Written by Shea Roney

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 New York-based songwriter Zoë Pete Ford.

Earlier this year, Zoë self-released her latest album One Of The Guys, an album where each song drips and pools on the bar top like the condensation from your Miller Highlife, dampening your sleeves and any of those that sit there after. With gritty guitars and melodies that hum with the prowess of a neighbor’s old Ford Ranchero, Zoë’s songwriting is intuitive to the elements of a damn good story and those feelings that often get stuck between your teeth after chewing on its fat. Her lyrics, like old muddy boots, stay laced up as she walks through your house, picking up your knick knacks, eating from your fridge, rearranging your photos and leaving wet footprints all throughout just to see where she has gone. One Of The Guys is an album to be reckoned with, which our very own Autumn Swiers once said, “if you can hear her, you should fear her”.

About the playlist, titled “Hooks. spin it again”, Zoë shares;

i’m a hooks girl. gimme a good hook and chances are i can dig it. these songs all got me Hook line and sinker or with otherwise intoxicating melody. ive worn each of these tracks out on repeat and in most cases the albums they came from.

Listen to Zoë’s playlist HERE

You can listen to One Of The Guys out now, as well as Zoë’s previous project, superbluesurf, on Bandcamp!