We hope you can join us in the record shop on Thursday, September 4th at 4:00 PM for an intimate instore performance & album signing by Ruston Kelly! We’re stoked to welcome Ruston back—he’s a friend of the shop and has celebrated several of his albums with us already. We’re pumped to be able to help him welcome Pale, Through the Window into the world! Make plans to be here by preordering your copy of Ruston’s new album here or in the record shop next time you come by. All who preorder the album with Grimey’s will receive a wristband for Ruston’s post-performance signing. Wristbands are required for all 13+ (kids 12 & under don’t need one if attending with a wristband-holding adult). Like space in the record store wristbands are limited; they also guarantee your entrance to our event and last time Ruston played in the record store, it was a sold out affair! You can read more about our upcoming event with Ruston on our site here.

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.” 

https://grimeys.com/events/ruston-kelly-pale-through-the-window

Pale Through the Window is available to preorder here as an LP pressed on clear blue vinyl, limited edition green vinyl, and CD. All preorders will include a wristband for Ruston’s 9/4 album signing that also guarantees access to our event. Preorders are limited to total of FOUR TOTAL per customer / household. For each album preordered, you’ll receive one wristband such that two LPs preordered = two wristbands, one CD preordered = one wristband, etc. All who place preorders in advance will receive an email with preorder pickup and event details on or by the day before our event.

At the event Ruston will sign up to two albums per wristbanded attendee. Wristbands are required for the signing for all 13+ and guarantee entrance to our event. (Wristbands are not required for kids 12 & under attending with a wristband-holding adult.)

Preorders placed for local, event pickup will be available starting at 11:00 AM on the day of our event with Ruston Kelly, Thursday, September 4th.

*Event preorders for store pickup will be held for three months after the event date. Please pick up your copy of Pale Through the Window no later than December 4th.