dodie has confirmed her second album 'Not For Lack of Trying' with hilarious new single 'I Feel Bad For You, Dave'
A North American tour for early 2026 has also been announced, following previously confirmed UK and European shows for late 2025.
dodie is set to release her second album 'Not For Lack of Trying' on 3rd October via Decca Records, introduced by new single 'I Feel Bad For You, Dave'.
'I Feel Bad For You, Dave' follows last month’s 'I’M FINE'. Speaking about the track, dodie says, “a song about the ego of people who feel as though they lack power, so try to gain it in ways that ironically have the opposite effect. We all know a Dave!”
The song also responds to online abuse directed at a close friend: “I did not know what to do - I wanted to just drag them down, I wanted to reply to them and make videos about them,” she remembers. “And I was like, ‘OK, I can't do any of that, so I'll write a song.’”
Written largely between London and Los Angeles with producer Joe Rubel (Maisie Peters, Griff, Sigrid), 'Not For Lack of Trying' has been framed by dodie as a companion to 2021 debut 'Build A Problem', drawing together themes of love, break-ups, comparison culture and depression.
“Not For Lack Of Trying is so simple, so sad and it really painted this picture of all these songs, of me trying to figure it out,” she explains. The title track, written late in the process, closes the record: “Lend me joy I can’t see mine / But not for lack of trying,” she declares. “It was one of those songs that feels like it's already written, so you're trying to find it,” she says.
'I Feel Bad For You, Dave' follows last month’s 'I’M FINE'. Speaking about the track, dodie says, “a song about the ego of people who feel as though they lack power, so try to gain it in ways that ironically have the opposite effect. We all know a Dave!”
The song also responds to online abuse directed at a close friend: “I did not know what to do - I wanted to just drag them down, I wanted to reply to them and make videos about them,” she remembers. “And I was like, ‘OK, I can't do any of that, so I'll write a song.’”
Written largely between London and Los Angeles with producer Joe Rubel (Maisie Peters, Griff, Sigrid), 'Not For Lack of Trying' has been framed by dodie as a companion to 2021 debut 'Build A Problem', drawing together themes of love, break-ups, comparison culture and depression.
“Not For Lack Of Trying is so simple, so sad and it really painted this picture of all these songs, of me trying to figure it out,” she explains. The title track, written late in the process, closes the record: “Lend me joy I can’t see mine / But not for lack of trying,” she declares. “It was one of those songs that feels like it's already written, so you're trying to find it,” she says.
Her dates read:
OCTOBER
30 Melkweg Max, Amsterdam, Netherlands
NOVEMBER
1 De Roma, Antwerp, Belgium
3 Zoom, Frankfurt, Germany
4 Technikum, Munich, Germany
5 Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland
7 Roxy, Prague, Czechia
8 Simm City, Vienna, Austria
9 Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary
11 Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
12 Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany
13 Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
14 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
16 Le Trianon, Paris, France
18 O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
19 O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
20 O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK
21 The National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
23 Cardiff Uni The Great Hall, Cardiff, UK
24 Roundhouse, London, UK
FEBRUARY
20 Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville, TN, USA
22 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
23 The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD, USA
25 Terminal 5, New York, NY, USA
26 TLA, Philadelphia, PA, USA
MARCH
1 House of Blues Boston - Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA
3 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
4 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
5 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
7 Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO, USA
10 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA
11 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, USA
13 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
15 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA, USA
The tracklisting for 'Not For Lack of Trying' reads: 'I’M FINE'
' Smart Girl'
' Darling, Angel, Baby'
' Hold Fire'
' Tall Kids'
' I Feel Bad For You, Dave'
' Now'
' The List'
' Different'
' The End'
' The Answer'
' Not For Lack of Trying'
OCTOBER
30 Melkweg Max, Amsterdam, Netherlands
NOVEMBER
1 De Roma, Antwerp, Belgium
3 Zoom, Frankfurt, Germany
4 Technikum, Munich, Germany
5 Kaufleuten, Zurich, Switzerland
7 Roxy, Prague, Czechia
8 Simm City, Vienna, Austria
9 Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary
11 Proxima, Warsaw, Poland
12 Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany
13 Gruenspan, Hamburg, Germany
14 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany
16 Le Trianon, Paris, France
18 O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
19 O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK
20 O2 Academy, Glasgow, UK
21 The National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
23 Cardiff Uni The Great Hall, Cardiff, UK
24 Roundhouse, London, UK
FEBRUARY
20 Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville, TN, USA
22 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
23 The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD, USA
25 Terminal 5, New York, NY, USA
26 TLA, Philadelphia, PA, USA
MARCH
1 House of Blues Boston - Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA
3 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
4 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
5 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
7 Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO, USA
10 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA
11 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, USA
13 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
15 Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA, USA
The tracklisting for 'Not For Lack of Trying' reads: 'I’M FINE'
' Smart Girl'
' Darling, Angel, Baby'
' Hold Fire'
' Tall Kids'
' I Feel Bad For You, Dave'
' Now'
' The List'
' Different'
' The End'
' The Answer'
' Not For Lack of Trying'
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