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 Philly-based artist Carmen Perry.

As a member of the beloved band Remember Sports, Perry’s songwriting became a crucial part of many people’s lives, establishing rich, cheeky melodies with a type of emotional intensity and vulnerability that has stuck with so many. This week, Perry is releasing her upcoming solo album Eyes Like a Mirror via Mtn. Laurel Recording Co. It’s an album of intuition and curiosity, finding Perry embracing the simple things around her in order to help clear up life’s more complicated paths.

About the playlist, Perry said;

“I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of the mirror, and everything it is often used to represent lyrically: self-reflection, identity, discovery, and transformation. I like the idea of a symbol that gets used by all different kinds of writers to mean essentially the same thing, but in a multitude of different ways. These are some of my favorite songs that take on the mirror, and the act of reflection, by artists that have really inspired me throughout my life. I tried to structure the playlist so that it takes the listener through a journey, and brings them back to where they started, but changed in some small way.”

You can listen to Perry’s playlist here as well as on apple music!

Eyes Like a Mirror is set to be released this Friday via Mtn. Laurel Recording Co. You can pre-order it now as well as on vinyl.

Written by Shea Roney | Featured Photo by Catherine Dwyer