Here’s a wild story for you: Rusty Reid recorded an entire album in the 1980s, then just… left it sitting there. For forty years. It simply stayed in the vault while Reid went about his life, moving from Texas to the Pacific Northwest, building his reputation as an indie-folk-pop-country-rock artist (yes, that’s a lot of hyphens, but the man contains multitudes). Now in 2024, he’s finally dusted off “The Unreasonables” and started releasing these vintage gems.
“The shortest distance between two people isn’t a straight line. It’s the courage to ask instead of assume.”
“Let’s Just Talk” is the third single from this archaeological dig, and it’s a masterclass in capturing that awkward, thrilling, absolutely terrifying moment when things might get physical, but nobody knows quite what the other person wants. The narrator is stuck in that excruciating limbo, trying to read signals that may or may not exist, haunted by past mistakes, desperately not wanting to screw this up.
The jangly guitars and new wave-adjacent production give it that 1980s shimmer, but the emotional core feels completely current. Turns out, relationship anxiety is timeless. So go give it a listen, especially if you stick around for that bridge and beyond. Reid promises it pays off, and he’s not lying.
Stream “Let’s Just Talk” and the full album “The Unreasonables” now, because apparently, some things really do age like a fine wine.
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