Hovvdy have been at it for a while now, but the indie rock duo hit new heights with their sprawling, ambitious self-titled double album , one of our favorites of 2024 . Since then, they've collaborated with runo plum , and Charlie Martin played on Teethe's acclaimed LP Magic Of The Sale . Hovvdy started out in Austin, but Martin and Will Taylor are based in Nashville these days, and they're just starting out side careers writing songs for other people. That experience likely impacted Big World , the new album that Hovvdy just announced. Hovvdy recorded Big World between Nashville and Asheville, with longtime collaborator Ben Littlejohn on board as producer. They went against their past method by showing up to the studio with instrumentals fully demo'ed but with lyrics unwritten, figuring they could access different feelings by coming up with the words on the spot.…