Written by Shea Roney | Photo by Conor Sheperd

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 Indianapolis-based band Good Flying Birds.

Good Flying Birds are a treasure trove of dusty fortunes and healing tinctures. A band who proves that the ability to share a laugh, have a dance and hit the promised road with nothing but fond memories and bags under your eyes is what makes it all last. Before the reissue of their acclaimed album Talulah’s Tape late last year, Good Flying Birds traveled wheels up through the middle country, looking for found community in backyard bruisers, DIY institutions or any highway attraction that was down to host a rock n roll show. Amongst collected sounds, colorful textures and loose melodies, Good Flying Birds bring a new and exciting life to an already existing image. Not out of nostalgic revelry or diced-up inspirations, but rather the band’s own views on the sanctity of sharing. Where hidden gems lost to local profits find their worth once more, and abstract feelings of love, heartbreak, fear and boredom are sewn together with enduring pop tunes, all huddled under this notion of success derived from the pure joy of experiencing it with others.

About the playlist, Good Flying Birds shared;

We made this in the van while driving to Lafayette, Louisiana to play at the loose caboose with touch girl apple blossom. in that moment these were the songs in our heads that’s all I can say.

Listen to Good Flying Bird’s playlist HERE

You can listen to Talulah’s Tape out everywhere via Carpark Records. Catch Good Flying Birds at The Big Pop Show this weekend in Carrboro, NC.