Rustin' in the Rain

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Rustin' in the Rain
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Studio album by
Tyler Childers
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2023 (2023-09-08)
Genre
Length28:01
Label
  • Hickman Holler Records
  • RCA
Producer
  • Tyler Childers
  • The Food Stamps [a]
Tyler Childers chronology
Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?
(2022)		Rustin' in the Rain
(2023)		 Snipe Hunter
(2025)
Singles from Rustin' in the Rain
  1. "In Your Love"
    Released: July 27, 2023

Rustin' in the Rain is the sixth album by American singer Tyler Childers. It was released on September 8, 2023, through Childers' own independent label Hickman Holler Records and major label RCA. Produced by Childers and his backing band the Food Stamps, [a] the album includes the single "In Your Love".

Contents

Content

The album's lead single is "In Your Love". This song's corresponding music video received media attention for its storyline, depicting a romance between two coal miners in the 1950s. [1] Childers also covers Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the Night" and S.G. Goodman's "Space and Time". He told the Associated Press that he conceptualized the album as if he were pitching songs to Elvis Presley. [2]

Musical style and composition

Rustin' in the Rain has been described as a country, [3] [4] [5] honky-tonk, [6] [7] and neotraditional country album, with elements of progressive country, [5] gospel, [3] outlaw country, [5] country pop, [4] and country soul. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Paste 8.0/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [4]
PopMatters 8/10 [7]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic found influence of 1970s outlaw country in Childers's delivery, but thought that the inclusion of "Phone Calls and Emails", as well as the video for "In Your Love", showed more modern influence. Of said influence, Erlewine wrote, "he's explicitly treating country music as a genre that evolves, one that can encompass all manners of stories by building upon what's already been laid at the foundation. With its empathetic heart and kinetic kick, Rustin' in the Rain illustrates how vibrant and vital that idea can be." [5] Pitchfork 's Nadine Smith called it "impossible to mistake for anything but country music" and despite not being "a break with country music[,] it is a light cast on its history, a recognition of what it has been and can become". [4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Tyler Childers except as noted.

  1. "Rustin' in the Rain" – 3:36
  2. "Phone Calls and Emails" – 4:16
  3. "Luke 2:8–10" – 3:03
  4. "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:08
  5. "Percheron Mules" – 4:30
  6. "In Your Love" (Childers, Geno Seale) – 3:45
  7. "Space and Time" (S.G. Goodman) – 4:42
    • featuring S.G. Goodman and Erin Rae

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The Food Stamps consists of Craig Burletic, Chase Lewis, Rodney Elkins, James Barker, Jesse Wells, and C. J. Cain.

References

  1. ↑ Samantha Valention (July 30, 2023). "Kentucky author speaks on his involvement in new music video". WKYT. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ Scott Stroud (September 7, 2023). "Music Review: Tyler Childers shines on 'Rustin' in the Rain,' conceived as an audition for Elvis". Associated Press . Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Zimmerman, Lee (November 8, 2023). "Tyler Childers Redefines Classic Country". American Songwriter . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Nadine (October 2, 2023). "Tyler Childers: Rustin' in the Rain Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Rustin' in the Rain". AllMusic . Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Williams, Tom (September 12, 2023). "Tyler Childers Builds a Rich and Inviting World on Rustin' In The Rain". Paste . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Quinn, Rick (September 13, 2023). "Tyler Childers' New LP Evokes the Golden Age of the Nashville Sound, PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Childers Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Tyler Childers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tyler Childers Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Tyler Childers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard . Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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