Meg Duffy has shared “The Bust of Nefertiti” from Hand Habits‘ new mini-LP, Sugar the Bruise, that’s out this Friday (6/16) via Fat Possum. “I love this one,” says Meg. “A real Stendhal banger. I remember playing this before it was finished for a visiting Adrianne Lenker who had suggested we mute everything except this weird loop I made on guitar — and that suggestion totally flipped my perspective on what this song was. It went through many rounds of arrangements and many different ways of trying to sing and I love where it ended up.”
It’s a surprising song, starting as ambient folk and ending as a dance track. Here’s how Meg describes it: “Picture yourself walking through the Neues Museum in Berlin, being blasted by archeological wonders and sculptures of goddesses and heading straight out the back into Berghain to bust a move.” Watch the visualizer below.
Having wrapped up dates with Tegan & Sara, Hand Habits will be back on the road starting Thursday for a run with Gregory Uhlmann. They’ve also just announced fall dates, which include a NYC show at Bowery Ballroom on September 28, and in November will open a few dates for The National.
Tickets for all just-announced headline shows go on sale Friday, June 16 at 10 AM local time. All dates are listed below.
Hand Habits – 2023 Tour Dates:
6/15 – Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint^
6/17 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios^
6/18 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt^
6/20 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern^
6/22 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel^
6/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Barnsdall Gallery Theatre^
9/24 – Durham, NC – The Pinhook
9/26 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd
9/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
9/28 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
9/29 – Troy, NY – No Fun
9/30 – Montreal – POP Montreal
10/15 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
10/16 – London, UK – Omeara
10/17 – Manchester, UK – Gullivers
10/18 – Leeds, UK – Mill Hill Chapel
10/19 – Glasgow, UK – Hug & Pint
11/10 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*
11/11 – San Diego, CA – Open Air Theater*
11/17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*
11/18 – Houston, TX – White Oak Lawn*
11/19 – Dallas, TX – Toyota Music Factory*
^ w/ Gregory Uhlmann
* w/ the National