Posting on Instagram, Dodie wrote: “put her in a bath! She’s lost! Do something with her because she’s doing anything she can to feel something and she just feels nothing but sadness. And loneliness and shame and fear. God I rly love this song! I’m so so so glad it’s out. US ur next! It’s out at midnight wherever you are. What do u think lads!!!? What’s ur fave line!? Ur fave sound! AH.” 

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She also said about the new release: “‘I Kissed Someone (It Wasn’t You)’ is set in the aftermath of a newly-single person’s messy night out. It’s the feeling of trying to patch over a broken, lonely heart by indulging in a revenge fantasy of promiscuity – sadly only resulting in feeling lost, lonelier and shameful. I wrote the song to take place in a drunken, dark mindset – teetering on the edge of sinking deep into the bad thoughts that alcohol can amplify, before snapping back in the verses to a slightly more grounded, but still sad, place.” 

Build A Problem is available for pre-order now. Dodie’s hotly-anticipated debut album has already had its release date pushed back twice, after delays due to Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. Singles already released from the album include Guiltless, Boys Like You, Cool Girl, Rainbow and Hate Myself. 

Also known as Dorothy Miranda Clark, Dodie rose to fame after posting covers and original songs on YouTube. She released her first EP Intertwined in 2016, which hit number 35 in the UK Albums Charts. Her following EPs You and Human charted at number six and number five respectively. She has collaborated with other musicians such as Jacob Collier, Julia Nunes, Thomas Sanders and Tessa Violet. 

In the video, dodie is wearing the post carrier’s outfit from her recent Hate Myself music video with knitted letters, that she previously used to announce the album, spelling out the phrase: “O Bum.” She sings a short song explaining because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit, there are vinyl distribution issues which won’t be resolved in time for the album’s original release date. You can check out the video below.

In another video on dodie’s second YouTube channel, doddlevloggle after the song there is a behind the scenes clip of dodie being told the news by her manager that they had to delay the album. Her mascara has completely run down her face, showing her devastation at the news. dodie then looks to the bright side of the news, which will include her releasing another single from the album and doing more press for it too.

dodie has released three singles off of Build a Problem so far. Cool Girl came out in October after being featured as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record.  The intimate track tells the story of how we sometimes make ourselves smaller in order to fit into people’s perceptions of how we should be. The song was followed up by Rainbow which was released in December and is about the importance of pride and the shame that comes with being a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

dodie then released Hate Myself in January, on Annie Mac’s Hottest Record,  dodie described the meaning of the song saying; “It’s basically like, I think relationships in the past have made me feel uneasy when someone goes quiet and they’re dealing with their problems introspectively and I begin to blame myself.” 

Build a Problem will be dodie’s debut album. Speaking about the album to The Metro, dodie said; “I think I was going through a crisis actually, I was very unsure of who I was and I was trying to figure it out in music. So I think it’s quite unstable of an album – but it’s definitely honest.” She also added; “I’d like people to come away from this album knowing what I can do.”

dodie will also be doing a tour to support the album which will kick off on the 19th of September 2021 in the O2 Apollo in Manchester before heading to Glasgow, Birmingham, Southampton, Bristol before finishing off the UK tour in Eventim Apollo in London on the 27th of September. Speaking to Annie Mac about the tour, dodie said; “I’m going to lose my mind, I’m going to go so hard for that first show.” 

dodie’s Build a Problem tour dates are as follows:

19/09/2021 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
20/09 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
21/09 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
23/09 – O2 Guildhall – Southampton
24/09 – O2 Academy – Bristol
27/09 – Eventim Apollo – London

Hate Myself was accompanied by a compelling music video, directed by Sammy Paul. The video shows dodie training, Rocky-style for a job as a mail carrier. In true dodie fashion, the stunning video sucks you in and leaves you idolising both dodie and her work.

