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 Durham-based artist Aaron Dowdy of the group Fust.

Today we would like to welcome you all to the “Big Ugly Hug”, a celebration of Fust’s third album Big Ugly, shared last month via Dear Life Records. With a name built on contradictions, one that offers limitless imagery, Dowdy’s use of storytelling is unshaken by truth, letting intentionality mix with what has been right in front of us all along, but tapping into the heart that often gets left behind. It’s an album of hardships and traditions. An album of friends and the ghosts that we have not been acquainted with yet. It’s an album of flaws and retribution, not to overlook the moments of goodwill and tales of redemption. It’s a piece of historical contribution, bringing old stories out to get a peak at life once more.  

About the playlist Dowdy shares;

I am excited for this big ugly hug. not exactly preliminary notes but things i’m thinking about now that big ugly is done and i am dreaming of the next record. kind of two sets here: the first ten are sort of electric and the second sort of acoustic. the first set is harsh and I’m trying to figure out their harshness. the second set i can’t even begin to play, they totally elude me, and they are songs I sing along to in languages i don’t speak. we’ll see what happens.

Listen to Aaron Dowdy’s playlist here;

You can listen to Big Ugly out everywhere now.

Written by Shea Roney | Featured Photo by Merce Lemon