“Waiting To Love You” — Ruston Kelly’s Triumphant New Single — Out Now Ahead Of Album Pale, Through The Window (Sept. 12 On Rounder)

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Ruston Kelly has released “Waiting to Love You,” the final pre-release offering from his upcoming album Pale, Through the Window, out September 12 via Rounder Records. A sweeping, sing-along-ready love song that transforms a long-shelved co-write into a soaring declaration of devotion, the song was originally written in 2016 with longtime collaborator Jarrad K and songwriter Jon Green. It sat in the vault for years — until Kelly found himself in a place where its refrain finally rang true.

"Jarrad, Jon, and I originally wrote this song to pitch to other artists, but at the time, the sentiment wasn’t something I resonated with," says Kelly. "Fast forward to today—we’re listening to the resurfaced demo, and I’m sitting next to the woman I wrote much of this album for, realizing immediately that this was the missing song that tied it all together. A kind of capstone statement I’d never made lyrically before." 

Reimagined with Kelly’s touring band, “Waiting to Love You” swells with pedal steel (played by his father, Tim “TK” Kelly), propulsive drums, and a full-hearted, anthemic chorus. It joins “Wayside,” “Half Past Three,” and “Pickleball” as early highlights from Pale, Through the Window — an emotionally expansive and spiritually grounded collection capturing Kelly’s season of renewal, joy, and hard-won peace.

Listen to “Waiting to Love You” HERE

Watch the official music video HERE

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Praised by Rolling Stone as chronicling a “spiritual transformation” and “a powerful shift,” Pale, Through the Window is produced by Jarrad K and recorded live at his Chateau Noir studio, blending Kelly’s sharp lyrical introspection with ambient textures, pop-punk energy, and the warmth of his longtime road band.

Kelly will take “Waiting to Love You” and the rest of the new record on the road this fall and winter for the Pale, Through the Window headline tour, with dates including AmericanaFest, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, New York’s Bowery Ballroom, Los Angeles’ Troubadour, and more. Full routing below and tickets available now at rustonkelly.com.

Photo credit: Alexa King Stone Photo credit: Alexa King Stone   TRACK LIST: 1. Pale, Through the Window (Ruston Kelly) 2. Give Up the Ghost (Kelly) 3. Wayside (Kelly) 4. Half Past Three (Kelly) 5. Me and You (Kelly) 6. Twisted Root (Kelly) 7. Still (Kelly, Emily Weisband, Peter Raffoul) 8. Waiting to Love You (Kelly, Jarrad K, Jon Green) 9. I See You (Kelly) 10. Pickleball (Kelly, Jarrad K) 11. House in the Country (Kelly) 12. Great Wide Open (Kelly) 13. All in (Kelly)   PALE, THROUGH THE WINDOW TOUR DATES:  Sept 4 – Grimey’s – Nashville, TN Sept 9-13 – AmericanaFest – Nashville, TN Oct 2 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN * Oct 3 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL * Oct 4 – The Vogue Theatre – Indianapolis, IN * Oct 6 – The Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI * Oct 7 – Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON * Oct 15 – The Atlantis – Washington DC * Oct 17 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA * Oct 18 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY * Oct 19 – The Sinclair – Boston, MA * Oct 21 – The Underground – Charlotte, NC * Oct 23 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, SC * Oct 24 - The Riviera Theater - Charleston, SC * Jan 15 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC ^ Jan 16 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA ^ Jan 17 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN ^ Jan 19 – Old Rock House – St Louis, MO ^ Jan 20 – recordBar – Kansas City, MO ^ Jan 22 – The Heights Theater – Houston, TX ^ Jan 23 – Emo’s – Austin, TX ^ Jan 24 – The Echo Lounge – Dallas, TX ^ Jan 26 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO ^ Jan 28 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT ^ Jan 30 – Neumos – Seattle, WA ^ Jan 31 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR ^ Feb 2 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA ^ Feb 6 - Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA ^ Feb 7 – Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA ^ Feb 8 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ ^ With special guests: *Sam MacPherson ^verygently   FOLLOW RUSTON KELLY: Website: rustonkelly.com Facebook: facebook.com/rustonkelly  X: x.com/RustonKelly  Instagram: instagram.com/rustonkelly  YouTube: youtube.com/@rustonkellyvevo2148/featured  Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5zuqnTZOeJzI0N0yQ7XA7I  Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/ruston-kelly