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
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.
Whatever that picture is though, kinda looks like some sort of stadium too? Maybe it’s something live.
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.
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.
It's definitely his least great, but I really love it. Dying Star remains the "knock me on my ass" classic from him.
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