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09-08 Guster release new single
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The band members met during freshman orientation at Tufts University in 1991. A year later, after writing a few songs in theirdorm rooms, the band named themselves "Gus" and booked their first gig. The band independently recorded their first album in1994, entitled Parachute, while still in college. Shortly after the release of Parachute another artist calling himself Gus signed adeal with a major record company, forcing the band to rename themselves "Guster."In 1996, the band independentlyrecorded their second album, Goldfly, releasing it early the next year. In 1998 the band signed to Sire Re ...read more
The band members met during freshman orientation at Tufts University in 1991. A year later, after writing a few songs in theirdorm rooms, the band named themselves "Gus" and booked their first gig. The band independently recorded their first album in1994, entitled Parachute, while still in college. Shortly after the release of Parachute another artist calling himself Gus signed adeal with a major record company, forcing the band to rename themselves "Guster."In 1996, the band independentlyrecorded their second album, Goldfly, releasing it early the next year. In 1998 the band signed to Sire Records and re-releasedGoldfly. A year later, the band released the album Lost and Gone Forever, produced by Steve Lillywhite. With the backing of amajor label, the band appeared on late night shows like David Letterman. The band also released their first video, a song fromLost and Gone Forever entitled "Fa Fa".The band released their fourth album, Keep It Together in 2003, with the firstsingle, "Amsterdam", getting significant play on the radio. A live album, Guster on Ice, compiled from two shows at Portland,Maine in December, 2003, was released in 2004. The next full length studio album from Guster, entitled Ganging Up on the Sun,is set to be released on June 20th, 2006. « hide |
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