The song is dedicated to dodie’s beloved cat Mrs, with whom she shares with her flatmate and FIZZ member Greta Isaac, who makes an appearance on the track. “In an album full of pain and confusion and figuring it out, Mrs is such a big part of my life and she brings me so much joy,” she shares.
Not For Lack Of Trying is the product of a lengthy gestation period where dodie spent three years turning inwards to pen what would become the “sibling’” to her 2021 debut Build A Problem, packaging her reflections on everything from falling in love and breaking up to comparison culture and struggles with depression.