Highly Suspect

Highly Suspect
Frontman Johnny Stevens (right) and bass player Rich Meyer (left) performing at Pointfest 33 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, May 2015
Background information
OriginCape Cod, Massachusetts. U.S.
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Johnny Stevens
  • Rich Meyer
  • Ryan Meyer
  • Matt Kofos
  • Mark Schwartz
Websitehighlysuspect.net

Highly Suspect is an American rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The band consists of twin brothers Rich (bass and backing vocals) and Ryan Meyer (drums and backing vocals), Johnny Stevens (guitar and lead vocals), and Matt Kofos (guitar, synthesizer, and backing vocals). After starting as a bar cover band, moved to Brooklyn, New York where they recorded The Worst Humans EP with producer Joel Hamilton.

The band's first studio album Mister Asylum was released in 2015, earning them a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The song "Lydia" was nominated for Best Rock Song. Highly Suspect's second studio album, The Boy Who Died Wolf, was released in 2016. Two singles were 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. Their third studio album, MCID, was released in 2019 and their fourth, The Midnight Demon Club, in 2022. Their fifth, As Above, So Below, came out on July 19, 2024.