Constellations for the Lonely is the upcoming sixth studio album by British rock band Doves. The album is set to be released by EMI North, the band's first for the label, on 14 February 2025.[1] Described by the band as a "dark" album, guitarist/singer Jez Williams said in an interview with NME, "We're living in pretty fucking horrible times, so we wanted to reflect that but give a little hope. [...] I see this as a future soul album for outsiders. We want you to feel understood."[1]
Background
Constellations for the Lonely follows over four years since the trio's comeback album The Universal Want and the cancelled proposed tour to support the album in 2020 and 2021. Singer/bassist Jimi Goodwin had been struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues, which prompted the band to cancel all remaining promotion for the album whilst Goodwin sought treatment.[1] In an interview with NME, Goodwin said that there was "a loose thread that kicked the record off," with album opener and first single "Renegade" being the first thing the band recorded together for the album. Goodwin told NME, "In our minds, it's got a Blade Runner-esque theme. It was inspired by the Roy Batty speech of how nothing lasts forever, you know, 'I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.'"[1] Jez Williams furthered, "This is quite a dark album. We started to write it after we cancelled The Universal Want tour, so some of the songs reflect that. We wanted 'Renegade' to start with this apocalyptic atmosphere. That's what felt right for us after such a difficult time. Jimi was with us, but we were trying to make sense of all the mess – and that fed into the album."[1]
