After releasing his heartbreaking track “The Weakness” last month, Ruston Kelly has now shared a even more personal single titled “Mending Song”.
The emotional offering arrived on Thursday, and it’s a very confessional track, directly addressing his high-profile divorce from fellow singer Kacey Musgraves and his subsequent decision to retire to an old Victorian bungalow in the small town of Portland, NY. Tennessee, although this particular track was written during a solo trip to Joshua Tree, California. The song is from Kelly’s new album Weakness, which arrives on April 7.
“I rented this little cabin on 22 acres, just me and the coyotes, and ended up visiting a nearby store and buying a baritone ukulele,” Kelly explains. “I remember thinking, ‘This is so stupid – I’m trying to be that guy, go out to a cabin and write my album. Why not just have fun?
As he relaxed, lyrics emerged for what would become “Mending Song”: “Something grew twisted inside me / Tearing all the seams / But I was mended by my mama’s love / For fight the demons in me.”
Check out the new video directed by Bella Mazzola below.
Weweness Tour Dates:
April 12 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom ~
13 avril – Birmingham, AL – Iron City ~
April 15 – Raleigh, North Carolina – Lincoln Theater ~
April 16 – Charlotte, NC – Underground~
17 avril – Washington, DC – Club 930 *
19 avril – Richmond, Virginie – The Broadberry *
20 avril – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony *
21 avril – New York, NY – Webster Hall *
April 22 – Philadelphia, PA – COME IN*
April 25 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
27 avril – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanie – Thunderbird #
April 28 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache#
29 avril – Chicago, Illinois – House of Blues #
April 30 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
May 2 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater #
May 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot #
May 5 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory ^
6 mai – Seattle, WA – Showbox ^
7 mai – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall ^
9 mai – Eugene, OR – Salle WOW ^
11 mai – San Francisco, Californie – The Fillmore ^
12 mai – Solana Beach, Californie – Belly Up ^
13 mai – Los Angeles, Californie – The Fonda Theatre ^
14 mai – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom ^
16 May – Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf ^
18 mai – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge et Music Hall #
19 mai – Houston, TX – House of Blues #
20 mai – Austin, TX – Stubb’s #
22 mai – Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads #
June 2 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater $
Support:
~ Annie DiRusso
* Purr
#Briscoe
^ Richy Mitch and the Coal Miners
$Jenny Lewis
Ruston Kelly on tour with Noah Kahan:
June 17 – Cadence Bank Amphitheater in Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA
June 18 – Firefly Distillery, Charleston, SC
August 31 – Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
12 septembre – KEMBA Live !, Columbus, OH
13 septembre – St. Louis Music Park – Maryland Heights, MO
September 15 – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN
September 16 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill, Sterling Heights, MI
September 17 – Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON
