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Apr 05, 2022 By Mark Redfern Photography by Taylor Clark

Austin, TX duo Hovvdy (Charlie Martin and Will Taylor) have shared a new song, “Town,” via a video for it. Watch it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates, which start later this month.

Martin had this to say about the song in a press release: “Writing and recording ‘Town’ helped me break out of a relatively dark place. There was catharsis in almost every layer—I remember crying recording the mellotron flutes. I’m not sure why, but with ‘Town’ I wanted the instrumental to do the heavy lifting, leaning less on storytelling. In that way, the song’s meaning isn’t terribly specific, but for me it’s about missing your friends and hoping they miss you.”

Last month Hovvdy shared another new song, “Everything,” which was one of our Songs of the Week. Both songs follow their 2021 album, True Love. Andrew Sarlo co-produced and mixed the song.

True Love, which was released via Grand Jury, was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2021.

Andrew Sarlo (Bon Iver, Big Thief) also produced True Love, which was recorded at his studio in Los Angeles throughout 2020. The band’s last album was 2019’s Heavy Lifter.

Previously the band shared the album’s title track, “True Love,” via a video. “True Love” was one of our Songs of the Week. Then Hovvdy shared two more songs from the album, “Junior Day League” and “Around Again,” both via videos. That was followed by “Blindsided,” also shared via a video and again one of our Songs of the Week.

Hovvdy Tour Dates:

4/16 - Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock ~
4/17 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa ~
4/19 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl ~
4/20 - Nashville TN @ The End ~
4/21 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle ~
4/22 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall ~
4/23 - Washington, DC @ Union Stage ~
4/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry ~
4/26 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom ~
4/27 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ~
4/29 - Boston, MA @ Sinclair ~
4/30 - Montreal, QC @ Le Ministère ~
5/1 - Toronto, ON @ The Baby G ~
5/2 - Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch ~
5/3 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme ~
5/5 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen ~
5/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street ~
5/7 - Lawrence, MO @ The Bottleneck ~
5/8 - Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street ~
5/31 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad +
6/2 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge +
6/3 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room +
6/5 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room +
6/7 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah +
6/8 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent +
6/10 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge +
6/11 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile +
6/12 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux +
6/13 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court +
6/15 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall +
6/17 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada +
6/18 - Austin, TX @ Antone’s +

~ w/ Molly Parden
+ w/ Mini Trees

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