“Hand Habits' new album is the sound of an artist truly finding themselves”
“Wildfires rage across Southern California and Meg Duffy is situated perilously close to the oncoming blaze. It’s a region recently embraced as home by Duffy, who is perhaps most well regarded for occupying the role of sonic anchor and ever-adept lead guitarist for Kevin Morby’s band. It was this inclusion into Morby’s setup that not only prompted this geographical shift, but also provided the dawn”
“placeholder wishes people were on the same wavelength, but unfortunately, it’s just never that simple. Hand Habits’ second LP sees Meg Duffy illustrating the messiness of relationships—paralyzing emotions, romanticized memories, questions of forgiveness and everything in between. After their self-produced and self-recorded debut album Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void), singer/songwriter and for”
“Anxiety swirls through these songs about non-normative relationships, the unease countered by a bucolic mix of pleasing melodies, soft guitars, and gentle vocals.”