Heavy Lifter is the third studio album by American alternative rock duo Hovvdy. It was released on October 18, 2019 under Double Double Whammy.

Singles

On August 7, 2019, Hovvdy announced the release of the new album, along with the first single "Cathedral". The second single "Ruin (my ride)" was released with a music video on September 5, 2019. On September 25, 2019, the third single, "So Brite" was released. "Mr Lee", the fourth single, was released on October 9, 2019.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Austin Chronicle
Exclaim!8/10
The Line of Best Fit9/10
No Ripcord7/10
Paste6.4/10
Pitchfork7.4/10

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.

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

  • Charlie Martin – vocals, producer
  • Will Taylor – vocals

Production

  • Santiago Dietsche – photographer
  • Edsel Holden – mastering
  • Ben Littlejohn – mixer, producer