Hovvdy have been hitting us with a lot of new singles lately, all of them accenting the Austin duo�s woozy, amniotic slowcore with sample-based electronic elements. First came �Jean,� then �Bubba.� And now, on Boxing Day, they�ve given us...
Hovvdy have been hitting us with a lot of new singles lately, all of them accenting the Austin duo�s woozy, amniotic slowcore with sample-based electronic elements. First came �Jean,� then �Bubba.� And now, on Boxing Day, they�ve given us the warm and tender �Portrait.� This one�s a little bit Pinegrove, a little bit John Mayer, except surreal and holographic in a way that doesn�t really apply to either of those artists � so maybe some late Bon Iver in there too? �Your eyes are talking/ And they don�t seem fine to me,� goes the chorus. �May as well be walking away/ With your eyes turned from me.� Whatever the slide guitar or lap steel is doing in there is working wonders. Listen below.
