Dying Star | ||||
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Released | September 7, 2018 | |||
Studio | Sonic Ranch | |||
Genre | Folk rock, alternative country, indie folk | |||
Length | 53:17 | |||
Label | Rounder Records | |||
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Dying Star is the debut studio album by American Country Music singer and songwriter Ruston Kelly, released on September 7, 2018 through Rounder Records. The album was recorded at the Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas, and produced by Kelly and Jarrad Kritzstein.
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100 [1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
American Songwriter | [3] |
Paste | 8.1/10 [4] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cover My Tracks" | Ruston Kelly, Jarrad Kritzstein | 3:27 |
2. | "Mockingbird" | Kelly | 4:38 |
3. | "Son of a Highway Daughter" | Kelly | 3:37 |
4. | "Paratrooper's Battlecry" | Kelly | 4:00 |
5. | "Faceplant" | Kelly, Kritzstein, Brendan Benson | 3:43 |
6. | "Blackout" | Kelly, Kritzstein, Joy Williams | 4:26 |
7. | "Big Brown Bus" | Kelly, Kritzstein, Rick Brantley | 4:56 |
8. | "Mercury" | Kelly | 3:19 |
9. | "Anchors" | Kelly, Kritzstein | 4:10 |
10. | "Just for the Record" | Kelly, Kritzstein, Lucie Silvas | 3:42 |
11. | "Trying to Let Her" | Kelly, Kyle Jacobs, Joe Leathers | 3:28 |
12. | "Jericho" | Kelly, Williams, Natalie Hemby | 2:53 |
13. | "Dying Star" | Kelly, Rollie Gaalswyk, Caitlyn Smith | 5:26 |
14. | "Brightly Burst into the Air" | Kelly | 1:32 |
Total length: | 53:17 |
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