Party Like It's 1993

Morning Dove White, by One Dove ... maybe it's the other way around. Nothing groundshaking. No swaying arena anthems, bangin' dance hits, or songs that would make it onto decade-specific TV compilations. Which is all to its, and our, advantage. It kind of slid out, and slid away, making a few Best Of Year lists but no great waves. Andrew Weatherall's multi-dimensional production touch is evident, but aside from Dot Allison's cool vocals, there's no sense of the real band here. Criticized for sounding "dated" at the time ("This is how the future sounded in 1990"), it's aged very well, achieving a kind of hip timelessness. A second album never appeared. If you're in the mood for a little slink, maybe posing with a cigarette between the second joints of your fingers and letting the smoke creep over your face as you try to remember what the hell you were doing in 1993, this is your soundtrack.