Skylar Gudasz and the Ugly Girls play gorgeous, lurid folk daydreams and sound like reading a book while doing the three-step shuffle. This young band is shaped by well-crafted songs and swinging arrangements of string bass, guitar, piano, flute, drums and three part harmonies.

Fueled by the songwriting and singing of multi-instrumentalist Skylar Gudasz, The Ugly Girls are just setting out on their dreamy folk pop jazz journey. Based in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Ugly Girls came together as half flotsam from old bands and half coincidental meeting in crazy circus jam experiences in Carrboro basements. With backgrounds in jazz, classical guitar, Suzuki flute and self-taught accompaniment, the Ugly Girls channel Joni Mitchell, the occasional swing of Buena Vista Social Club, and the dark country of Gillian and Emmylou.

Two Headed Monster, their first studio album, was recorded at Arbor Ridge Studios with Jeff Crawford, and features guests Charles Cleaver and Lauren Paynter as well as the O! West Late Night Lovers Chorus: a 30 person chorus made up of friends, family and local musicians captured singing together on a dreary January night at the tree-surrounded studio. It was released May 10, 2011 to praise of "maturity" and "versatility" for its "tastefully orchestrated tunes and richly detailed tales". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.