Susto (which the band usually capitalizes as SUSTO) is an American
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band from
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
.
The name of the band is from the Spanish word "susto", meaning "an intense fear understood as a condition of the soul", reflecting the Cuban roots of some of the band, as well as being drawn from letters in the band leader's name.
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History
Susto began in 2014 with the release of a self-titled album on the record label Hearts & Plugs.
Susto released their second full-length album titled ''& I'm Fine Today'' on ACID BOYS and Missing Piece Records.
Their third album, ''Ever Since I Lost My Mind'', was released on February 22, 2019, on
Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...
.
A fourth album, ''Time in the Sun,'' was released on October 29, 2021 with
New West Records. Their fifth album, ''My Entire Life,'' was released on July 28, 2023, preceded by singles "My Entire Life", "Hyperbolic Jesus", and "Mermaid Vampire".
In April 2018 Susto performed at the High Water Festival in
North Charleston, South Carolina.
In March 2019 Susto performed at Antone's Georgia Theatre in Austin, TX for the South by Southwest festival in
Austin, Texas
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.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''SUSTO'' (2014) (Hearts & Plugs)
* ''& I'm Fine Today'' (2017) (Missing Piece Records, ACID BOYS)
* ''Ever Since I Lost My Mind'' (2019) (Rounder Records)
* ''Time in the Sun'' (2021) (New West Records)
* ''My Entire Life'' (2023)
Live albums
* ''Live from the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame'' (2015) (Missing Piece Records)
EPs
* ''Hearts & Plugs 7s, Vol 1'' (2015) (Hearts and Plugs)
*''SUSTO Stories'' (2018) (Missing Piece Records, ACID BOYS)
Singles
* ''Chillin' On The Beach With My Best Friend Jesus Christ'' (2016) (Hearts and Plugs)
*''R.I.P. Santa'' (2017) (Missing Piece Records, ACID BOYS)
References
2013 establishments in South Carolina
Musical groups from South Carolina
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