The group formed in 2018. In 2020, the band released two songs, "Mine"[1] and "Design".[2] In 2021, the band released their debut album, Audio Drag for Ego Slobs, through Royal Mountain Records.[3][4][5][6][7] On January 10, Gustaf announced details of their sophomore album "Package Pt. 2" out on April 5, 2024, alongside a new tour.
The group released a cover of "I Trusted You" by 1970s performance artist Andy Kauffman, a four minute song repeating those same three words. The song was featured in an advertisement for the iPhone.[8][9]
Lydia Gammill got “Gustaf” from a random poster her dad gave her. When she moved into her first apartment in NYC, her dad gave her this old poster from a 1972 exhibit on King Gustaf III. She liked how the word looked and sounded, so when they suddenly needed a band name (after they’d already booked gigs and taken photos), she grabbed “Gustaf” off the poster.[10]
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