Listen to Doves’ existential new single ‘A Drop In The Ocean’

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Doves have shared a new single titled ‘A Drop In The Ocean’ – you can listen to it below.The track serves as the final preview of the band’s sixth studio album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’, which is set for release tomorrow (February 28) via EMI North (pre-order here).In a statement, drummer Andy Williams explained: “It’s a song about us being insignificant, which can be helpful to remember when you’re going through a tough time.“A problem can be so big in your head, but it can be comforting to remember how small we are in the grand scheme of things.”Guitarist Jez Williams added: “I brought the music but Jimi [Goodwin, frontman] completely did the verses.“I knew he had it in him, because he always has the words in him.

He’s a great lyricist, the real deal. The song lit him up when he heard it, you could really see it. We all remember that moment.”The atmospheric and existential track presents a vast soundscape, and includes the hopeful line: “The flowers beneath the waves/ Will come back one day.” Its chorus goes: “You are the reason/ You are the air/ A drop in the ocean/ But you’re not there/ A drop in the ocean.”Check out the official music video here:‘A Drop In The Ocean’ follows on from the singles ‘Renegade’, ‘Cold Dreaming’ and ‘Saint Theresa’ in previewing the imminent ‘Constellations For The Lonely’.The record is the follow-up to Doves’ Number One 2020 album ‘The Universal Want’ – which itself marked the group’s first full-length release in 11 years, following 2009’s ‘Kingdom Of Rust’.Doves are currently out on a UK headline tour without frontman Jimi Goodwin, who is continuing to work on his mental health.