Tracklist 1. Spangled
2. Gateleg
3. Doghole
4. Mountain Language
5. Sister
6. Bleached
7. Goat House Blues
8. What’s His Name
9. Jody
10. Big Ugly
11. Heart Song

Fustthe lyrical powerhouse Southern rock band from Durham, North Carolinaannounce their new album Big Ugly, out March 7th on Dear Life Records, the record label that launched the careers of MJ Lenderman and Florry and that has become a haven for contemporary songwriters. Big Ugly arrives after the release of 2024s Songs of the Railone of the best alt-country compilationsin a long, long time (Paste) and 2023s standout Genevieve, which unassumingly introduced new listeners to Fusts unmistakable blend of small-town poetry (Mojo) with a familiar yet probing country-tinged folk-rock (KEXP) that made it one of the most fun rock records of the year (Pitchfork). Genevieve was their studio debut, recorded with producer Alex Farrar (Manning Fireworks, Rat Saw God, Tomorrows Fire) in Asheville, North Carolina. The reception was far better than the band expected, stirring them to immediately start working on Big Ugly, their second collaboration with Farrar. Recorded over ten days in June of 2024, Big Ugly is the explosive sound of Fust uncovering a freedom within their sincere form of loose and fried guitar rock, realizing more than ever before an intimacy within bigness. The members Aaron Dowdy, Avery Sullivan, Frank Meadows, John Wallace, Justin Morris, Libby Rodenbough, Oliver Child-Lanningweave their voices alongside guests like Merce Lemon, Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs), and John James Tourville (The Deslondes) to form a music that sounds like a conversation between old friends. And thats exactly what it is.