Written by Shea Roney | Photo Courtesy of PARKiNG

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 the Louisville-based band, PARKiNG.

PARKiNG, the trio of Lizzie Cooper, Boss Benson and T. Moore, create music that is harsh, and gloriously so. The band’s debut LP, PORTRAiTS, released one year ago this month, feels as timely as ever in the hum of western collapse. Defunct, distressed, observant, surreal, but human; PARKiNG home instrumental fixations to combat the dead ends, algorithmic lashes, and the has-beens and the has-been-nots caught between our ever-separating formalities and devotions. And through the searing noise, the breaking infrastructure and melodic demands, PARKiNG builds a podium but declares no winners. Rather, the young band offers refuge in the complexity of these songs, giving space to fill when isolation and unease absorb our world, and pushing us to each take a step up to get a better look at what’s ahead.

About their playlist, the band shared;

“Influence and praising others expression has opened our eyes to glance out at the majestic vast sea of artistry and the waves of construction that follow. Like a sculpture we have become carved and engraved with the strains that passed through our cores. Attend to with intent.”

Listen to PARKiNG’s playlist HERE!

Listening to PORTRAiTS out now.