Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FP18231

Colour

Clear

Colour details

Milky Clear

Discogs ID

[r27459879]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Includes signed print

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: Yes

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

767981182315

Total Cap

Clear LP | Signed Copy

767981182322

Extended format: No

Signed copies: No

Artist

Hand Habits

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Fat Possum

Meg Duffy, aka Hand Habits, is a singer, songwriter and guitarist hailing from Upstate New York. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Hand Habits has gained recognition for their captivating musical style.
Inspired by artists such as Bedouine, Anna St. Louis, and Angelo De Augustine among others, Hand Habits crafts introspective and emotive songs that resonate with listeners. Their unique blend of folk and indie rock creates a mesmerizing sonic experience.
With influences ranging from Sharon Van Etten to Bill Callahan, Hand Habits' music delves into themes of self-discovery, love, and personal growth. Their heartfelt lyrics combined with their exceptional guitar skills make for an unforgettable live performance.

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Inspired by month-long songwriting class Duffy taught in the summer of 2021, they re-discovered, with newfound clarity, the generative capacity of embracing the unknown, and how essential collaboration and improvisation are for accessing the indescribable.



Working with Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic, Art Feynman) and Philip Weinrobe (Adrienne Lenker, Cass McCombs), Duffy surrendered to the present moment, trusting that whatever sounds and words emerged were meant to emerge. With additional production, engineering and arranging from Jeremy Harris, Duffy created something which, in their words, “turned out nothing like I’d imagined it would.”



The result of this collective experiment, born equally from play and intention, is a radical gift for listeners: proof that our most vital processes, creation and destruction, are exquisitely entangled. The unanswerable and untenable suffering of experience is the fact of perpetual loss. And, yet, there is precious, vivid magic created by this condition. In Sugar the Bruise, grief folds in on itself and becomes laughter; language fades away into sonic expanses of the inexpressible; melodies melt into cacophonies; love songs surrender to loss; historic violence is supplanted by the disks of sunlight.

Sugar The Bruise

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