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 Toronto-based band cootie catcher.

cootie catcher make music that elicits nostalgia for a time of technological optimism. For iPod Nano childhoods and My Space pages flooded with photos we now deem “bad quality.” For people who grew up with the concept of the cellphone, but also watched it’s violent progression from a flippable device that facilitated Friday night plans to… whatever the hell you want to say about our contemporary relationship to the thin miniature screens that never leave our pockets. Earlier this year, the Toronto based four piece shared Shy at first – the album a swirling of indietronica in its most darling form possible. Brimming with eccentric glitchy elements and tech motifs, Shy at first imagines a sweet digital world where the tender fragments of humanity can still thrive. The record is earnest and conversational; lines like “my face is all corrupted html files” and an arsenal of eccentric electronic elements are softened by an endearing indie twee feel that leaves a smile on your face and a mark on your heart.

You can listen to cootie catcher’s playlist HERE!

Written by Manon Bushong