Hovvdy line up Big World and a fall tour

Austin-born duo Hovvdy recently announced Big World, due 14 August via Arts & Crafts, and the news remains a strong 18 May indie item because it places the band in a new post-relocation chapter. Charlie Martin and Will Taylor have long worked in a warm, understated lane of indie rock: soft melodies, gentle guitars, emotional directness and songs that feel small in scale but large in feeling.

Big World follows their 2024 self-titled album and is described as a more concise, melody-driven project, recorded between Nashville and Asheville with longtime collaborator Ben Littlejohn. The lead single Try Try Try points toward the band’s gift for making emotional persistence sound almost casual. Hovvdy are not a band built around spectacle.

Their strength is in the way a song can feel like a quiet conversation that keeps returning to you later. The announced tour also matters, with support dates for Bleachers and Wilco leading into a broader headline run across the US and Europe. For an indie digest, Hovvdy’s Big World news fits perfectly: a band with a loyal audience, a new environment, a clear songwriting identity and a release campaign that seems built on patience rather than hype. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/hovvdy-line-up-new-album-big-world-and-fall-tour-dates ; Band: https://hovvdy.com