Heavy Lifter
2019 studio album by Hovvdy
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Heavy Lifter is the third studio album by American alternative rock duo Hovvdy. It was released on October 18, 2019 under Double Double Whammy.[2]
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| Released | October 18, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop[1] | |||
| Length | 42:37 | |||
| Label | Double Double Whammy | |||
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| Hovvdy chronology | ||||
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Singles
On August 7, 2019, Hovvdy announced the release of the new album, along with the first single "Cathedral".[2] The second single "Ruin (my ride)" was released with a music video on September 5, 2019.[3] On September 25, 2019, the third single, "So Brite" was released.[4] "Mr Lee", the fourth single, was released on October 9, 2019.[5]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [8] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 9/10[10] |
| No Ripcord | 7/10[11] |
| Paste | 6.4/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[1] |
Heavy Lifter was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 83, based on 7 reviews.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "1999" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Mr. Lee" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "So Brite" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Cathedral" | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Lifted" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "feel tall" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Tellmel'masinger" | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Ruin (my ride)" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Tools" | 2:15 |
| 10. | "Watergun" | 4:46 |
| 11. | "Pixie" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Keep It Up" | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Sudbury" | 3:09 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Charlie Martin – vocals, producer
- Will Taylor – vocals
Production
- Santiago Dietsche – photographer
- Edsel Holden – mastering
- Ben Littlejohn – mixer, producer
