Our obsession with Rusty Reid seems to grow with every listen. Last year, we featured the rising artist for channelling notions of playful rebellion and bold confidence in Attitude Change, so when we heard that Rusty was back with All Through My Days, we couldn’t wait to immerse ourselves in his universe once again.
All Through My Days opens with a dimensional guitar soundscape and the lyrics, “You were ruled by the southern sky, made you trade your world for another style, the way you slipped through the streets of my city, you were a melody…”
We immediately connect with the feel-good energy of the track and the timeless nature of its ode to love and human connection. In essence, All Through My Days is about being completely taken by someone who changes the way Rusty sees life and love.
The woman in the song feels mysterious, free-spirited, but emotionally hard to hold onto. That said, being around her makes everything feel easier for Rusty, and more meaningful than he expected.
There’s a cinematic allure that manifests and we could imagine this in a big Hollywood romantic film like The People We Meet On Vacation, Materialists, or My Oxford Year. There’s a mix of romance, obsession and vulnerability running through the track and we love Rusty’s emotive presence, authenticity and passion that he delivers the lyrics with. He knows the relationship might not last forever, but he’s still telling her to follow love whilst it’s real, because even temporary love can feel life-changing.
We learn that All Through My Days is the first single from Rusty Reid’s fifth album, Lone Stardust (Masterworks of Texas Songwriters). It was originally written by Vince Bell and Connie Mims Pinkerton during their time in Houston, Texas.
The album marks a striking departure for Rusty, an American indie folk-country-rock singer-songwriter known for albums filled with his own original material, as this release is instead a carefully curated collection of nineteen covers, each penned by a songwriter with a connection to Texas.
The record celebrates legendary names such as Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Townes Van Zandt, and Kacey Musgraves, alongside lesser-known writers Rusty brings into the spotlight.
Rusty passionately says, “I’m back with something totally different. I’ve only released two cover tunes before, yet here comes a whole album full of them. But there’s a twist. All of these songs were written by Texas songwriters, the state of my birth and development into a halfway decent singer-songwriter (some say).”
Needless to say, we are in awe, and have added All Through My Days to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream the entirety of Lone Stardust (Masterworks of Texas Songwriters)!