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  • Summary: Kentucky country singer-songwriter Tyler Childers imagined pitching songs to Elvis Presley to create his sixth full-length release.
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  • Record Label: RCA
  • Genre(s): Country, Americana, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Outlaw Country
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Oct 2, 2023
    90
    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.
  2. Oct 2, 2023
    80
    Many of the genre’s most popular songs right now resemble its past more than its future (or at least what one would hope constitutes its future). The music of Rustin’ In The Rain is an exception—and best of all, there’s space in its world for all of us.
  3. Oct 2, 2023
    80
    With Rustin’ in the Rain, they have dropped one of the year’s more vital pure country albums.
  4. Oct 2, 2023
    76
    The catchy country-pop rhythm of the title track, buoyed by a twangy electric guitar solo, wouldn’t have sounded out-of-place in between Clint Black and Dwight Yoakam on Country Music Television in the 1990s, but Childers frequently channels a vision of the genre that predates the video era.