Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin is releasing his first solo album in 2014, titled Odludek.
Goodwin has been making music with indie rock band Doves since 1998, with a short hiatus since 2010. Odludek, expected to drop in March, is an album that should be a fun discovery, since Goodwin is an experienced artist but this is his first time creating music on his own. He has a lot to say about the album himself.
I wanted to make this mad mixtape’ the kind you’d pass back and forth with your mates; eclectic as fuck. That’s the way we’ve all discovered music over the years isn’t it? We join our own dots to make it all make sense. As I got into making the record, it felt like I was proving something to myself, making a point that I could do all this on my own. You know – I can play bass, I can play guitar, I can orchestrate. As the methods changed, the original concept stayed intact. It’s me, powering through ideas, kapow kapow, no pause for breath. It’s not trying to be wilfully eclectic; it’s just a reflection of how I schizophrenically devour music.
Odludek
01. Terracotta Warrior
02. Didsbury Girl
03. Live Like A River
04. Hope
05. Man v Dingo
06. Keep My Soul In Song
07. Oh! Whiskey
08. Ghost Of The Empties
09. Lonely At The Drop
10. Panic Tree