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This isn’t dodie’s first release off her album Build a Problem. Cool Girl came out in October after being featured as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record.  The intimate track tells the story of how we sometimes make ourselves smaller in order to fit into people’s perceptions of how we should be. The song was followed up by Rainbow which was released last month and is about the importance of pride and the shame that comes with being a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Speaking about her upcoming album to The Metro, dodie said; “I think I was going through a crisis actually, I was very unsure of who I was and I was trying to figure it out in music. So I think it’s quite unstable of an album – but it’s definitely honest.” She also added; “I’d like people to come away from this album knowing what I can do.”

dodie will also be doing a tour to support the album which will kick off on the 19th of September 2021 in the O2 Apollo in Manchester before heading to Glasgow, Birmingham, Southampton, Bristol before finishing off the UK tour in Eventim Apollo in London on the 27th of September. Speaking to Annie Mac about the tour, dodie said; “I’m going to lose my mind, I’m going to go so hard for that first show.” dodie recently uploaded a video to Instagram about how much she missed touring.

 

 

 

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Hate Myself is out now on all platforms, you can watch the music video below.

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This comes just days after dodie uploaded a mash up video of her, Orla Gartland, Tessa Violet and Lauren Aquilina singing their songs Cool Girl, Pretending, Games and Swap Places to her YouTube channel, all of the songs centre around insecurity. Orla Gartland took to her Instagram to announce the video saying; I love women? new mashup with @doddleoddle @laurenaquilina & @tessaviolet up on dodie’s youtube brought to you by the power of technology & the power of friendship, it’s crazy human psycho crush part ii AKA the insecurity megamix.”

This isn’t dodie’s first release off her album Build a Problem. Cool Girl came out in October after being featured as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record.  The intimate track tells the story of how we sometimes make ourselves smaller in order to fit into people’s perceptions of how we should be. The song was followed up by Rainbow which was released last month and is about the importance of pride and the shame that comes with being a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Speaking about her upcoming album to The Metro, dodie said; “I think I was going through a crisis actually, I was very unsure of who I was and I was trying to figure it out in music. So I think it’s quite unstable of an album – but it’s definitely honest.” She also added; “I’d like people to come away from this album knowing what I can do.”

dodie will also being doing a tour to support the album which will kick off on the 19th of September 2021 in the O2 Apollo in Manchester before heading to Glasgow, Birmingham, Southampton, Bristol before finishing of the UK tour in Eventim Apollo in London on the 27th of September.

Hate Myself will be out on January 12th, you can check out dodie’s video with Orla, Tessa and Lauren down below.

my debut album

BUILD A PROBLEM

is out March 5th

the first single, COOL GIRL
will be premiered on @BBCR1 TONIGHT at 6pm as @AnnieMac ‘s Hottest Record

the album will be available to preorder at https://t.co/Og7lz947iR after it’s been played

SEE YOU THERE! pic.twitter.com/qVt2kOd9yF

— dodie (@doddleoddle) October 19, 2020

Build A Problem is Dodie’s first album, but it follows a series of carefully crafted EPs with cult followings: Intertwined, You and Human. She is famous for her acoustic style and her cuttingly honest lyrics about everything: love and loss, mental health, growing up alongside the internet, sexuality. ‘Cool Girl’, the first single from Build A Problem, is no different.

‘Cool Girl’ is three minutes of Dodie’s trademark intimacy with her fans; she lays herself bare, insecurities, vulnerabilities and all, in few words and a succinct and catchy chorus. She talks candidly with Annie Mac about how the sentiment of the song – making oneself a little quieter, a little more aloof and ultimately less engaged – is not something that she wishes to promote, but just to acknowledge how people go through it sometimes.

‘Cool Girl’ was a last-minute addition to an album that has been in the works for some time; Dodie wrote it in lockdown and recorded it as some of the restrictions eased up. It is stripped back but stylish, and for fans it will likely feel like the natural progression of Dodie’s ever-growing musical talents. The harmonies are harrowing. You can watch the lyric video below.

The honesty of ‘Cool Girl’ anticipates the rest of Build A Problem, Dodie declares. She told the Metro: ‘I was very unsure of who I was and I was trying to figure it out in music … so I think it’s quite unstable of an album – but it’s definitely honest.’

On Annie Mac’s Future Sounds, she speaks about her mixed feelings about being honest, and having to be honest in interviews and other promotional material throughout the press cycle of Build A Problem. Make no mistake – Dodie sounds extremely excited to be releasing an album, but she is clear about its mental challenges and the care that needs taking with some of her subject matter. Her fans will undoubtedly be grateful though; Dodie has always had a remarkable way of just sharing reality.