Dove Ellis – Blizzard

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Blizzard is the striking debut album by Dove Ellis. Featuring the singles ‘To The Sandals,’ ‘Love Is,’ ‘Pale Song,’ and ‘Heaven Has No Wings.’ The album has received outstanding critical acclaim including 5 stars at MOJO, the Guardian and the Irish Times, plus Album of the Week at Stereogum and the Financial Times.

“The ambitious young Irish balladeer crafts a debut album that’s heavy on the drama, letting moments of anthemic beauty peak through his cryptic delivery.” – Pitchfork

Tracks on Blizzard have now recorded over 6.5 million streams across all platforms, with over 5.5 million of these coming since the album was released on December 5th. 

Based on aggregated reviews from leading music publications, Metacritic ranked Blizzard as the 3rd best album of the year, behind only Rosalia and Bad Bunny. Check out the article HERE.

We’ve had more great press to start the year, with tips inclusions from The New York Times, Wonderland, The Independent, Notion, and The FADER.

In addition, Spotify announced their ‘Artists To Watch for 2026’ yesterday with Dove being included in the list.Check out their IG post HERE and the article HERE

Dove was named the #1 act of Eurosonic this year. The Queen of the Netherlands was in attendance at his show

Blizzard will be album of the week on Belgium’s Radio 1 next week

Feature on Ouest France (French regional daily newspaper) “album of the week” –

For headlines, we are looking at the below for end of April / May.

London – Residency (3 shows)

Manchester – Residency (3 shows)

Dublin – Residency (3 shows)

And then 3 key plays in Europe:

Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris (just 1 show per city).

Festival activity so far includes:

Green Man, UK

Lowlands, The Netherlands

Into The Great Wide Open, The Netherlands

MS Dockville, Germany

Winterthurer Musikfestwochen (w. Wednesday), Switzerland

Following a year of extraordinary momentum and growing critical acclaim, Dove Ellis releases his hotly anticipated debut album Blizzard on Friday 5th December. A defining moment in one of the most exciting new artist stories to emerge this year, the record presents Dove at his most expansive and assured, with focus track ‘Heaven Has No Wings’ capturing the emotional depth, clarity and cinematic ambition that sit at the heart of his world.

The singles leading into the album have already built a powerful foundation. ‘To The Sandals’ introduced Dove with striking intimacy, earning multiple plays on BBC 6Music, BBC Radio 1 and RTÉ, alongside praise from Stereogum, The FADER, Wonderland and DIY. The follow up double release ‘Love Is / Pale Song’ pushed things further still. ‘Love Is’ was named BBC 6Music’s ‘Introducing Track of the Week’, ‘Pale Song’ became Stereogum’s Number One Song of the Week, and coverage followed from NME, Clash, So Young, Notion, Paste and Alt Press. Together, these tracks have now surpassed one million streams across all platforms, firmly establishing Dove as one of the most compelling new voices in alternative music.

The album arrives with two major visual pieces. First, an animated short film created with long time collaborator Xander Lewis, expanding on the album’s themes of identity, belonging and quiet transformation. The album artwork is taken directly from a still within the film and will be delivered imminently. Alongside this is a live session filmed at The Old Operating Theatre, featuring intimate performances of ‘Heaven Has No Wings’ and other key moments from the record, offering a striking companion to the world of Blizzard at the moment of release.

Dove has just finished a US run supporting Geese. Across fourteen shows he played to thousands of new listeners, built widespread word of mouth and added more than four thousand new followers across social platforms, with clips from the tour generating significant online excitement. L

Last weekend, Dove travelled to Dingle to perform at Other Voices, joining a lineup that includes Dermot Kennedy , Dry Cleaning and Florence Road. The performance marked another milestone ahead of the album release, capturing Dove in a setting that aligns closely with the emotional and atmospheric world of the record.

With Blizzard out this Friday, Dove’s live journey will continue with his biggest headline show yet at The ICA in London on December 9th, now fully sold out. The album stands as both a culmination of this year’s ascent and the beginning of a new creative chapter, as the world around Dove Ellis comes fully into focus.