Inspiration is seldom elusive and motivation rarely fades for Doves as the boundary-clearing alchemists of yearning, scenic alternative sound return with their sixth studio album, 25 years after they arrived with their Mercury Award-nominated debut. Tested yet undiminished, the three members’ artistic impulses quietly raged on following 2020’s third No.1 album success of The Universal Want, getting to work almost immediately afterwards. Five years on, a baton passes to Constellations For The Lonely, ten new tracks of enkindled, future-facing, meticulous manipulation of mood.
