{"id":3911,"date":"2017-06-19T11:48:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T16:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2018-02-09T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:40:17","slug":"susto-kaleidoscopic-folk-sound-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/susto-kaleidoscopic-folk-sound-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Susto&#8217;s kaleidoscopic folk just might be the sound of your summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charleston, S.C.\u2019s Susto (pronounced <em>soos-toh<\/em>) plays a refreshingly sincere take on American music. Picture if A.A. Bondy, Delta Spirit and The Grateful Dead had a kid and you\u2019re on the right track.<\/p>\n<p>The five-piece released their second album <em>&amp; I\u2019m Fine Today <\/em>in January and have been on the road ever since. While Susto has an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 \u2014 they\u2019ve opened for Band of Horses and The Lumineers, among others \u2014 it seems like they\u2019re just now hitting their stride. <em>&amp; I\u2019m Fine Today <\/em>is an effortless and inventive blend of psych rock, country and alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Susto is headlining their first Madison show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madisonfrequency.com\/event\/1457140-susto-madison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tomorrow (June 20) at The Frequency<\/a>. In advance of the show, <em>The Bozho<\/em> caught up with Susto frontman Justin Osbourne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the difference between opening for big bands and building it from the ground up?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe like both of them. It\u2019s cool to have done the opening stuff because that\u2019s the groundwork. When we come back to a city after opening for someone big like The Lumineers or Band of Horses, we get to see how many of those people we won over. [<em>Laughs<\/em>]\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SGprjFo6grU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>People are drawn to your songs for the lyrics. You\u2019ve mentioned, for you, writing lyrics is a stream of consciousness thing. How much of the final lyrics come from such freestyling?<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the low end like 50-to-60% and on the high end nearly a hundred percent. I really enjoy that style of writing because there\u2019s not as much pressure. If something doesn\u2019t make sense, you don\u2019t feel bad because you don\u2019t expect most of it to make sense. It sometimes feels like I\u2019m talking to a therapist as I\u2019m singing \u2014\u00a0there are times when I\u2019m choking and fighting back my own tears, since the lyrics tend to be so personal. Even a song like \u201cWaves,\u201d which is musically upbeat, gets me. It\u2019s about why there\u2019s so much pain and suffering in the world, and sometimes I lose it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does Susto get along on the road? What helps keep the peace?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe all live within a mile of each other in Charleston, so we\u2019re used to seeing each other on the road and off. We\u2019re all from different places [from Atlanta to Japan] and I think our different backgrounds are a big strength. We respect one another\u2019s differences and have learned what each of us is best at.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Susto\u2019s experience with Wisconsin? This is your first headlining show in Madison.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe\u2019ve played Madison once before, opening for Wild Child [last fall at the Majestic], and it was awesome. We love Wisconsin, especially in the summer. Wisconsin music fans are gracious and seem to want to help young bands do their thing. 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