Doves

Alternative rock band from Manchester, England, which started out as the dance band .

The band comprises twin brothers Jez Williams (guitar, vocals) and Andy Williams (drums, vocals), and Jimi Goodwin (bass, vocals, guitar).

Years active: 1998 – 2010 (hiatus), 2018 – present

During the band’s hiatus, Jimi Goodwin released a solo album, while the Williams brothers regrouped as Black Rivers.

They began life as a Haçienda inspired dance band until their studio burned down and they lost all of their equipment, and then reformed as Doves.