Lavelle’s music career started at 15 when he ran block parties in Oxford. At only 18 he started the Mo’ Wax label, taking the name from his club night at the time, Mo’ Wax Please. Around the same time he started the That’s How It Is night with Gilles Peterson, which went on to become one of London’s longest running nights.

All the photos in this gallery are from Doves’ energetic performance at New York City’s Terminal 5 on Thursday, June 4th, 2009. No pictures or material may be reproduced without written consent from the owner.