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 Sabrina Nichols of the Rochester-based project, shep treasure.

The music that Nichols writes under shep treasure builds out from soft landscapes, lingering with haunting chord progressions and delicate melodies as the tunes become embedded into any environment that they are introduced to. Releasing music since 2018, shep treasure’s latest LP, 2023’s 500 Dead or Alive is both an organic and fragile experience, offering comfort to both our most primitive instincts and the view of the unknown ahead, encouraging us to take that first step in.

Listen to Nichols’ playlist here

You can listen to all shep treasure releases as well as order a cassette tape of 500 Dead or Alive on their bandcamp.

Written by Shea Roney | Photo Courtesy of shep treasure