Hovvdy, the project of Will Taylor and Charlie Martin, announces Big World (Arts & Crafts), the band’s sixth full-length album, due August 14, 2026. Alongside the album announcement, the band has its propulsive lead single “Try Try Try” with a Michael Rees-directed video.

The songs of Big World find Hovvdy trading in overt emotional directness for subject matter that leans enigmatic, contemplating their place in the world through a mosaic of songs that sees the band at their most secure and self-aware.

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 any 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. Each song holds up a mirror to the band, both looking back at where they’ve come from and forward towards where they might be heading, sometimes proud, sometimes defeated, but always humbled by the enormity of the world and their place in it.

Additionally, Hovvdy is announcing a fall tour in support of Big World that traverses the US and Canada in October and November. Before then, they will be supporting Bleachers and Wilco this summer. All dates below. Tickets are available via hovvdy.com.

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