Doves are pleased to share the Deluxe Edition of ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ with you today.
This digital exclusive version of the critically acclaimed album features the original track listing, plus two bonus tracks from the Extended Edition and instrumental versions of the ten album tracks. Listen now.
Fans can also purchase the ‘Constellations For The Lonely [Instrumentals] ‘ as a standalone album exclusively on the official Doves store. Visit the store.
by nicky · Published June 24, 2025
· Last modified June 25, 2025
Doves today announced a deluxe edition of Constellations For The Lonely. A catch all digital only release will feature the full album, plus Cally/Lean Into The Wind (Saint Teresa Drautwerk Version is not included) and the instrumentals of the 10 album tracks. Cold Dreaming instrumental is now available to stream on all DSPs.
The deluxe edition will be released on Friday July 4th in both standard and Dolby Atmos resolution, and is available to pre-order/pre-save now: https://Doves.lnk.to/Deluxe
If you’re looking to download high res 24-bit wav files. Qobuz are offering up the full deluxe edition to download from July 4th.
Doves kicked off the summer festival season with a slot at the Tomavastas Festival in Madrid on Friday evening then a headline slot at Wychwood on Sunday evening. It was all-change on keys, with Matt Steele (You may have seen him play live with ACR) taking over from Christian Madden. Links to setlists for both performances can be found at the 2025 tour page. Both setlists linked are on Setlist.fm
Tomavistas Photo by @listodelacompra on IG
Tomavistas Photo by @jero_romero_fotografia on IG
Wychwood Festival photo by the @wtchwoodfestival on IG
Previously only available as a bonus track, Doves has now released their latest single across all digital platforms.
Talking about the themes of the song, Jimi says, “It’s about seemingly, permanently shambling people, those who just never seem to get anywhere and they deserve so much better. A story of lovely ne’er-do-wells who always seem to grab the wrong end of a dirty stick.”
Andy: A song for the misfits! Possibly the only song that me and Jimi both play drums on. Both our drum parts are used in the final mix.
Constellations For The Lonely bonus tracks Callyand Lean Into The Wind have been released on double A-side 10″ vinyl for Record Store Day in the UK on April 12th. 2000 copies were pressed, and they can still be found online for the retail price of around £18-20. Fans reported that the prices in London were around £20-22.
Nick Yates has kindly transcribed the guitar tabs for both tracks: Lean Into The Wind / Cally
Doves will headline the De La Warr Pavilion lawns on Saturday, July 26th. Tickets go on sale at 9am, Friday March 28th. Tickets will be available from THIS LINK.
With much thanks to Nick Yates. Here are the guitar tabs for the 10 tracks from Constellations For The Lonely. Nick has also done tabs for Cally and Lean Into The Wind. These will be available after the Record Store Day release.
I’ve linked all 10 tracks below. They’re also available using the menu tab above, where you can also find Doves entire discography that Nick has kindly transcribed over the years.
As always. The tabs are designed so that you can strum along to Doves’ tracks. The tabs may not reflect exactly how Doves play the songs as some of the recordings are detuned and they are designed so that you don’t have to be Jez or play a right-handed guitar upside down to enjoy them!
We invite you to submit any corrections where necessary
Thanks to Kath for the setlist from the show at the Southampton Engine Rooms.
House of Coco reviewed the gig, which you can read an excerpt from below. You can read the full review here.
It was followed up with ‘Carousel’ and ‘Words’ from 2002’s ‘The Last Broadcast’ which really got the crowd going. Jez, stepping up to perform lead vocals, should be really proud of himself; it must have been daunting to take on the mantle from Jimi, but he was absolutely brilliant and was superbly supported by his brother Andy too.
The live sound was elevated by the addition of three incredible musicians in their own right which included the always-superb Christian Madden on keys.
From the anthemic yet introspective ‘Renegade’ with the poignant line ‘And nothing, lasts forever’ to the dreamy vibes of ‘Rise’, this was an assured spin through their career-spanning back catalogue, as well as serving up highlights from their critically-acclaimed latest album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ which showcase their exemplary musical craftsmanship and is a bona fide masterpiece.