Useless Eaters

Booking Agent : Viunca Bolacchi

Useless Eaters is the long-running project of Seth Sutton, whose work spans crude punk energy and minimalist experimentalism. The project originated in Memphis in 2008, releasing material on influential underground labels including Jay Reatard’s Shattered Records, Goner Records, and John Dwyer’s (Oh Sees) now-defunct imprint Castle Face. Over the course of its career, the project has amassed a substantial discography, including eight full-length albums and seventeen EPs.
From 2013 to 2017, Useless Eaters operated out of a San Francisco warehouse space that also served as Sutton’s home and creative hub. When the city shuttered this space, the project entered a hiatus, and Sutton relocated to Berlin. Over five years, he immersed himself in Berlin’s vibrant underground scene, collaborating and performing with acts such as Idiota Civilizzato, Glaas, Exit Group, and ÖPNV, further refining his sonic and visual approach.
In 2022, Sutton returned to the Bay Area, settling in Oakland and immediately reviving Useless Eaters with renewed focus. Over the past eighteen months, the band completed two European tours and a series of California shows.
Their first new material in nearly a decade is slated for release this fall 2025 on Goodbye Boozy Records, a respected independent label based in Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy, which originally issued their debut vinyl, the “Agoraphobic” single, in 2008.
Additional releases are planned with two of today’s most vital underground labels: Under The Gun Records (Los Angeles) and Total Punk (Portland).
Seventeen years on from their beginnings, Useless Eaters continue to be a vital presence at the intersection of punk, experimentation, and visual art under Seth Sutton’s singular vision.

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