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By E.H. Stockton<\/strong><\/p>\n Standing in the thirtieth row of a partially filled MTS centre, dressed to the nines (or at least the sixes), on a narcotic propelled rocket hurtling my mind through some forgotten corridor of the cosmos is when I was first introduced to Susto. It was as though my experience was tethered to an otherworldly elastic that, at the moment of its choice, pulled me back down to earth and into my mortal self while the chorus of Susto\u2019s <\/span>Waves<\/span><\/i> roared through the arena. The lights danced in unison as though they themselves were drowning waves. \u201cIt comes in waves\u201d sang frontman Justin Osborne, reminding a select few of every time they ever felt the \u2018waves\u2019 come on at the outset of what will surely be a good trip.<\/span>Waves <\/span><\/i>is the third track on Susto\u2019s newest album <\/span>& I\u2019m Fine Today<\/span><\/i>, released in early 2017 by<\/span> There is no shortage of other phenomenal songs on this album, \u201cMystery Man,\u201d \u201cCosmic Cowboy,\u201d \u201cWasted Mind\u201d<\/span>, <\/span><\/i>and \u201cJah Werx\u201d<\/span> to name a few, but none are as heart wrenching as \u201cGay In the South.\u201d As the title undoubtedly implies, the songs tells of the struggles faced by gay individuals living in the southern United States who were close to the songwriter. The first chorus paints a telling picture of the turmoil many are forced to deal with, saying \u201cThey promised us\/ You were going straight to hell when you die\/ I don\u2019t even think it\u2019s a real place.\u201d The contrast of up-tempo music paired with deep, often times thought provoking lyrics is what will lead Susto to success in the future. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Listening to <\/span>& I\u2019m Fine Today<\/span><\/i> is good for the mind, good for the soul. In a hectic, unpredictable world of unknown horizons, Susto is a sturdy reminder that, in some crevices in the world, there is still good to be found. If more songs were written with this sort of exemplary honesty and depth, surely the world could be a better place. Until then, Susto will lie in wait for the cosmic surfers who, in spite of increasingly hazy global climate, feel fine today.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By E.H. Stockton Standing in the thirtieth row of a partially filled MTS centre, dressed to the nines (or at least the sixes), on a narcotic propelled rocket hurtling my mind through some forgotten corridor of the cosmos is when I was first introduced to Susto. It was as though my experience was tethered to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13068,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10656\/revisions\/13068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span>Dine Alone Records. As a whole the album is mind bendingly passionate and profound. The instrumental pieces carry a deceptively cheery tone while the lyrics are unabashedly authentic. Take, for example, the playful piano intro in the song \u201cHard Drugs\u201d \u00a0which includes such lines as \u201cI don\u2019t care who\u2019s askin\u2019 I\u2019ll tell \u2018em the truth\/ I\u2019ve had a long hard struggle with substance abuse…I\u2019m just glad that I found you\/ and sorry that I couldn\u2019t keep you around.\u201d The contrast of musical vibes and lyrics, often times teetering into the realm of psychedelic, is what creates the sound that can best be described as simply being Susto.<\/span><\/p>\n