Ruston Kelly will release new project Dirt Emo Vol. 1 on 11th October via Rounder Records.
The 8-track covers collection consists of Kelly’s favourite emo songs. The first track to be unveiled from the album is a rendition of Dashboard Confessional’s Screaming Infidelities, featuring the band’s lead singer Chris Carraba.
Of the project, Kelly shares, āI donāt play country, this stuff is dirt emo. Itās like crying in a barn or angsting in your room with a banjo.ā
The release also features Kelly’s previously released versions of The Carter Familyās Weeping Willow and Taylor Swiftās All Too Well. Dirt Emo Vol. 1 follows Kelly’s acclaimed full-length debut album Dying Star, which was released last year.
The track listing for Dirt Emo Vol. 1 is:
1. Screaming Infidelities feat. Chris Carrabba (originally by Dashboard Confessional)
2. Teenage Dirtbag [Live] (originally by Wheatus)
3. At Your Funeral (originally by Saves The Day)
4. Dammit (originally by Blink 182)
5. All Too Well (originally by Taylor Swift)
6. Teenage Dirtbag [Acoustic] (originally by Wheatus)
7. Weeping Willow (originally by The Carter Family)
8. Helena (originally by My Chemical Romance)
Kelly will continue his Brightly Burst headline tour this autumn. You can see all of the dates below:
September 13āNashville, TNāAmericanaFest @ Union Station Hotel
September 18āChattanooga, TNāSongbirds South Stage*
September 19āKnoxville, TNāBijou Theatre*
September 20āAtlanta, GAāTerminal West*
September 20-22āBristol, TNāBristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
September 26āDallas, TXāGranada Theater*
September 27āHouston, TXāWhite Oak Music Hall*
September 28āAustin, TXāScoot Inn*
October 1āLos Angeles, CAāTroubadour* (SOLD OUT)
October 2āLos Angeles, CAāTroubadour*
October 3āSan Francisco, CAāThe Independent*
October 4āPortland, ORāWonder Ballroom*
October 5āSeattle, WAāTractor Tavern*
October 7āSalt Lake City, UTāThe State Room*
October 8āDenver, COāThe Bluebird Theater*
October 10āDes Moines, IAāWoolyās*
October 11āMinneapolis, MNāFine Line*
October 12āMadison, WIāHigh Noon Saloon*
October 16āSt. Louis, MOāBlueberry Hill*
October 18āLouisville, KYāMercury Ballroom*
October 19āColumbus, OHāA&R Music Bar*
October 20āDetroit, MIāThe Shelter*
October 22āToronto, ONāHorseshoe Tavernā
October 24āNew York, NYāBowery Ballroom*
October 25āBoston, MAāBrighton Music Hall*
October 26āWashington, DCāU Street Music Hall*
October 27āPhiladelphia, PAāWorld CafĆ© Live*
October 30āRichmond, VAāRichmond Music Hall*
October 31āCleveland, OHāHouse of Blues Cleveland*
November 1āChicago, ILāThalia Hall*
November 11-15āPunta Cana, Dominican RepublicāJohn Prineās āAll The Best Festā
*with Donovan Woods
ā The Drew Thomson Foundation