Heavy Lifter
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| Heavy Lifter | ||||
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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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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]
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]
