Hovvdy
Taking influence from the lo-fi and slowcore of the 1990s, the ambling, intimate indie rock of Texas duo Hovvdy has drawn comparisons to the likes of Duster, Yo La Tengo, and Pavement. This was especially true of early releases including their full-length debut, 2016's Taster. Working with an outside producer for the first time, Hovvdy settled into a more coherent sound that brought lyrics to the fore on their third album, 2019's Heavy Lifter, while keeping things distinctly warm and low-key. It set the stage for the heartfelt True Love in 2021 and the double-length Hovvdy in 2024. It was recorded mostly live in the studio to capture the feeling of being in the room with them.
Drummers Will Taylor and Charlie Martin formed Hovvdy in 2014, when they decided to start writing material after playing guitar for only a short while. The duo's laid-back and simplistic approach first appeared on the seven-track EP that December. The following year, the pair teamed up with fellow Austin band Loafer to release the split single "Stay Warm." Hovvdy then headed out on tour across the U.S. before recording their debut album, Taster. Arriving in April 2016, it caught the ear of Philly-based indie label Double Double Whammy, which remastered and reissued the album a year later. 2017 also saw the duo back on tour, with support slots for Pinegrove and Downtown Boys. Hovvdy's sophomore album, the whispery Cranberry, followed in February 2018.
In mid-2019, the duo teamed up with labelmate Lomelda, covering each other's songs for the EP Covers. In the meantime, they recorded third long-player Heavy Lifter in various home studios in Texas with co-producer Ben Littlejohn. It arrived on Double Double Whammy and Specialist Subject Records (U.K.) in October 2019. Both members of Hovvdy were married before returning with True Love, their Grand Jury debut, in 2021. It was co-produced by Andrew Sarlo (Bon Iver, Big Thief) and tracked at his studio in Los Angeles. They worked with Sarlo again on the next year's self-released billboard for my feelings, a four-song EP featuring corresponding instrumentals. In 2023, they covered Samia's "To Me It Was" and issued the original single "Jean," another Sarlo co-production. By that time, Taylor was based in Nashville and Martin in St. Louis, Texas. "Jean" marked a move to the Arts & Crafts label, which released the duo's fifth album in April of 2024. A double-length outing that explored notions of time, experience, and the impact of relationships along the way, Hovvdy was recorded with Taylor, Martin, Sarlo, and Littlejohn all present for each session as they attempted to capture the immediacy of being there with live takes.
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Hovvdy
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 26 avr. 2024
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billboard for my feelings
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Grand Jury Music le 20 mai 2022
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Taster
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Double Double Whammy le 28 avr. 2017
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Cranberry
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Double Double Whammy le 9 févr. 2018
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Around Again / Junior Day League
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Grand Jury Music le 17 août 2021
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Make Ya Proud
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 27 mars 2024
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Meant
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 27 févr. 2024
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Jean
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 9 nov. 2023
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Forever
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 30 janv. 2024
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Bubba
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 7 déc. 2023
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Hovvdy
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 26 avr. 2024
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Heavy Lifter
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Specialist Subject le 18 oct. 2019
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Blindsided
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Grand Jury Music le 28 sept. 2021
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Hovvdy on Audiotree Live
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Audiotree Music le 18 oct. 2017
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Portrait
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. le 26 déc. 2023
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