Ruston Kelly - Shape & Destroy (August 28, 2020) Album • Page 13

Yeah i'm not really sure if that's supposed to be an admission of a relapse or not. Maybe he wrote that in COVID quarantine, I know I've done some staring at the walls from boredom haha

 

Changes and Alive are hitting me the hardest right now.

 

Album was done by March, so I sort've doubt it. Same with the "deep in the virus, sign of the times" line... seems like it just happens to be unrelated lyric that is serendipitously descriptive.

 

that whole verse is crazy prescient

 

I was thinking about it tonight and there’s an argument to make that like 4 of my top 5 RK songs (and like 7 of my top 10) are from this record. Pretty incredible how much of a mark it’s made on me in just a few weeks.

 

It's unbelievably good

 

Dying Star definitely still has more heavy hitters for me, but “Mid-Morning Lament” and “Changes” are flirting with my RK top five.

 

I think mine are mostly from his previous album and ep. “Mid morning lament” is probably my favorite because it sounds the most like my other favorites (Blackout, Mercury, Paratrooper’s Battlecry). I like when he gets loud. But I’m also loving Hallelujah Anyway. I almost feel like it would have been a great album opener. But this album is great no matter what.

 

Okay, I’ve given this album 5 listens and I’m just not into it the way I thought I’d be. Dying Star is immensely better at the moment, IMO. I got bored with each listen on this new one. Hopefully this feeling changes over time for me.

Glad everyone else is into it though.

 

In The Blue, Alive, Changes, Mid-Morning, Under The Sun are some of his best IMO.

 

According to his IG story, it looks like he is already working on like 15 more songs? Insane.

 

We are witnessing the burgeoning moment of Ruston’s prolific stage!

 

"Pressure"!!!

 

Oh come on Brave has to be in there too!!

 

honestly don't think theres a weak song on here

 

Sheesh. Ruston's post-marriage quarantine album would probably be too sad even for me.

 

lookin at the tracklist like...

 

I'd argue Jubilee is borderline weak. I don't hate it but I don't feel it's as strong as the rest.

 

That’s the one

 

jubilee is great yall

 

They are all great, but Pressure and Jubilee are my least favs.

 

"Mid-Morning Lament," "Changes," and "Clean" are my top three, probably in that order.

 

but but but but but PRESSURE

 

Under the Sun >>>>>>