{"product_id":"shape-destroy-cd","title":"RUSTON KELLY 'SHAPE \u0026 DESTROY' CD","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALBUM OVERVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his sophomore album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShape \u0026amp; Destroy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Nashville-based artist Ruston Kelly now documents his experience in maintaining sobriety, and finally facing the demons that led him to drug abuse in the first place. But while Kelly recounts that journey with an unvarnished honesty, his grace and conviction as an artist ultimately turn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShape \u0026amp; Destroy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto a work of unlikely transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its unsparing reflection on what Kelly refers to as “the cycle of frustration and temptation after getting clean,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShape \u0026amp; Destroy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etook form during a period of painful transformation. “It wasn’t surprising to me that getting sober was a challenge, but there were moments when it was challenging in a way I’d never experienced before,” Kelly says. “There’s so much repair your brain has to do—spiritually, emotionally, physically—and at one point I really felt like I was losing my mind.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a means of self-preservation and catharsis, Kelly eventually turned to the ritual of free writing, a practice that led him to the album’s title. “This phrase just came to me one day: ‘Shape the life you want by destroying what obstructs the soul,’” he recalls. “I realized that was the ticket to healing myself and healing my mind: figuring out what kind of person I want to become, and then getting rid of everything that keeps me from being that person.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTREET DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAugust 28, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadio Cloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid Morning Lament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJubilee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosest Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnder The Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallelujah Anyway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rounder Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43980328009788,"sku":"888072169593","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/4427\/7308\/files\/shape_and_destroy_CD.png?v=1771003322","url":"https:\/\/shop.veeps.com\/products\/shape-destroy-cd","provider":"Veeps Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}