Cedar (Doves album) explained

Cedar
Type:EP
Artist:Doves
Cover:Doves Cedar EP.jpg
Recorded:1998
Genre:Indie rock
Length:15:08
Label:Casino Records
Producer:Doves
Next Title:Sea EP
Next Year:1999

Cedar is the debut EP from Doves, the first release from the band after the dissolution of their previous incarnation, Sub Sub. It was self-released on the band's Casino Records label (co-founded by Rob Gretton) on 9 November 1998 on limited 10" vinyl. The epic track "The Cedar Room" later became the band's first single from their debut album Lost Souls. Following the release of the Cedar EP, Doves briefly joined Badly Drawn Boy as his backing band.

In a 2000 interview with Duke University, drummer Andy Williams said of "The Cedar Room":

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