Steve Rusch

@paulcauthen I love making records with you. I had such a great time working on these songs and I’m so excited for this album. What a great body of work. Love you brother! Book of Paul out now Texas Gavel Road, Dark Horse, Breakaway co-wrote & prod by me The Voice Inside, Chain Smoking co-prod by me Shout out to all involved Songwriters @delaneyramsdellmusic @robragosta @lukedick @jimibelljr @johnnyclawsonmusic Mixed by @robkinelski Huge thanks to @awallpatton @arjungrover @hallebartlett for putting the pieces together and @jamiekinelski for connecting this all in the beginning.

@elizabethnichols you are so good and so much fun! Love this song and love you. We got to write this with some amazing people and friends too, @lauraveltz & @iamstephjones Oh The Things Men Do ;)

Sex Hysteria Deluxe is out and this might be my favorite collection of songs I’ve been a part of. @jessiemurphhh I die for you and quite literally would follow you anywhere lol. Getting to create the music we make is truly special and then the fun we have in the process is priceless. I am so grateful for you. @lauraveltz and @lennardvink I feel so lucky to collaborate with such fiercely talented people. Your ability and genius raises the bar to everything we do. And thanks to those who worked so hard to get these songs out: @benmaddahi.mp3 @amylucia @arjungrover @adamalpert @julie_leff And @robkinelski and @robbiesoukiasyan crushing the mixes Produced / Co-produced / co-wrote: I Stay I Leave I Love I Lose, Forever, Easy Sunday Living, No Chance, Certain Kind Of Love Co-produced: Not There For You Vocal Production: Wildflowers and Wine

I’m so excited to be a part of this record. @paulcauthen you’re amazing and such a legend! Thankful! produced by me and written by @paulcauthen @delaneyramsdellmusic @evanhoner and myself

So stoked for Sex Hysteria to be out! @jessiemurphhh I’m obsessed with you. You are truly one of a kind and I’ll following you blindly down whatever creative road you go. I’m so grateful you continue to choose to take me with you. Love you! @lauraveltz and @lennardvink your talent and impact on these songs can’t be measured. You are both legends. Loved making these records together @benmaddahi.mp3 @arjungrover I wouldn’t know what to do without you both Shout out to everyone @lucyhealeymusic @danwilsonmusic @jennknoepfle @amylucia @julie_leff @adamalpert @byfrankrio @mischamandel @robkinelski @teezio @robbiesoukiasyan Co-wrote and produced/co-produced 1965, Best Behavior, I Like How I Look, Ur Bill Is Big As Fuck, Ain’t But A Thing, (and on the vinyl only) You’re A Bitch, No Chance

@laurenspencersmith you are truly a gift. Thank you for letting me be a part of your world. And @lauraveltz @thomasdanielmusic @jammyrabbins writing these songs with y’all and Lauren is a moment in time 😂😭 Produced and co-wrote Looking Up, Parallel Universe, What A Beautiful Day

@elizabethnichols love you, love this song, and love that you want to sing some wild ass lyrics. Buckle up y’all and go listen to Mama

@jessiemurphhh I love you, I love this song, thank you for being the best ever. @lucyhealeymusic and @lennardvink this song would be nothing without y’all and love you both. Written by all of us produced by @lennardvink and me

@jessiemurphhh I’m endlessly in awe of you and love you to the core. Beyond excited for this amazing body of work to come out and utterly grateful to be a part of it. Creating these songs with you is something I treasure. I would do it all over again just for the good times and the laughs. You are truly one of a kind. And the most important thing you’ve taught me, from every time you walked out my door without a jacket on in the cold and me asking if you’ll be alright, is “pimps don’t get cold Steve” lol LOVE YOU SO MUCH @bailey.zimmerman thank you so much for taking Someone In This Room to the next level. It wouldn’t be the same without you! You are a special soul. Love you brother. These songs would not have happened without their amazing co-writers @lauraveltz on Someone In This Room and Love Lies, and @itscarriek on It Ain’t Right. You are two of the most badass women in music and life. I’m lucky to be in the same rooms with you. And @austinshawn on Someone In This Room, thank you for pushing it to be so good. Shout out to everyone behind the scenes pulling this together. None of this would be happening without y’all: @benmaddahi.mp3 @amylucia @julie_leff @adamalpert @arjungrover @columbiarecords Someone In This Room, Love Lies, It Ain’t Right, I Could Go Bad co-wrote and produced by me Mixed by @robkinelski Mastered by @beckermastering & @demifuguemastering Banjo on Love Lies by @loganlturner Pedal steel on Someone In This Room by @ju1c3man Additional vocal production by @mischamandel on all and choir vocals on It Ain’t Right

@david.kushner thank you for letting me take the wild journey of making this album with you. Getting to create these songs is something I cherish and feel lucky to be a part of. You are a light that’s full of genius, warmth, love, and fart jokes lol. I’m so proud and fortunate to call you my friend. I love you bro Also, we wouldn’t have been able to do any of it without @nicole.dawna . Shout out to her making every Airbnb feel like home with her love and kindness. @brentshows , @emilydeeclark , @_wells_fargo__ and the rest of the @altar team, thank you for all your support and dedication to making a beautiful body of work. And thanks to my management @arjungrover and @benmaddahi.mp3 @unrestricted.music for their guidance and endless support. Dead Man, Hero, You and Me, Heaven Sees, California Nights co-wrote and produced by me @scottharris123 co-writer on Hero @robertallaire - the sickest string arrangement on California Nights @jacobbizmorris - mixing and mastering @mischamandel - additional vocal production

@koe_wetzel you’re a beast and a badass. You and the whole crew made such an amazing album. I’m so excited that Twister found its way on it. Shout out to the other songwriters, @thebennyburgess and @joshserrato . The four of us made this song in a whirlwind of a day and I wouldn’t have it any other way🌪️ Twister Produced by me Mixed by @ryanhewittmix Executive producer @gabesimonsays Additional vocal production @mischamandel Shout out to @benmaddahi.mp3 for making this all happen

cheers from Asheville, NC