Hell or Highwater is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and actor David Duchovny.

[1] Duchovny cited various rock and folk artists such as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Wilco, R.E.M., and the Flaming Lips as influences on the record.

Although the songs are not confessional or about anyone specific, Duchovny said that they are his life experiences and cited a Neil Simon quote; "Everything's autobiographical, even the stuff you make up.

The album was recorded in a week and a half at Q Division Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts with Berklee-trained musicians.

"[7] Jim Farber of New York Daily News described the record as "credible rock album" and noted that Duchovny's singing style was "sullen, inward, and broken, with a character redeemed by a dark charm."