Pitchfork

Manchester trio Doves will return next year with their fourth album, the follow-up to 2005's Some Cities. The record has no title yet, but according to an interview frontman Jimi Goodwin gave Billboard.com, first single "Kingdom of Rust" is "quite emotional" and is "really expansive with a wistful melody" and "a country-ish shuffle beat." The album will be released on Astralwerks in the U.S.

Recording for the album is almost finished, and Goodwin gave some details about other tunes as well. There's a song called "Jetstream" sung by guitarist Jez Williams that Billboard.com calls "Kraftwerk-leaning," a song called "The Outsiders" with a "piledriver bass line and a Can-like backbeat," and a "vaguely country rock-esque tune" called "Winter Hill".

Billboard.com asked Goodwin if there is "a country rock-feel" to the record, to which he responded, "We haven't made Nashville Skyline, you know what I mean?" He also said, "Everyone talks about fucking departures, but this album is hopefully just Doves doing what they do really well, which is nicely crafted songs."

Doves plan to tour again starting in February.