We wanted to tell as complex a story as we could in four minutes, not only about a gay couple, but also about rural people. We used our own family pictures as references. Tyler and I both felt the attention to detail about rural life was very important, so we made sure that the house and the people looked realistic for the time period instead of the stereotypes of country people that have become so ingrained in the public consciousness. There have always been LGBTQ people in rural places and finally we’re seeing that portrayed in a country music video. Of the video, he shares, “As a gay teenager who loved country music, I could have never imagined seeing myself in a video. House is a New York Times bestselling author, current Poet Laureate of Kentucky and recipient of the 2022 Duggins Prize-the largest award for an LGBTQ writer in the nation. Written and creative directed by Silas House (with a story idea by House and Jason Kyle Howard), the video was directed by Bryan Schlam and stars Colton Haynes and James Scully and depicts a timeless love story of two men set in rural Appalachia in the 1950s. In advance of the release, the first single, “In Your Love,” is out today-watch the song’s official music video HERE. I hope you enjoy listening to this album as much as I enjoyed creating it. Some covers, one co-write, and some I even wrote in my best (terrible) Elvis impersonation, as I worked around the farm and kicked around the house. Of the album, Childers shares, “This is a collection of songs I playfully pieced together as if I was pitching a group of songs to Elvis. Rustin’ In The Rain, the new album from renowned singer, songwriter, and musician Tyler Childers, will be released September 8 on Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records ( pre-order/pre-save).
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