Doves return with ‘Renegade’ and talk new album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’: “It felt like a bad curse was following us”

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Doves have made their return with the powerful and brooding new single ‘Renegade’, as well as sharing details of their sixth studio album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’.

Check it below, along with our frank interview with the band.The band have been teasing new material over the last week online and with posters in their native Manchester.

Now, they’ve confirmed that ‘Constellations For The Lonely will arrive on Valentine’s Day 2025, as a follow-up their chart-topping 2020 album ‘The Universal Want’ – marking the trio’s first full-length record in 11 years, following 2009’s ‘Kingdom Of Rust’.However, the comeback was somewhat short-lived when they were forced to pull the tour for the record so that frontman Jimi Goodwin could focus on his mental health.

The journey back to find their purpose helped shape the record, as showcased by the emotional and widescreen first single ‘Renegade.“There was a loose thread that kicked the record off,” Goodwin told NME. “‘Renegade’ was the first thing that we did together for it.