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11 September 2026 – HUG — “HUG”
By Editorial Team - September 11, 2026
Summary
HUG, the trio of Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley, and Noah Georgeson, release their organic self-titled debut through Luaka Bop.
Key Facts
- HUG release their self-titled debut on 11 September 2026 via Luaka Bop.
- The trio combines ambient music, indie folk, field recordings, and classical guitar.
- The album was recorded in roughly three weeks after decades of musical connection.
- Entities: HUG, Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley, Noah Georgeson, Luaka Bop
- Tags: hug, devendra-banhart, gyan-riley, noah-georgeson, luaka-bop, ambient, folk, field-recordings
HUG, the trio of Devendra Banhart, Gyan Riley, and Noah Georgeson, release their self-titled debut today through Luaka Bop.
It is an unusually organic mixture of ambient music, indie folk, field recordings, and classical guitar. The album was written and recorded in roughly three weeks, but it grows out of a musical relationship stretching back decades.
That history gives the record a relaxed, responsive quality: sparse acoustic detail and environmental sound are allowed to sit beside one another without being forced into conventional folk or ambient shapes.