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 Asheville-based artist Sean O’Hara. 

Through all the noise, the loose distortion, the meaningful sonic spells and the interchangeable fidelities that play to their own strengths, the songs that Sean O’Hara offers are grown from an inherent sense of kindness. Where each song becomes a quiet reflection, a still moment that sticks to you like the hair of a dog, where each piece is picked off one at a time with the care and attention it needs. Sean’s debut release under his own name, 2023’s somewhere, was a warm buzz of excitement seared with feelings of longing and intimacy, but before that, he has been sharing music under the name nadir bliss since 2015. His mot recent releases consist of a split EP with Jackson Fig and a bandcamp album titled i don’t want to be alone, a collection of songs about loneliness and self, recorded on a tascam 488 over the span of two years on a farm in Virginia. Keep an eye out for more music to come from the Sean O’Hara camp in the near future.

About the playlist Sean shares;

I have a habit of writing songs with pretty fast tempos. Over the past few years, I’ve made an effort to listen to more mid tempo music to influence my approach to songwriting and try to slow it down a bit sometimes. On that note, I have grown a deep affinity for “baggy” music. It was pretty popular in the 90’s and early 2000’s, coming from the Madchester scene and evolving/mutating over time. This playlist is a collection of some of my favorite baggy beats.

Listen to the playlist here;

You can listen to Sean’s music anywhere you find your music. You can also order a tape of somewhere via Candlepin Records.

Written by Shea Roney | Featured Photo Courtesy of Sean O’Hara