Doves have announced the next single from their forthcoming sixth album, Constellations For The Lonely.
‘Cold Dreaming‘ is out now, ahead of the release of the album on February 14th. The track finds Doves hitting rude form in the midst of a new period of flux, seeing Andy and Jez Williams taking on lead vocal duties in the studio as well as on stage.
Speaking about the track, Doves’ Andy Williams says: ‘Cold Dreaming’ is a song about forgiveness. Trying to forgive and move on. As a minimum, these days, resilience is the thing that you need more than ever, certainly as a musician. Perhaps the lyrics do touch a bit on what we’ve been through.‘
While this year’s live dates will go ahead without the band’s Jimi Goodwin, Constellations For The Lonely found the three-piece together in the studio, circling shared ambitions for a new, classic Doves album. Whereas the Jimi Goodwin sung ‘Renegade’s sense of rainy dystopia reigned, Cold Dreaming finds the band exploiting their deep love for psych-soul’s fast-burning golden era of the late-60s and early-70’s, quoting visionary producers, Charles Stepney and David Axelrod as creative references.
The band will be touring the UK in February and March. The majority of the fifteen dates are sold out; however, Any remaining tickets and returns will be available via links hosted on the band’s official website www.dovesofficial.com with fans urged to join the band’s mailing list to be alerted to future touring and festival announcements.
