
dodie is expanding 'Not For Lack Of Trying' and playing it in full with two clarinets
A deluxe edition lands on 23rd October, with 'Not For Lack Of Clarinets' shows in Edinburgh, Manchester and London the same weekend.
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‘The Answer’ by dodie is a 2025 pop track from the album ‘Not For Lack Of Trying’. The lyrics nudge at everyday tensions and then tilt towards a buoyant, almost instruction-book spirituality, with lines about not moaning, walking dogs that have settled, and a playful bit of ritual advice, “Put an orange in your lunchbox”. There is a friendly, teasing tone throughout, as if the narrator has been given a simple directive and wants to pass it on, step by step.
"The Answer" is a track by dodie, from the album Not For Lack Of Trying, released 30th September 2025. The track is 3:21 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about dodie.
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A deluxe edition lands on 23rd October, with 'Not For Lack Of Clarinets' shows in Edinburgh, Manchester and London the same weekend.

The four-track record was released last Friday, September 30th.

The four-track EP is coming later this month.

Her first new material of 2022, it follows up on last year's debut album 'Build A Problem'.

In this darkest of timelines, dodie is back to remind us it’s okay to be grey.
dodie's affecting style across 'Build A Problem' is a salve to soothe widespread worries.