SST
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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They originally formed in 1984 and steadily moved to the forefront of underground indie rock scene on labels like Sub Pop and SST while touring the country in a red Chevy van.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
Times bestselling author of “Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records” and of the novel “Make It Stop.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
SST, which was engaged in an expensive lawsuit with Unicorn Records, had a backlog of unreleased records and was focused on issuing albums by active bands that could be counted on to tour.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023
The band was inspired, Mr. Reis said, by the noisy music being issued at the time on independent labels like Dischord, Touch & Go and SST.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023
“Everything got recorded way, way, way too hot and it was distorted as hell,” Spot told Jim Ruland, the author of “Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records.”
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023
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