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17 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: The Smile, M. Ward and First Aid Kit, Slowdive, and More

Plus Faye Webster, Sigur Rós, Palehound, Strange Ranger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 23, 2023

Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was out of town last Thursday to this Monday in Washington, DC, covering Awesome Con. So, this week’s Songs of the Week is supersized and incorporates tracks from the last two weeks. More

Jun 13, 2023

Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy, who uses they/them pronouns) is releasing a new EP, Sugar the Bruise. Now they have shared its third and final pre-release single, “The Bust of Nefertiti.” More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Westerman, Alex Lahey, Little Dragon, Modern Woman, and More

Plus Strange Ranger, Lightning Dust, High Pulp, Sen Morimoto, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 05, 2023

Welcome to the sixteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. There weren’t any tracks this week that screamed, “This is the very best song of the week!” But still there was plenty to like. More

Hand Habits Share Video for New Song “Private Life”

Sugar the Bruise Due Out June 16 via Fat Possum

May 02, 2023

Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy, who uses they/them pronouns) is releasing a new EP (or mini-album), Sugar the Bruise, on June 16 via Fat Possum. Now they have shared its second single, “Private Life,” via a music video. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Alex Lahey, boygenius, Jess Williamson, Hand Habits, and More

Plus The Beths, Jenny Lewis, Lightning Dust, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 31, 2023

Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2023. The pickings were a little slimmer this week, but we found enough singles (and one album track) to come up with a solid Top 10. More

Mar 27, 2023

Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy, who uses they/them pronouns) have announced a new EP (or mini-album), Sugar the Bruise, and shared its first single, “Something Wrong.” They have also announced some new summer tour dates. More

Hand Habits Shares Two New Singles Including a Collaboration with Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath

“Greatest Weapon” b/w “Under the Water” Out Now via Psychic Hotline

Sep 14, 2022

Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy) has shared two new singles: “Greatest Weapon,” which features Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso on backing vocals, and “Under the Water,” which has Meath on lead vocals. Both singles are out now as part of Psychic Hotline’s Singles Series. More

Jun 23, 2022

Angel Olsen has shared a cover of Lucinda Williams’ 1998 song “Greenville” as part of the Amazon Originals Program. The cover features backing vocals from Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy and was engineered by Kyle Thomas (King Tuff). More

Perfume Genius Announces 2022 North American Tour

Supporting Acts Will Be Hand Habits and Julia Holter

Nov 16, 2021

Perfume Genius (aka Mike Hadreas) has announced dates for a 2022 North American tour. Supporting acts for the tour will be Hand Habits and Julia Holter. More

Nov 04, 2021

Christian Lee Hutson has shared a video for his new song “Strawberry Lemonade,” which was produced by Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst. The song features backing vocals from Oberst and Sharon Silva, along with electric guitar from Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) and piano/trumpet from Nathaniel Wolcott, Oberst’s fellow Bright Eyes member. More

Oct 26, 2021

SASAMI (aka Los Angeles-based musician Sasami Ashworth) has announced the release of a new album titled Squeeze. It will be out on February 25 via Domino. Ashworth has also shared videos for two new singles: “The Greatest” and “Skin a Rat,” and has announced a headlining U.S. tour for 2022. Jennifer Juniper Stratford directed the video for “The Greatest” and Andrew Thomas Huang (FKA twigs, Björk) both directed the “Skin a Rat” visual and shot the album’s cover art. More

Hand Habits Shares Video for New Song “Clean Air”

Fun House Due Out October 22 via Saddle Creek

Oct 06, 2021

Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy) has shared a video for their new song “Clean Air.” It is the latest single from their forthcoming album, Fun House, which will be out on October 22 via Saddle Creek. More

Hand Habits Shares New Song “Graves”

Fun House Due Out October 22 via Saddle Creek

Sep 15, 2021

Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy) has shared a new song titled “Graves.” It is the latest single from their forthcoming album, Fun House, which will be out on October 22 via Saddle Creek. More

