Hand Habits (Meg Duffy) has announced a new album, Blue Reminder, which will be out August 22 via Fat Possum. “For this record I set out to no longer shapeshift when it came to the person I become in the face of love,” says Duffy.
Meg co-produced the album with Joseph Lorge, and it features contributions from Alan Wyffels, Gregory Uhlmann, Olivia Kaplan, Blake Mills, Tim Carr, Daniel Aged, Joshua Johnson & Anna Butters of SML, and more. The first single from Blue Reminder is the open-hearted “Wheel of Change,” where Meg is in vaguely Americana mode and suits them well. Jenn Wasner of A Flock of Dimes sings backup and you can watch the video below.
Hand Habits are on tour starting in August, including shows with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Japanese Breakfast and Perfume Genius (in whose band they used to play). There are also headline shows, including NYC’s Public Records on September 19 and Night Club 101 on September 20. All dates are below.
Blue Reminder:
1. More Today
2. Wheel of Change
3. Nubble
4. Dead Rat
5. Jasmine Blossoms
6. Way It Goes
7. (Forgiveness)
8. Beauty 62
9. Bluebird of Happiness
10. Blue Reminder
11. Quiet Summer
12. Living Proof
Hand Habits – 2025 Tour Dates
07/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Orpheum ^
08/21 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s ~
08/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ 2220
09/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records
09/20 – New York, NY @ Nightclub 101
09/21 – Washington, DC @ DC9
09/23 – Albany, NY @ Lark Hall
09/24 – Montreal, QC @ POP MONTREAL
09/26 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Garage
09/27 – Ferndale, MI @ Magic Bag
09/28 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
09/30 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Andy Warhol Museum
10/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
10/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
10/17 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
10/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
10/21 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
10/23 – Healdsburg, CA @ Little Saint
10/30 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon *
11/03 – Berlin, DE @ Astra Kulturhaus *
11/04 – Hamburg, DE @ Mojo Club *
11/05 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso *
11/07 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall *
11/08 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 TV Studio *
11/09 – Leeds, UK @ Project House *
11/11 – London, UK @ Roundhouse *
11/12 – Bristol, UK @ Trinity Centre *
11/13 – Dublin, IE @ The National Stadium *
^ supporting Yeah Yeah Yeahs
~ supporting Japanese Breakfast
* supporting Perfume Genius