Rustin' in the Rain explained
Rustin' in the Rain is the sixth album by American singer Tyler Childers. It was released on September 8, 2023, via his own Hickman Holler Records. Produced by Childers and his backing band the Food Stamps, the album includes the single "In Your Love".
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]
Critical reception
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."[3] Pitchforks 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".
Track listing
All tracks written by Tyler Childers except as noted.
- "Rustin' in the Rain" – 3:36
- "Phone Calls and Emails" – 4:16
- "Luke 2:8–10" – 3:03
- "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:08
- "Percheron Mules" – 4:30
- "In Your Love" (Childers, Geno Seale) – 3:45
- "Space and Time" (S.G. Goodman) – 4:42
- featuring S.G. Goodman and Erin Rae
Personnel
Musicians
- Tyler Childers – vocals
- C. J. Cain – acoustic guitar
- Craig Burletic – double bass (all tracks), background vocals (track 3), fretless bass (5)
- Rod Elkins – drums (all tracks), tambourine (1, 2, 5, 6), shaker (2–4, 7), background vocals (3)
- James Barker – electric guitar (1, 5), pedal steel guitar (2–4, 6, 7)
- Jesse Wells – electric guitar (all tracks); banjo, mandolin (6)
- Chase Lewis – piano (all tracks), background vocals (3, 5), synthesizer (6, 7)
- Margo Price – background vocals (3)
- S.G. Goodman – background vocals (3, 7)
- Erin Rae – background vocals (3, 7)
- Ronnie McCoury – vocals, background vocals, mandolin (5)
- Jason Carter – vocals, background vocals (5)
- Alan Bartram – vocals, background vocals (5)
Technical
- Tyler Childers – production
- The Food Stamps – production
- Pete Lyman – mastering
- Kenny Miles – mixing, engineering
- Tom Ashpitel – engineering
- James Barker – engineering
- Gordon Davidson – engineering
- Sean Sullivan – engineering
- Jesse Wells – engineering
- Joe Wyatt – engineering
- Daniel Bacigalupi – engineering assistance
- Chase Lewis – miscellaneous production (1, 3, 5)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Kentucky author speaks on his involvement in new music video . WKYT . July 30, 2023 . August 10, 2023 . Samantha Valention.
- Web site: Music Review: Tyler Childers shines on 'Rustin' in the Rain,' conceived as an audition for Elvis . . September 7, 2023 . September 8, 2023 . Scott Stroud.
- Web site: Rustin' in the Rain . . September 8, 2023 . Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
- Web site: ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 18, 2023. September 15, 2023.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
