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Dying Star

Ruston Kelly

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Ruston Kelly doesn't stick in any one spot on Dying Star, his debut album. Perhaps Ryan Adams is his lodestar -- "Mockingbird" doesn't merely sound like something straight off of Heartbreaker, it contains a knowing nod to former Adams paramour Parker Posey -- but Kelly isn't a po-faced Americana singer/songwriter who is consumed with authenticity. "Son of a Highway Daughter" finds him harmonizing with a vocoder-ized version of himself, "Anchors" is accentuated with keyboards and steel guitar that veer toward the psychedelic, and "Dying Star" borrows from classic soul rhythms. These flourishes, along with Kelly's sharply honed wit, keep the otherwise moody and slow Dying Star from seeming somnolent, and they're enough to help steer attention away from the album's appealing nocturnal sheen and to the songcraft, which is sturdy and enduring.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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1
Cover My Tracks
00:03:26

Jarrad Kritzstein, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

2
Mockingbird
00:04:36

Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

3
Son Of A Highway Daughter
00:03:35

Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

4
Paratrooper’s Battlecry
00:03:59

Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

5
Faceplant
00:03:41

Brendan Benson, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad Kritzstein, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

6
Blackout Explicit
00:04:23

Joy Williams, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad Kritzstein, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

7
Big Brown Bus
00:04:54

Jarrad Kritzstein, ComposerLyricist - Rick Brantley, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

8
Mercury
00:03:18

Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

9
Anchors
00:04:10

Jarrad Kritzstein, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

10
Just For The Record
00:03:40

Lucie Silvas, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad Kritzstein, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

11
Trying To Let Her
00:03:26

Kyle Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Joe Leathers, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

12
Jericho
00:02:53

Natalie Hemby, ComposerLyricist - Joy Williams, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

13
Dying Star
00:05:24

Caitlyn Smith, ComposerLyricist - Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rollie Gaalswyk, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

14
Brightly Burst Into The Air Explicit
00:01:32

Ruston Kelly, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jarrad K, Producer

℗ 2018 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

Album review

Ruston Kelly doesn't stick in any one spot on Dying Star, his debut album. Perhaps Ryan Adams is his lodestar -- "Mockingbird" doesn't merely sound like something straight off of Heartbreaker, it contains a knowing nod to former Adams paramour Parker Posey -- but Kelly isn't a po-faced Americana singer/songwriter who is consumed with authenticity. "Son of a Highway Daughter" finds him harmonizing with a vocoder-ized version of himself, "Anchors" is accentuated with keyboards and steel guitar that veer toward the psychedelic, and "Dying Star" borrows from classic soul rhythms. These flourishes, along with Kelly's sharply honed wit, keep the otherwise moody and slow Dying Star from seeming somnolent, and they're enough to help steer attention away from the album's appealing nocturnal sheen and to the songcraft, which is sturdy and enduring.

© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

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