A Bay Area singer/songwriter with a laconic and affable delivery and a penchant for pairing shuffling
T.Rex-inspired riffage and juke joint balladry with ramshackle lo-fi country,
Dick Stusso's laid-back, D.I.Y. glam-country stylings invoke names like
Mac Demarco,
Ultimate Painting,
Nap Eyes, and
JD McPherson. Born Nic Russo, the Oakland native self-released his debut LP, Nashville Dreams, in 2014. He eventually caught the attention of Seattle-based indie Hardly Art, which issued his sophomore effort, In Heaven, in 2018. ~ James Christopher Monger