîtra le 11 septembre 2020 via Imperial et Virgin EMI.
Le disque, sorte d’écho de la vie avant les masques et la pandémie, a été conçu avec le concours de Dan Austin, producteur déjà impliqué sur Kingdom Of Rust et Some Cities. Sa pochette est l’œuvre de la photographe Maria Lax, dont le travail sur Some Kind Of Heavenly Fire (Setanta Publishing) toucha Jimi Goodwin.
Après Carousels, le groupe vient de livrer un nouveau single, le bouillonnant et ombrageux Prisoners. Un morceau rock qui file à toute allure et dont le métronome semble être Jez Williams, batteur survolté du trio.
02. I Will Not Hide
03. Broken Eyes
04. For Tomorrow
05. Cathedrals of the Mind
06. Prisoners
07. Cycle of Hurt
08. Mother Silver Lake
09. Universal Want
10. Forest House
It’s just you and I
This is our last dance
One last fight …
When there’s blood on the stage
Could you face your fears?
It all ends here
The minutes the Hours,
Days and years
What you want?
Can you give me a sign?
Or give me your current state of mind?
Old friend it’s been a while …
We’re just prisoners of this life …
Just prisoners
Were just prisoners in this life
Though it won’t be for long
We’re just just prisoners …
In dusty halls,
To the Hollow Shopping Malls
To the endless rows of English Roses
If you’ve got to believe in someone,
Don’t make that person me
If you’ve got to let go of something,
Then let go of me
And last night I dreamt
I was sent to a place of innocence
Hello old friend,
We can’t pretend
Were not prisoner of this life
Just Prisoners
Were just prisoners of these times
Although it won’t be for long
We’re just just prisoners …
Hello old friend
It’s been a while
It’s me again …
It’s been a while …
We’re just prisoners of these times …
But it won’t be for long
Won’t be long
