On Fun House, Duffy approaches a sense of resolution. “What’s the use if you’re not trying to forgive?” they asked, lingering on the feeling of frustration. The lyrics were anxious but also aimless, running up against impossible questions. Their last full-length project as Hand Habits, 2019’s placeholder, felt knotty and interior Duffy has described the record as being “impulsive”-the product of writing while on tour. This particular tension-understated indie rock with the emotional force of a scream-has informed all of Duffy’s music over the past few years. The joke is obvious, though it clarifies something deeper about the disconnect between what’s felt and what’s spoken aloud. Sweat drips, bodies sway, a pit opens up at one point, Duffy starts crowd surfing. Then, as the strum of an acoustic guitar picks up, breezy and gentle, the audience explodes with energy. Meg Duffy, a guitarist and singer who made their name as an accompanist for Weyes Blood and the War on Drugs, ambles moodily on stage, clutching a microphone as if about to deliver a sermon. The music video for “Clean Air,” a single from Hand Habits’ new album Fun House, unfolds like a magic trick.
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