Following four studio albums and one live album, HVOB are about to release their sixth album, TOO— an angry, tender, vulnerable, determined account of a generation’s search for life. The album explores extremes in concept, content and sound and will unfold over the course of six months. The eight tracks from TOO will be released individually and sporadically, this way the album grows into an eventual whole. HVOB shared the first track from the album “Bruise” last month and now, they return with their second release, titled “Capture Casa” via Different Recordings / [PIAS].

am i too cold/ am i too old / am i not good for you
am i too quiet / am i too tired / am i too much for you
from “Capture Casa”, TOO, HVOB

“Capture Casa” marks a return to the Austrian duo’s signature melodic techno. The track juxtaposes Anna Muller’s delicate vocal against building atmospheric soundscapes.

TOO is dedicated to the state of mind of a generation in search of inner and outer belonging. The album captures a life in the dichotomy of one’s own and other people’s expectations, in the feeling of not living up to these expectations, in renewed attempts to free oneself from these expectations. TOO is both HVOB’s harshest and softest album to date. In terms of sound, Anna Müller and Paul Wallner explore a space of extremes between departure and retreat, between determination and self-doubt. Today we see the release of the first track “Brusie,” and the eighth and final track from TOO will be released to coincide with the start of the world tour in April 2022.

TOO Spring Tour

April 21 – Muffathalle Munich
April 22 – Kaufleuten Zurich
April 23 – Huxleys Berlin
April 28 – Sono Club Brno
April 29 – Archa Theatre Prague
April 30 – Posthof Linz
May 5 – Batschkapp Frankfurt
May 6 – Live Music Hall Cologne
May 7 – Electric Brixton London
May 8 – Gruenspan Hamburg
May 11 – Trix Antwerp
May 12 – Im Wizemann Stuttgart
May 13 – Melkweg Amsterdam
May 14 – Z-Bau Nuremberg
May 15 – Conne Island Leipzig
May 20 – Akvarium Budapest
May 21 – Orpheum Graz
June 18 – Checkfest Vienna