Hovvdy - Big World Format:Black Viny LP in the synth as machine

in the synth as machine undermined by Barbieri's naturalistic playing

Shaw’s voice—both playful and powerful—cuts through the lush yet tight-knit arrangements

warm voice

connecting both to Rachel’s experience with her grandmother

With influences that range from Mount Kimbie and My Bloody Valentine to Björk and Burial

Hovvdy - Big World Format:Black Viny LP in the synth as machineBig World lives up to its name. Slated for release on August 14, it arrives on the heels of Hovvdys 2024 self titled album with a palpable sense of expansion, songs that stretch outwards and fill every room that theyre played in, while still being rooted in the close, unguarded intimacy characteristic of the Texas duo. Its a progression that underscores how Charlie Martin and Will Taylor, now over a decade into their collaboration, continue to refine