Taken from the latest edition of the Uncut magazine. Ta to Rick Wood at Doves Forum for the scan!

‘We’ve been through the wringer’: Doves on addiction, breakdowns – and touring without singer Jimi Goodwin

Their new album Constellations for the Lonely ranks among their best work. But as they prepare to go on the road, the Williams brothers talk about their momentous decision to play without Goodwin

Read the full interview with Andy & Jez at the Guardian here.

‘Constellations’ is indeed up there with their best. A full review of the album is incoming!

I’ve been repeatedly asked, how was the warm-up tour? I don’t really do live reviews, but this tour was unique in so many ways for obvious reasons. I hadn’t planned to do this. So please bear in mind I’m writing these thoughts down a week after the shows happened.

I’ve put down my thoughts that you can read here. It’s all positive! The band absolutely left those of us who attended the shows wanting more. Roll on the UK tour next year! ✊️

Doves finished their short run of warm-up shows last night with a show at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge. A very special show! If you want to see the setlist, click here.

Doves are certainly warming up! To see the setlist from Birkenhead, click here.

Doves played their first show in over five years last night at a sold out Sugarmill. The show was a euphoric success!

If you want to see the setlist, click here.

Tickets on sale now

We are excited to announce three intimate shows this November in Stoke, Birkenhead, and Hebden Bridge to celebrate the release of our new single, Renegade. These performances will be especially meaningful, marking our return to the stage after a long time away. Prioritising mental health has always been central to us, and we are supporting Jimi in his decision to step back from live to focus on his well being. We appreciate your support in taking this decision. If you are signed up to our mailing list, you will get access to the pre-sale on Monday 11th. General sale available from Tuesday 12th. We’ll see you soon. Love, Jez & Andy & Jimi

Just to be clear me (Jez ) will be singing the songs (along with Andy on some of the songs) with Jimi very much in spirit ….I hope this is cool and you understand /accepting as Jimi is still not out of the woods he’s doing really great but more time is needed  we’ve been working really hard and is sounding amazing. We look forward to playing these new songs to you and of UW  …..so will be playing new songs from constellations FTL and universal want .. of course with the old songs you know 

Doves will return to the live stage later this month with 3 intimate shows. Tickets go on pre-sale at 9:30am on Monday for subscribers of the official Doves mailing list. The general sale will commence at 9:30am on Tuesday. Undoubtedly, these 3 shows will sell out quick. Keep your eyes peeled for more dates to follow next year.

The second part of the NME interview with Jez & Jimi helps to explain how the new live line-up will work:

Jez: “I’m singing the majority of the songs and Andy will be singing some too. It’s strange with Doves, the band is bigger than the sum of its parts. We’re going out there to play the songs for the people that want to hear them. Travelling is in our blood. We made the decision to do this between the three of us.”

The Williams brothers will be joined by the expanded line-up of Nathan Sudders on bass, who has performed with Elbow, Nadine Shah and King Creosote and multi-instrumentalist, Jake Evans, who was a touring member of Jimi Goodwin’s own band

Jimi adds: “Jez and Andy have got my complete blessing. I’m absolutely thrilled for them. They still want to be jobbing and gigging musicians. It’s part of the package for them, and it is for me too, but right now I don’t want to upset any apple carts. You’ve not heard the last of me performing again with Doves.”

Doves 6th studio album Constellations for the Lonely will be released in February. The scheduled release date is February 14th, but that date has yet to be confirmed. The band who are now signed to EMI North, released the first single from the album today, Renegade. Andy says of the track:

Renegade is a retrospective glimpse into Manchester’s future – a dystopian vision born from uncertain times. It’s entirely imaginary, yet somehow deeply familiar.

Jimi & Jez spoke to NME at length about the track and the album. You can read the full interview here.

The album will be released on CD, cassette (exclusive to the band’s official store), black vinyl, marble vinyl, and an indie exclusive orange vinyl which can be found at Piccadilly Records among other indie record stores. An Obi strip version of the orange vinyl is limited to 300 copies sold only at Assai Records.

Pre-order your copy of the album