Pale, Through the Window Ruston Kelly

• 1 Pale, Through the Window 02:49
• 2 Give Up the Ghost 04:25
• 3 Wayside 03:26
• 4 Half Past Three 03:27
• 5 Me and You 02:42
• 6 Twisted Root 04:10
• 7 Still 05:08
• 8 Waiting to Love You 03:41
• 9 I See You 03:30
• 10 Pickleball 03:34
• 11 House in the Country 03:38
• 12 Great Wide Open 03:23
• 13 All In 04:33
• Total Runtime 48:26

Info zu Pale, Through the Window

Auf den 13 Songs von „Pale, Through the Window“ bietet Kelly alles, von der düsteren Grübelei des Titeltracks der LP und der reumütigen Sehnsucht von „Twisted Root“ (ein intimer Blick auf seine Suchtgeschichte) bis hin zur strahlenden Offenheit von Liebesliedern wie „Waiting to Love You“ und „Wayside“ (ein euphorisches, aber ungeschminktes Porträt der Liebe vor dem Hintergrund einer Welt in Flammen). Und indem er einen so umfassenden Bericht über seine Reise zu Akzeptanz und Frieden teilt, möchte er anderen den Mut geben, ihr eigenes persönliches Chaos durchzustehen. „Wenn jemand wegen des Zustands der Welt oder seiner Beziehung zu Gott oder zu sich selbst mit Zweifeln oder Hoffnungslosigkeit kämpft, hoffe ich, dass diese Platte ihm das Gefühl gibt, dass alles gut werden kann und dass Liebe wirklich die stärkste Kraft ist, die uns zur Verfügung steht“, sagt Kelly. „Ich hoffe außerdem, dass sie zumindest einen kleinen Teil der Freiheit und Freude spüren, die ich beim Schreiben dieser Songs empfunden habe – selbst wenn sie nur Spaß daran haben, zu ‚Waiting to Love You‘ mit dem Kopf zu wippen, möchte ich alle daran erinnern, dass die Welt ein Ort der Freude sein kann.“

Ruston Kelly

Ruston Kelly
Since making his debut with 2018’s Dying Star, Ruston Kelly has built a catalog of songs that search for transcendence in the most devastating and demanding of experiences: addiction, the strenuous work of self-evolution, the fallout of broken relationships. But in the writing of his latest album, the South Carolina-born artist found himself in unfamiliar emotional territory—a state of sustained joy and inner peace, brought on by a spiritual breakthrough and the dawning of a new love. Brimming with the grit and depth that’s always defined his output, Pale, Through the Window ultimately affirms Kelly as one of modern music’s most astute observers of the human heart and spirit.

“For most of my life I’ve felt comfortable writing about darker subject matter with a slight silver lining of hope, asking questions like ‘Why do people suffer, and how can we find communion and joy in the middle of the suffering?’” says Kelly. “Before this album I didn’t quite have the songwriting muscle required to write about joy more directly, which meant that I had to develop some new muscles and find my voice in a whole different way.”

The follow-up to The Weakness—a 2023 release that earned major acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, The New York Times, NPR and led to his appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”—Pale, Through the Window finds Kelly reuniting with his longtime collaborator Jarrad K, who also helmed production on Dying Star and 2020’s Shape & Destroy. The first body of work he’s recorded with his longtime touring band, the album centers on a singular sonic palette that often merges synth with pedal-steel guitar while fully embracing Kelly’s ardent love of classic pop-punk and emo—ultimately bringing a raw and potent energy to his soul-searching songwriting.

Over the course of Pale, Through the Window’s 13 songs, Kelly offers up everything from the somber rumination of the LP’s title track and the rueful longing of “Twisted Root” (an intimate look at his history with addiction) to the radiant open-heartedness of love songs like “Waiting to Love You” and “Wayside” (a euphoric but unvarnished portrait of love against the backdrop of a world in flames). And in sharing such an all-embracing account of his journey to acceptance and peace, he aspires to provide others with the courage to persevere through their own personal chaos. “If someone’s struggling with doubt or hopelessness because of the state of the world or their relationship with God or with themselves, I hope this record leaves them with the sense that it can be okay and that love truly is the most powerful force we have available to us,” says Kelly. “I also hope they feel at least a sliver of the freedom and joy I felt in writing these songs—even if they’re just having a good time bobbing their head to ‘Waiting to Love You,’ I want everyone to be reminded that the world can be a joyful place.

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