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Once again, thanks to Lauri for the setlist! If you grab a setlist or take some pics from any of the shows on the tour. Please post them on the official Doves forum on Facebook or you can email them to me at dovesmusicblog at gmail dot com. Thanks!

Andy & Jez spoke to Clash Music about the new album and their plans for touring the record.

“I always like to think of the sonics as the fourth instrument,” explains Jez, picking up the thread. “You might have the guitar, bass etc but I always thought there’s always room – and there always should be room – for sonics, because I like the abstractness of it. I think it helps create tension and release in the music. Perhaps we’ve taken that from our past band, Sub Sub. There used to be a lot of sonics in dance music.”

It’s a good read. You can read it all in full here.

The Times has published a review of the Glasgow show. The reviewer asks, are Doves a viable live act without Jimi…

Are Doves viable as a live act without him? Certainly. There were many wonderful moments. Encouragingly, the new songs were among the best. On the tender opening of Strange Weather, Jez’s voice was at its most exposed but he sang with a lovely avuncular vulnerability. For Last Year’s Man, Andy came out from his kit and took the lead. Throwing back his head, eyes shut tight, he sang, “I feel no shame!” like he meant it. A man down, the band showed admirable grit and spirit.

You can read the full review here.

Doves kicked off their UK tour this evening in Glasgow. Strange Weather and Last Year’s Man were played live for the first time. The tour stops off in Edinburgh next. The show is sold out! Thanks to Lauri for the setlist!

Some quotes from Jimi about Saint Teresa:

“By keeping it to one side, we were able to reappraise it and make it better. Andy and Jez helped out with it and it’s great that it’s found a home.

“My Catholicism went out of the window years ago, but I love the iconography associated with the church. They put on a really good show. I identify with it all from my childhood. The story of Saint Teresa is fascinating“

Read more at NME

Doves returned to Maida Vale to perform tracks for 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq. Andy & Jez also spoke to Steve, a great interview with a DJ who has supported Doves since the start.

Click here to listen to the session. Starts 2 hours in. Tracks played: Renegade, Cold Dreaming, and Black & White Town. They played four tracks at the session, so keep an eye open for when the fourth track gets aired. Likely new track to be aired after the album is released.

White Flowers have been announced as the support band for the upcoming UK tour. Every gig except for Nottingham’s Rock City is sold out!

Doves will participate in RSD for the first time. EMI North will issue a double A-side featuring two bonus tracks from Constellations For The Lonely. Cally & Lean into the Wind will released on 10″ vinyl, available at all good record stores on April 12th. UK only.

Andy recently spoke with Jayne Hinton for Bolton FM. If you missed the interview, Jayne has kindly shared the audio so you can listen to the full interview. It’s a brilliant listen, so much is covered from why Jez sings lead vox on Cold Dreaming, the setlist for the upcoming tour, Sub Sub vinyl reissues and so much more.

It has now been confirmed that Constellations For The Lonely will be released on February 28th. Pre-order your copy now at dovesofficial.com