Fun House

Description

Fun House is Hand Habits’ most ambitious album to date. Produced by Sasami Ashworth (SASAMI) and engineered by Kyle Thomas (King Tuff), the record was not intended to be a reaction to the pandemic, but it was largely the result of a difficult, though necessary, pause. What began as a very personal reckoning eventually turned into a fruitful and practical way to make new music. Based in LA and sharing a house with Ashworth and Thomas, who also run a studio in the building, Duffy began fleshing out the songs that would eventually become Fun House. Bolstered by therapy and coaxed by Ashworth to push the songs into new, unexpected shapes, the resulting music was more intimately personal and stylistically adventurous than anything they had attempted before. The new songs also became a prism through which Duffy could begin to self-actualize in a new way. Friend and collaborator Mike Hadreas contributes vocals on "No Difference" and "Just to Hear You," making it one of the record’s most uplifting moments, his voice providing a perfect counterpoint to Duffy. The push-pull of styles, paired with songs that deftly move between the present and the past, give the record an extremely varied hall-of-mirrors quality that suits its name. Produced by Sasami Ashworth ?SASAMI? and engineered by Kyle Thomas (King Tuff) Vocal contribution by Mike Hadreas (of Perfume Genius) on "Just to Hear You" and "No Difference"