Greatest Weapon + Under The Water digital single

"Greatest Weapon" b/w "Under the Water" comes from Hand Habits, the moniker of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Meg Duffy. The A-side, "Greatest Weapon," is about coming to grips with the dance of time. It was written with Ethan Gruska and recorded in his home studio in Los Angeles, and mixed with Joseph Lorge at Sound City Studios. The track also features Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso on background vocals.

"Under the Water," its B-side, features Meath at the helm on vocals. She wrote the lyrics all in one go, about learning how to hold her head underwater when she was a kid was a moment of independence that she hadn’t been expecting. All of the sudden she was able to be completelyalone in the pool, even when she was surrounded by people. The pair of songs is the latest collaboration from the two longtime friends and collaborators, who recently made music together when Duffy joined the expanded Sylvan Esso live band on their WITH tour, and for the subsequent live album release WITH LOVE.

From Meg Duffy, on “Greatest Weapon” -
“Greatest Weapon is about coming to grips with the dance of time. I wrote it with Ethan Gruska and we recorded in his home studio in Los Angeles, and mixed with Joseph Lorge at Sound City Studios. The song also features Nick and Amelia of Sylvan Esso on background vocals.”

From Amelia Meath, on “Under The Water” -
“I wrote it all in one go- learning how to hold my head underwater when I was a kid was a moment of independence that I hadn’t been expecting- all of the sudden I was able to be completely alone in the pool- even when I was surrounded by people.”

A SIDE:
Lyrics and music written by Meg Duffy
Additional writing by Ethan Gruska
Meg Duffy - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, bass, piano, slide guitar
Ethan Gruska - bass, fretless bass, keyboards, sampling, background vocals, percussion
Barbara Gruska - drums and percussion
Nick Sanborn & Amelia Meath - additional vocals
Will Maclellan - additional engineering
Joseph Lorge - mixing
Heba Kadry - mastering

B SIDE:
Lyrics and music written by Meg Duffy and Amelia Meath
Meg Duffy - guitar
Amelia Meath - vocals
Nick Sanborn - additional engineering and mixing
Heba Kadry - mastering
Art by Marshall Rake & Will Hackney

Release Date: September 14, 2022
Record Label: Psychic Hotline
Format + Color: Digital single

Tracklist:
Side A: Hand Habits - Greatest Weapon
Side B: Hand Habits & Amelia Meath - Under The Water

Cover Art Designed By: Marshall Rake & Will Hackney