Heavy Lifter

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Heavy Lifter
Heavy Lifter.jpg
Studio album by
Hovvdy
ReleasedOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
Genre Indie pop [1]
Length42:37
Label Double Double Whammy
Producer
  • Ben Littlejohn
  • Charlie Martin
Hovvdy chronology
Cranberry
(2018)		Heavy Lifter
(2019)		True Love
(2021)

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]

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [8]
Exclaim! 8/10 [9]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [10]
No Ripcord7/10 [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

Heavy Lifter track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Production

References

  1. 1 2 Thomas, Peyton (October 18, 2019). "Hovvdy: Heavy Lifter Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kenneally, Cerys (August 7, 2019). "Hovvdy announce third album with lead single "Cathedral"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hovvdy – Ruin (my ride)". YouTube . Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (September 25, 2019). "Hovvdy unveil delicate new track "So Brite"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ Kenneally, Cerys (October 9, 2019). "Hovvdy share vibrant new track "Mr. Lee"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ Rascoe, Rachel (November 29, 2015). "The Austin Chronicle Review". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ Gee, Chris (October 15, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  10. ↑ Howieson, Craig (October 28, 2019). "Hovvdy's Heavy Lifter is a record that exudes hope". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ Moody, Mark (October 18, 2019). "Hovvdy: Heavy Lifter - Music Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ Danton, Eric R. (October 14, 2019). "Hovvdy Try Expanding Their Sound on Heavy Lifter". Paste. Retrieved August 13, 2021.


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