Ruston Kelly - The Weakness (April 7, 2023) Album • Page 20

lmaoooo

 

it’s like when I fire up my wife’s 2015 ford escape and I get 2015 pics for bands on her SYNC radio console haha

 

is there a place to listen to the apple music Nashville session singles besides Apple Music?

 

Available to buy on iTunes

 

The male urge to scream LETS GO while the drummer goes snare-kick x3 to start the song

 

way heightened since its John Chong, and he's like the coolest MF around.

 

Weakness Deluxe?

 

Typically hate deluxe albums because I like full albums, sequencing is important, and I’m like “if the songs good and recorded put it on the gd album.”

but I typically listen to Ruston on a full discog playlist, so the more Ruston the better.

 

not sure why heaven made the darkness didn't make it, amazing track. as always excited for anything ruston.

 

Rusty will be on the Andrew McMahon cruise next year

 

Fuck! I so don’t want to do a cruise. But Andrew and Ruston together. Ugh

 

Whatever that picture is though, kinda looks like some sort of stadium too? Maybe it’s something live.

 

Typically it’s the cover art. Looks like he cut it off so people wouldn’t see it.

 

He did hint at a live album like before The Weakness, so maybe it's that? I remember him saying Hellfire wasn't on Shape and Destroy because it was going on a live album.

 

This might be my AOTY. Even though fall has brought some masterpieces that might technically be "better" (particularly Sufjan and Sampha), this one has just endured and defined my 2023 more than any other record. I just love it so much.

 

Really frustrated by this whole album cycle. No second single, no second tour outside of the handful of dates opening for Noah Kahan. No news on the deluxe. I think his team dropped the ball here.

 

probably bc the album is a dud

 

Yeah this album just didn’t resonate with me like the last 2 unfortunately

 

I wouldn’t call it a dud. The six song run from “Mending Song” to “Wicked Hands” is flawless, but it’s surrounded by stuff that is often lesser to his best work. Across his three albums this is certainly my least favorite, but that’s only because he’s released two of my favorite albums of the last decade.

My wife and I were agreeing the other day that song for song, his hit-to-miss ratio is better than any other songwriter we currently listen to.

 

flawless is not the word i would use

 

It's definitely his least great, but I really love it. Dying Star remains the "knock me on my ass" classic from him.

 

I think it’s my favorite.

 

Shape & Destroy is my favorite, but this is still a really good record. Definitely my AOTY.

 

The best songs are really really good but the other 6-7 are just fine. Also a good distance behind the last two for me overall

 

yep same here