English Rock band Doves have released their new song “Renegade” accompanied by a music video: it’s their first release in over four years. Furthermore, the band has announced a studio album titled “Constellations For The Lonely” which will be release on February 14 2025.
Doves’ 6th album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ will be released in February on @eminorthrecords.
Listen to the first single, ‘Renegade’, and pre-order now.https://t.co/kqvL9HmfJg pic.twitter.com/4ubVtJvaqJ— Doves (@dovesmusicblog) November 4, 2024
On their X profile, the band has teased a poster for the upcoming album and as well as a track list:
1. Renegade
2. Cold Dreaming
3. In The Butterfly House
4. Strange Weather
5. A Drop In The Ocean
6. Last Year’s Man
7. Stupid Schemes
8. Saint Teresa
9. Orlando
10. Southern Bell
Here is the music video for their new single titled “Renegade“:
The band formed in the early to late 90s, after meeting in school where they were all playing in different bands. Firstly experimenting with dance sounds, they eventually set on rock in 1998. After releasing a few singles and EPs which received moderate critical acclaim, Doves released their first full length studio album called “Lost Souls” in 2000. In 2002, their second album “The Last Broadcast” was released and peaked at number one on UK charts.
With “The Last Broadcast”, the Doves gained popularity throughout the country. They released a DVD and a collection of songs called “Lost Sides”. They reached the UK number one once again with their third studio album “Some Cities” in 2005, which was recorded around the English and Scottish countryside. They also released the single “Black and White Town” which peaked at six in the UK: the song was inspired by the band’s hometown Wilmslow in Cheshire, county where parts of the album were also recorded.
In 2009 Doves released the album “Kingdom of Rust” which peaked at number two on the UK chart and marked their final studio release for over a decade; after releasing the album and a collection of hits the following year, the band took a break to focus on other projects. “Constellations for The Lonely” is the band’s sixth studio album and comes nearly five years after their previous record “The Universal Want” was released in 2020.
The Band had announced a tour for the album in 2021, which was however cancelled due to one of the member’s struggles with mental health. After spending years out of the spotlight after the tour’s cancellation, the band is being welcomed by fans who are overjoyed with the release of the single and the announcement of the album. The band have revealed that much of the album was recorded remotely, to suit the member’s needs and to prioritize their welfare.
“Constellations for the Lonely” will be released on February 14, 2025.
