Highly Suspect
Highly Suspect is an American rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The band consists of twin brothers Rich (bass, backing vocals) and Ryan Meyer (drums, backing vocals), Johnny Stevens (guitar, lead vocals), and Matt Kofos (guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals).[1] After starting as a bar cover band, they relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where they recorded The Worst Humans EP with producer Joel Hamilton.
Highly Suspect
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.
2009–present
- Johnny Stevens
- Rich Meyer
- Ryan Meyer
- Matt Kofos
- Mark Schwartz
The band's first studio album, Mister Asylum, was released in 2015, earning Highly Suspect a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The song "Lydia" was also nominated for Best Rock Song.[2] Their second studio album,[3] The Boy Who Died Wolf, was released in 2016. Two singles have been released from the album, "My Name Is Human", which topped the Billboard US Mainstream Rock Songs chart, and "Little One", which peaked at number 2 on the same chart.[4] Highly Suspect's third studio album, MCID, was released in 2019, and their fourth studio album, The Midnight Demon Club, came out in 2022.
Musical style[edit]
Highly Suspect's musical style has been described as alternative rock,[21] hard rock,[22] blues rock,[23] grunge,[21] rock and roll,[24] progressive rock,[25] and garage rock.[26] Their third studio album, MCID, marked a change in sound and utilized elements of hip hop,[27][28] pop,[28] and electropop.[27]