Hovvdy have released “Blast,” the latest single off their forthcoming LP, Big World, available August 14th via Arts & Crafts. The song is accompanied by a video directed by Michael Rees. The band, comprised of Will Taylor and Charlie Martin, recently announced a run of tour dates behind the album, playing shows with Bleachers, Wilco, Christian Lee Hutson and more.

On their approach to making Big World: “The last record felt like such a generous offering: a double-album, deeply personal, you can literally hear me crying on some songs,” says Martin. “With this one, we wanted to take on the challenge of making something more concise and to the point, and give the fans something that feels like a shorter but more exciting ride.”

Over a handful of recording sessions between Nashville and Asheville in fall 2025, Martin and Taylor adopted a recording approach that was new for them as a band: coming to the sessions only with instrumentals rather than fully-drafted demos, choosing to write and respond to the songs in real time. “When it comes to the music, there’s literally never questions between Charlie and me, only answers,” says Taylor. “We can always show up and not have to worry about the music, and that continues to amaze me.” They viewed this as a fun, new challenge for them and, with the backing of their longtime collaborator Ben Littlejohn who serves as producer on Big World, felt less pressured and more empowered to make a record that was more sonically immediate, but emotionally ambiguous.

Hovvdy
Big World
Track List
Arts & Crafts

1. Life So Wide
2. Way Down
3. JJ
4. What I Had
5. Blast
6. Starry
7. Try Try Try
8. Junk
9. You Will Go Far
10. Give It Away
11. Untitled
12. Wannabe (Radio Queen)

Hovvdy 2026 Tour Dates:

06/12 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion*
06/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann*
06/16 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway*
06/17 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway*
08/17 – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ De Vereeniging^
08/18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso^
08/20 – London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo^
08/21 – Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man Festival
08/22 – Glasgow, Scotland @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall^
08/25 – Antwerp, Deurne @ OLT Rivierenhof^
08/26 – Antwerp, Deurne @ OLT Rivierenhof^
10/09 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck +
10/10 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge +
10/11 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall +
10/12 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall +
10/14 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos +
10/15 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre +
10/16 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater +
10/18 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s +
10/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel +
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Sid The Cat Auditorium +
10/22 – San Diego, CA @ Quartyard +
10/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar +
10/25 – Ft Worth, TX @ Tulips FTW +
10/26 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk +
11/04 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall ~
11/05 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom ~
11/07 – Northampton, MA @ The Iron Horse ~
11/09 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern ~
11/11 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ~
11/12 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line ~
11/13 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium ~
11/14 – Detroit, MI @ El Club ~
11/16 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s ~
11/18 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend ~
11/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade – Hell ~
11/20 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room ~
11/21 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room ~

* w/ Bleachers
^ w/ Wilco
+ w/ Emma Ogier
~ w/ Christian Lee Hutson

Pre-order Big World by Hovvdy HERE