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 Alice Rezende of Canberra, Australia based group, Olivia’s World.
With a blend of twee antiquity and garage rock grit, Olivia’s World exists within an escapist reality, one rooted in perspective and endearing absurdity. Along with Alice, the original trio consists of Joe Saxby on bass and Rose Melberg (Tiger Trap, The Softies, Go Sailor, Knife Pleats) on drums, but as they continue to grow, touring across Australia, Olivia’s World now functions with open collaborations, reeling in indie-pop charmers from all over. With two EPs out, Olivia’s World EP and Tuff 2B Tender, Alice and co. are preparing to release their debut full length album early next year.
Along with the playlist, Alice shared a blurb;
As you can tell by the title, I’ve been maxx-dosing on those Carl Jung pills. It all happened after we recorded the Olivia’s World album this year. I had to reckon pretty hard with the chasm between my waking life and my dream life and start thinking of more productive ways to integrate my shadow which is actually my fun rock ‘n’ roll side.
Initially when putting the playlist together I was thinking of the subjective projections we cast over songs. How indulgent!! These songs resonate with my shadow 110%!! There’s lots of new stuff and some vintage stuff, like the sexy ‘Slammer’ by Tuff Love. There’s a heap of dreamcore songs, like ‘Holden’ by nara’s room and the dream recount in ‘River Valley Road’ by The Drivers. There’s heaps of songs made by my Vancouver and Vancouver-adjacent friends whom I love and miss. And sick Aussie bands like Sylvia and Dumbells. Enjoy! Olivia’s World debut album Greedy and gorgeous will be out in early 2025!!
Find Alice’s playlist here on bndcmpr; jungian shadow work!
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Written by Shea Roney | Photo used with permission from Olivia’s World
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