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Hovvdy
country: USA
genre: Indie
styles: Austindie, Garage Psych, Indie Rock, Alternative, Pillowcore
ABOUT THIS BAND
Hovvdy is an American Alternative rock duo from Austin, Texas.
The duo began their career releasing an EP in 2014. The following year, they released a split with the band Loafer. Hovvdy released their debut album, Taster, in 2016. In 2018, Hovvdy released their second full-length album titled Cranberry. In 2019, the duo released a split with musician Hannah Read, known as Lomelda. The split found Hovvdy and Lomelda covering each others songs. The two also went on a summer tour to promote the split. The duo's third album, Heavy Lifter, was released in 2019.
Taking influence from the lo-fi and slowcore of the 1990s, the ambling, intimate indie rock of Austin, Texas duo Hovvdy drew comparisons to the likes Duster, Yo La Tengo, and Pavement with their earliest 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.
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 out 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. ~ Rich Wilson & Marcy Donelson, Rovi
Releases
Live at Julie's
out on November 22, 2024
via Arts & Crafts
Single
Bubba (Julie's Version)
out on November 08, 2024
via Arts & Crafts
Single
Every Exchange - Edit
out on August 30, 2024
via Arts & Crafts
LP
Hovvdy
out on April 26, 2024
via Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Single
Make Ya Proud
out on March 27, 2024
via Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Single
Meant
out on February 27, 2024
via Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Single
Forever
out on January 30, 2024
via Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Single
Portrait
out on December 26, 2023
via Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Single
Bubba
out on December 07, 2023
via Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Single
Jean
out on November 09, 2023
via Arts & Crafts Productions Inc.
Single
To Me It Was (Hovvdy Version)
out on August 29, 2023
via Grand Jury Music
EP
billboard for my feelings
out on May 27, 2022
via Grand Jury Music
Single
Hide
out on May 03, 2022
via Grand Jury Music
Single
Town
out on April 05, 2022
via Grand Jury Music
Single
Everything
out on March 14, 2022
via Tugboat Records
LP
True Love
out on October 01, 2021
via Grand Jury Music
Single
Blindsided
out on September 28, 2021
via Tugboat Records
Single
Around Again / Junior Day League
out on August 17, 2021
via Grand Jury Music
Single
True Love
out on July 13, 2021
via Grand Jury Music
Single
I'm Sorry
out on August 10, 2020
via [no label]
Videos
Forever (Official Video)
January 30, 2024
Portrait (Official Lyric Video)
December 26, 2023
Bubba (Official Lyric Video)
December 07, 2023
Jean (Official Lyric Video)
November 09, 2023
Town (Official Video)
April 05, 2022
Everything (Official Video)
March 14, 2022
Blindsided (Official Video)
September 28, 2021
Around Again (Official Video)
August 17, 2021
True Love (Official Video)
July 13, 2021
Concerts
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