Every Wednesday, the ugly hug shares a playlist personally curated by an artist/band that we have been enjoying. This week, we have a collection of songs put together by Sleep Habits.

Sleep Habits is the New Orleans-based solo project of Alan Howard, who, through an impressive catalog and countless collaborations, has become a staple in the Louisiana scene and abroad. With a knack for twangy instrumentation and a heart for genuine connection, Sleep Habits is both an underground spearhead and collective curator of folk and alternative music. You can also find Howard playing with other artists such as Wesley Wolffe, Mariah Houston, Noa Jamir, Thomas Dollbaum, hemlock and many others.

Along with the playlist, Howard shared a blurb as to how it came together;

Sitting in the living room listening to cd’s with my family was one of the first ways that I connected with music. Recently I felt a desire to return to listening to music in that way so I started a cd collection of my own and began connecting with albums that I had only listened to on streaming platforms in a whole new way. It’s so satisfying to me to pick music from a physical library and look through photos and info from the booklet while you listen. I made this playlist using only songs from cds that are in my collection (except trinkets and horses which will be on cd soon hehe). 

Trinkets and Horses, a collaborative album with Brooklyn-based songwriter, Mariah Houston, is celebrating its one year anniversary with a run of CD’s put together by Kiln Recordings.