{"product_id":"susto_stringband_volume_2","title":"Susto Stringband (Volume 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSusto Stringband (Volume 2) is the second album from Susto Stringband — the acoustic roots side project of alt-country act SUSTO, led by frontman Justin Osborne — released on May 29, 2026 via Missing Piece Records. Building on the warm, bluegrass-and-old-time spirit of Volume 1 (March 2025), the 11-track record deepens the collaboration between Osborne and the Asheville-based Holler Choir circle — Clint Roberts and Jackson Grimm — alongside Nat Copeland, Helena Rose, and Joey Brown. Described by Osborne as an Austin\/Asheville collaboration, the album was recorded partly at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville and leans slightly more toward newer compositions than its predecessor, which had drawn more heavily on reimagined SUSTO back-catalogue material. The record features notable guest appearances: \"Hard Drugs\" is a stripped-down, heart-wrenching acoustic reimagining of a classic SUSTO track featuring Morgan Wade, \"E-350\" features country singer Joshua Hedley, and \"Work Away\" brings in Madeline Dierauf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tracklist ranges from the opener \"Gloryland\" and the official video track \"Diamond's Icaro\" through rootsy originals like \"Hands in the Dirt,\" \"County Line,\" \"Black River Gospel,\" and \"Last Chance Linda,\" closing with \"Tell My Blues.\" Where Volume 1 introduced the project to audiences as a vehicle for revisiting SUSTO's indie rock songs through an acoustic bluegrass lens, Volume 2 expands that premise to show what the band has developed through a year of intensive touring together — the chemistry of a working live unit coming through in arrangements that feel lived-in and road-tested. The Alternate Root noted it as a record that may appeal to bluegrass purists while retaining the emotional directness and songwriting sensibility that has long been central to SUSTO's identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53629565632826,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album","offer_id":53629577527610,"sku":"38525","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-19_at_1.07.12_PM.jpeg?v=1781889038","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/susto_stringband_volume_2","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}