SUSTO, as always, contains multitudes. The Charleston, South Carolina-based outfit has always functioned as a quasi-band in the Wilco mold, with singer-songwriter Justin Osborne at the helm. With his catchy, sharply observed musings, he and a close set of collaborators […]
With their latest album, Time in the Sun, SUSTO release their most pop-infused and rhythmically adventurous album to date. Replete with ebullient sounds, the project arrives at the onset of autumn, providing a reminder that lightheartedness and a sense of […]
Nostalgia needs selective memory like yeast needs sugar. The latter feeds the former. And what you get when an artist goes full-bore nostalgic is reductive music, pure affectation with zero context or heart. Thing is, SUSTO’s new Ever Since I […]
2017 was a banner year for Americana. Jason Isbell and John Moreland, the genre’s flagbearers, released new albums and many emerging artists produced outstanding debut and sophomore efforts. A look back at 2017 is also laced with sadness upon the […]
This past weekend was my first Stagecoach. I approached it not knowing quite what to expect, but with an open mind. As I arrived on Friday afternoon I had some time to take in my surroundings, and really breathe in […]