Aug 26, 2021

Hand Habits (the project of Meg Duffy) has shared a video for their new single “No Difference.” It is the latest release from their upcoming album Fun House, due out on October 22 via Saddle Creek. Duffy has also announced a tour with Perfume Genius and Andy Shauf which will begin next month. More

Aug 03, 2021

Hand Habits (the project of Meg Duffy) has announced the release of their forthcoming album Fun House, also sharing a video for the album’s lead single “Aquamarine.” More

Hand Habits Shares Cover of Neil Young’s “I Believe in You”

dirt EP Due Out February 19 on Saddle Creek

Feb 10, 2021

Hand Habits (the project of Meg Duffy) has shared a cover of Neil Young’s “I Believe in You.” It will be featured on their upcoming EP, dirt EP, which comes out on February 19 via Saddle Creek. Duffy’s version of “I Believe in You” features additional vocals from SASAMI, Kyle Thomas (King Tuff), Ellen Kempner (Palehound), and John Andrews. More

Hand Habits Announces New EP, Shares Video for New Single “4th of july”

dirt EP Will Be Out February 19 via Saddle Creek

Jan 19, 2021

Hand Habits (the project of Meg Duffy) has announced a new EP, dirt EP, which will be released on February 19 via Saddle Creek. Duffy has also shared a video for the first song and lead single from the EP, “4th of july.” More

Quarter Life Crisis (Ryan Hemsworth) Shares New Song “You & Me” (Feat. Claud)

Hemsworth’s Self-Titled Debut EP Will Be Out December 4 via Saddle Creek

Nov 24, 2020

Quarter Life Crisis, the musical project of artist Ryan Hemsworth, has shared a new song, “You & Me,” which features vocals by Claud. The song will be featured on Hemsworth’s upcoming self-titled debut EP, which is set to drop on December 4 via Saddle Creek. More

Watch Angel Olsen and Hand Habits Cover Tom Petty’s “Walls”

From the Second Part of Olsen’s Cosmic Stream Livestream Event

Jul 16, 2020

In an empty Masonic Temple in Asheville, Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy joined Angel Olsen for the second edition of Olsen’s Cosmic Stream livestream event. The duo did an acoustic cover of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Walls.” More

Jess Williamson Shares New Song “Pictures of Flowers” (Feat. Hand Habits)

Sorceress and Looking Glass Series Both Out Now via Mexican Summer

Jun 25, 2020

Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Jess Williamson released a new album, Sorceress, last month via Mexican Summer. Williamson has shared a new song, “Pictures of Flowers,” which features Hand Habits and is not found on Sorceress. Instead it’s taken from Mexican Summer’s new Looking Glass singles series on Bandcamp. More

Apr 22, 2019

The lineup for the 2019 Woodsist Festival has been announced. Put on by the Woodsist label and its flagship band Woods, the festival will feature the 2009 lineup of Woods (featuring Kevin Morby and G Lucas Crane) in honor of the 10th anniversary of the band’s Songs of Shame. Morby will be performing solo as well and the lineup also features Real Estate, Whitney, Waxahatchee, Hand Habits, and others. More



Interviews

Oct 21, 2021

One could certainly understand Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy (who uses they/them pronouns) being a little bit on the sleepy side the Sunday morning we spoke. Forced into pandemic hibernation like the rest of us, Duffy has emerged with their best sounding and most revealing album to date, Fun House (due out tomorrow on Saddle Creek). More


Reviews

Oct 22, 2021

Fun House, the third album by Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy, who uses they/them pronouns), is undoubtedly their best to date. Though it seems something of an affront to subject Fun House’s artistry to conventional measures or a stack ranking. More

Feb 19, 2021

At the risk of turning the pandemic into a competition, it would appear that Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy has been living out their best quarantine life. More

Feb 26, 2019

Meg Duffy’s work under the moniker Hand Habits extracts the most precise and aesthetically pleasing attributes of her guitar work contributions to the likes of Kevin Morby (who Duffy has spent the last three years with as supporting lead guitarist) and The War on Drugsthis is where the similarities stop, though. More