Doves have revealed the tracklist to their new ‘Best Of’ album, and added additional dates to their upcoming UK tour. Check out the details below.
The news of the album arrived at the start of the month, when the members said that they would be celebrating nearly three decades together by sharing an upcoming ‘Best Of’ compilation, and embarking on a UK tour.
The new record, ‘So, Here We Are’, is to be released on multiple formats on November 14 via EMI North (pre-order it here). It marks the first of its kind to be shared from the band on vinyl, and will include a mix of singles, album tracks, and rarities spanning their entire 27-year releasing history – which began with their ‘Cedar’ EP in 1998.
Now, the band have a first look at the tracklist, which opens with ‘Black And White Town’, and closes with ‘The Cedar Room’. In total, 19 songs are featured, including back-to-back renditions of ‘Pounding’, ‘Snowden’, ‘Cold Dreaming’, ‘Catch The Sun’ and ‘Broken Eyes’.
Other songs include ‘There Goes The Fear’, ‘Renegade’, ‘Prisoners’, ‘Here It Comes’, ‘Carousels’, ‘Caught By The River’ and ‘Walk In Fire’. Check it out in full below.
The ‘So, Here We Are’ tracklist is:
1. ‘Black And White Town’
2. ‘Pounding’
3. ‘Snowden’
4. ‘Cold Dreaming’
5. ‘Catch The Sun’
6. ‘Broken Eyes’
7. ‘Kingdom Of Rust’
8. ‘Darker’
9. ‘There Goes The Fear’
10. ‘Renegade’
11. ‘Prisoners’
12. ‘Here It Comes’
13. ‘Carousels’
14. ‘Caught By The River’
15. ‘Walk In Fire’
16. ‘Lean Into The Wind’
17. ‘Spirit Of Your Friend’
18. ‘The Man Who Told Everything’
19. ‘The Cedar Room’
As well as announcing the release, Jez and Andy Williams announced a handful of UK live shows to celebrate the band. These follow on from them releasing ‘Constellations For The Lonely’ and playing 16 concerts this spring in celebration of the latest album, and also see co-founding bassist and vocalist Jimi Goodwin remain absent to focus on mental health.
The dates include stops in Dundee, London, Bournemouth and Cambridge in December, and now two new dates have been added to the itinerary – taking place at Sheffield’s Octagon on December 14 and Manchester’s O2 Apollo on December 20.
Tickets for the new new dates go on sale on Wednesday September 3 at 10am, and will be available here. All December dates follow on from Doves’ ongoing tour dates and festival appearances this month – check them all out below.
Doves’ UK tour dates are:
AUGUST
29 – Lindisfarne, Lindisfarne Festival
31 – Birmingham, Moseley Folk & Arts Festival
DECEMBER
12 – Dundee, LIVEHOUSE
14 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
15 – Bournemouth, O2 Academy
16 – Cambridge, Junction
18 – Sheffield, Octagon [NEW]
20 – Manchester, O2 Apollo [NEW]
The Manchester indie stars made a comeback in November 2024 with the single ‘Renegades’ and the announcement of their sixth studio album ‘Constellations For The Lonely’. Before then, the band were forced to pull the tour for the record so that frontman Jimi Goodwin could focus on his mental health. Brothers Jez and Andy Williams then took on vocal duties while the frontman continues his recovery.
Speaking of the decision, Goodwin told NME last year: “I’m not going out live this time. The door’s not closed on that chapter; I just have to honour my sobriety and do what I need to in order to maintain that. I’m not ready to perform yet.”
“Jez and Andy have got my complete blessing. I’m absolutely thrilled for them. They still want to be jobbing and gigging musicians,” he added. “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.”
In December, drummer Andy Williams spoke out performing without Goodwin, saying that he is “proud of him for doing really well” with his sobriety.
“We’ve all really been through the wringer, but no one’s fallen out over this. I’m really proud that we’re all still good friends,” he said.
Earlier this month, Goodwin announced a new hip-hop project called NightjaR, and announced a one off live show.
