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 artist Caelan Burris of the Asheville-based project, Tombstone Poetry. 

Since 2021, Tombstone Poetry has been forging a musical identity that paints a certain country warmth onto alternative rock and noise heavy walls. The six piece’s sound took to its most formidable shape yet last year with the release of How Could I Be So In Debt?, where they harnessed an addicting balance of twangy instrumentals and emotionally charged angst in a dense 33-minute listen. The album’s layers of screamed harmonies, shimmery distortions, religious motifs and garagey dissonance are ultimately sewn together by the band’s ability to exert sincerity, their introspections bleeding poignantly amidst every style and technique they experiment with. 

Listen to Burris’ Playlist here;

You can listen to all Tombstone Poetry releases and purchase a copy of How Could I Be So In Debt? on cassette or vinyl on their bandcamp.

Written by Manon Bushong | Featured Photo by Shea Roney