Fust have announced their new album Big Ugly, will arrive on March 7th via Dear Life Records. Today, the Durham, NC band share lead single “Spangled.” “I don’t think you can really hear the word ‘spangled’ without thinking about America and its national anthem,” shares songwriter Aaron Dowdy. “I wanted to write a personal, pained kind of national anthem made up of esoteric and American themes like trauma and time out of joint, self-destruction and intoxication, frailty and hubris. It’s an American ghost story, where hurts linger in places long after the buildings and bridges they happened in have disappeared.”

Alongside the album announcement, Fust have announced a run of East Coast tour dates kicking off this March with support from Dead Gowns, Merce Lemon and Styrofoam Winos, with the tour kicking off in Raleigh, NC on January 11th.

Big Ugly arrives on the band’s longtime label home of Dear Life Records, who gained notoriety with MJ Lendermans’ Boat Songs, and have become a haven for contemporary songwriters. Returning to the studio with producer Alex Farrar (Wednesday, MJ Lenderman, Squirrel Flower). The members –– Aaron Dowdy, drummer Avery Sullivan, pianist Frank Meadows, guitarist John Wallace, multi-instrumentalist Justin Morris, fiddlist Libby Rodenbough, and bassist Oliver Child-Lanning––weave their voices alongside guests like Merce Lemon, Dave Hartley (The War on Drugs), and John James Tourville (The Deslondes) across music that sounds like a conversation between old friends.

Fust
The Big Ugly
Tracklisting
Dear Life Records

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

Fust 2025 Tour Dates

Jan 11 – Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House
Mar 28 – Athens, GA @ Flicker Theatre
Mar 29 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel
Apr 01 – Silver Spring, MD @ Quarry House Tavern
Apr 02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Apr 03 – Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts ^
Apr 04 – Manchester, VT @ Billsville ^
Apr 05 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool
Apr 06 – Hudson, NY @ The Half Moon ^
Apr 08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall
Apr 09 – Chicago, IL @ The Hideout *
Apr 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry *
Apr 11 – Northfield, MN @ Carleton College *
Apr 12 – Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel *
Apr 13 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop *
Apr 15 – St. Louis, MO @ The Sinkhole
Apr 16 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar #
Apr 17 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room at Third Man #
Apr 18 – Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light #
Apr 19 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle – Back Room #
Apr 23 – Chattanooga, TN @ Cherry Street Tavern
Apr 24 – Greenwood, MS @ Hush Puppy Music Co-op
Apr 25 – Birmingham, AL @ Woodlawn Theatre
Apr 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Tipsy Burro

^ Dead Gowns
* Merce Lemon
# Styrofoam Winos

Pre-order The Big Ugly HERE