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Shape & Destroy

Ruston Kelly

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Shape & Destroy arrived in August of 2020, not long after Ruston Kelly announced his separation from his wife Kacey Musgraves. Given this public turmoil, there may be a temptation to view Kelly's second album through this prism, finding hints of heartbreak scattered throughout its 13 songs. That's not an accurate way of viewing the album, though. Musgraves appears on Shape & Destroy, for one, and while there is a freeform melancholy floating throughout, the record is a balm, something to soothe during troubled times. Many of its songs are about interior journeys, a sentiment that neatly dovetails with how the album represents the first time Kelly recorded music while sober. Certainly, Shape & Destroy is markedly more focused than its 2018 predecessor Dying Star, less likely to drift into a neo-psychedelic haze. Kelly remains enamored with music that seems designed to soundtrack the twilight. Apart from the sharply honed lyrics, every element on Shape & Destroy is appealingly hazy -- tempos are slow and lazy, and guitars provide a soft bed for Kelly's leathery voice. All this adds up to an album well-suited for moments of introspection, moments when a listener is searching for sustenance and reassurance somewhere outside of themselves.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
In The Blue
00:02:32

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

2
Radio Cloud
00:03:32

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

3
Alive
00:02:43

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Recording Producer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

4
Changes
00:04:38

TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

5
Mid-Morning Lament
00:05:13

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

6
Brave
00:03:13

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

7
Clean
00:03:17

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

8
Rubber
00:03:17

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

9
Jubilee
00:03:38

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

10
Closest Thing
00:02:10

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ashley Ray, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

11
Pressure
00:02:31

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

12
Under The Sun
00:03:22

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

13
Hallelujah Anyway
00:01:31

Kacey Musgraves, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - TIM KELLY, Steel Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Slick, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eli Beaird, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruston Kelly, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer, Bells, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Hammond B3, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Gena Johnson, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Abby Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

Album review

Shape & Destroy arrived in August of 2020, not long after Ruston Kelly announced his separation from his wife Kacey Musgraves. Given this public turmoil, there may be a temptation to view Kelly's second album through this prism, finding hints of heartbreak scattered throughout its 13 songs. That's not an accurate way of viewing the album, though. Musgraves appears on Shape & Destroy, for one, and while there is a freeform melancholy floating throughout, the record is a balm, something to soothe during troubled times. Many of its songs are about interior journeys, a sentiment that neatly dovetails with how the album represents the first time Kelly recorded music while sober. Certainly, Shape & Destroy is markedly more focused than its 2018 predecessor Dying Star, less likely to drift into a neo-psychedelic haze. Kelly remains enamored with music that seems designed to soundtrack the twilight. Apart from the sharply honed lyrics, every element on Shape & Destroy is appealingly hazy -- tempos are slow and lazy, and guitars provide a soft bed for Kelly's leathery voice. All this adds up to an album well-suited for moments of introspection, moments when a listener is searching for sustenance and reassurance somewhere outside of themselves.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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© 2020 Rounder Records. ℗ 2020 Rounder Records.

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