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In her cryptic Instagram post, dodie has announced a new song and accompanying video to be released, though the title is unknown. Excitement for the new release has built since the artist has not released new music since her jazzy Chet Baker tribute single ‘Old Devil Moon’ in 2024. Fans have been anticipating a new release for a while, discussing her activity on social media. One fan predicts a small collection of songs to be released following her last EP ‘Hot Mess’ in 2024. They also consider what genre the artist will focus on in this album such as jazz or “indie pop opera” following the acoustic indie-pop tracks on ‘Hot Mess’ as well as her involvement in the band FIZZ.   

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The recent music announcement comes after the disbanding of the indie pop group FIZZ, comprised of dodie, Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown in July 2024. The band stated that it was time to “say goodbye to this chapter of Fizz” to focus on the members’ individual musical pursuits, leading to dodie’s announcement of new music. 

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Dodie’s last studio album ‘Build A Problem’ was released four years ago in 2024 and achieved great success, debuting at number one for three weeks on the UK Official Albums Chart. Following this, dodie hinted at big things to come, whilst also discussing her difficulties in creating with Ramona magazine. She said, “I have a very big thing I cannot talk about yet and that will be the focus of this year. In terms of my own music, I’m supposed to be writing another album. I would really like to, but the pressures of it are making me dry. I have nothing. I’m trying to give myself space and patience, but it’s just really hard. I’m at that classic writer’s block moment.”

Despite the wait for this release, dodie has been doing some exciting things in music. She recently wowed fans in a surprise live performance with award winning actor and musician Jeff Goldblum. The two performed alongside the Mildred Nitz Orchestra with fans amazed at their musical chemistry.

Catch Dodie’s new releases, videos, merch and show announcements on her official website.

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.

She also thanked the musicians saying; “so grateful to @willharvey1 for knowing p much every string player in London ahahah – curating the most beaaautiful selection of musicians and for being my mentor in arranging!!! thank u to said gorgeous players for bearing with my terrible conducting skills and adding their souls and skill to each part.”

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Rainbow originally appeared on dodie’s YouTube channel two years ago, where she has 1.94 million subscribers. It was a very different song back then, with just dodie and her guitar in her bedroom compared to what it is now, but the meaning remains the same. dodie explained the meaning in the video description saying; “this is a song I wrote around the shame lgbtq+ people go through, and therefore the importance of “pride” and the rainbow and flags etc and just how needed and helpful it all is to combat that feeling.”

This is the second single from her upcoming album Build a Problem. Cool Girl came out on the 19th of 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 actually a last-minute addition to the album, dodie wrote the song over lockdown and recorded it once the restrictions lifted, which makes it a surprisingly perfect first single off of the album.

Rainbow is out now on all platforms; you can listen to it below. Build a Problem will be out on March 5th.

While the simplistic approach of just a gentle guitar part combined with a moving vocal performance may seem like a stripped back approach for many artists. However, dodie’s sound is actually very similar to this seemingly raw performance even when the track has been fully produced and prepared for release. The official video for ‘Cool Girl,’ which premiered on Youtube on the 2nd of November, while some production tweaks such as string parts and backing vocals have been added, is in many ways very similar to this live performance and is mostly built around a very simple guitar part and simple, yet effective and very emotionally moving vocal lines.

Although ‘Build A Problem,’ will mark dodie’s first foray into the world of full length album making, she has hardly been inactive in the years running up to this moment, having released three relatively successful EP’s to date with her most recent effort, ‘Human,’ reaching as high as number five on the UK official album charts when it was released in 2019. This was her second top 10 effort with 2017’s ‘You,’ climbing as high as number 6. While her debut EP ‘Intertwined,’ only reached as far as number 35, this is still a pretty good achievement for a breakthrough artist in the relatively niche genre of indie-pop.

With ‘Build A Problem,’ set to release next March and with a follow up tour of the UK set to take place in September, it does seem to look like dodie may well be preparing the ground of a number 1 album. Depending on what other artists decide to release albums at a similar time and on how well dodie manages to promote the album and the following tour in the time before March, we may well be looking at a debut album landing at number one on the UK charts. Dodie does seem very appealing to a niche following which she has manage to build in the few years since she began releasing music and is certainly well versed in using the social media and other online tools which have proved so valuable to artists in this time of lockdown.

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Dodie is set to embark on a tour of the UK in September of 2021, full 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

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Cool Girl came out on the 19th of 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 actually a last-minute addition to the album, dodie wrote the song over lockdown and recorded it once the restrictions lifted, which makes it a surprisingly perfect first single off of the album.

After two weeks of ambiguous build up on her YouTube channel, dodie announced her debut album Build A Problem by knitting a letter every day like a game of hang-man along with a collection of fun light-hearted videos. Her fans scrambled to guess what the project would be and were delighted to hear that she would be releasing her much anticipated debut album in March of next year.

When talking about writing the album, dodie said to the Metro; “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.

dodie started as a musican on YouTube with her channel doddleoddle in  2011 which has 1.94 million followers and has since released wonderful EPs such as Intertwined in 2016, You in 2017 and Human in 2019.

Cool Girl is available on all platforms and the music video is below.

Build a Problem will be out on March 5th 2021, the tracklist is below.

1. Air So Sweet
2. Hate Myself
3. I Kissed Someone (It Wasn’t You)
4. Cool Girl
5. Special Girl
6. Rainbow
7. ?
8. Four Tequilas Down
9. .
10. Sorry
11. When
12. Before The Line
13. Guiltless (Bonus Track)
14. Boys Like You (Bonus Track)

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In advance of the album, Dodie has a released a single ‘Cool Girl,’ which has recieved 219,519 views on Youtube since its lyric video premiered last week. The singer, who’s substantial online fanbase includes 1.94 million Youtube subscribers, will be appearing some the UK’s biggest cities including London, Manchester and Birmingham. While some of these cities are currently under the toughest tier 3 coronavirus restrictions, her fans will be hoping that by September next year their venues will be open once again.

According to The Metro, Dodie says that she was ‘going through a crisis,’  when she wrote ‘Build A Problem,’ and that ‘intimacy,’ is her main reason for writing. The Essex-born singer has released three EP’s, including 2016’s ‘Intertwined,’ which featured the breakout hit ‘Sick of Loosing Soulmates,’ a song which has been viewed over 11 million times on Youtube. Despite a prolific streak of EP’s, fans have been waiting a long time for Dodie’s debut full length album and so be looking forward to the March 5th release date eagerly.

The news of a tour in support of the album was announced by the singer on her Instagram page three days ago and received an overwhelmingly positive response, the post has been liked over 62 thousand times since then and the comment section is full of excitement from and frustration for her overseas fans who may have to wait a little while longer. There are still no guarantees when it comes to live music as to whether a tour will really possible next year but there is widespread hope amongst her fans.

Dodie has been seeing an increasingly good chart performance with each of her EP releases, with her last EP ‘Humans,’ reaching number 5 in the UK album charts. According to Jammerzine ‘The Human EP follows two self-released EPs, 2016’s Intertwined and [2018’s] You . Both EPs reached the top 40 of the UK official album charts’. Clearly Dodie is no stranger to album chart success, and with her first full length effort now becoming available, she may well have a shot at reaching number one.

Writing on her Instagram, Dodie states about the 2021 dates that ‘this will be the first tour in 2 years,’ and promises to ‘go wild,’ and ‘stage dive every night.’  Full dates for Dodie’s 2021 UK tour in support of her debut album ‘Build A Problem,’ 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

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.