Rust & Ashes: A Small Town Mythology  is a gritty, unvarnished journey into the heart of the modern rural Midwestern landscape. Fusing raw roots rock and country with a stark, literary storytelling style, this collection of original songs pulls back the curtain on the darkened corners of small-town life.

The songs come from Russ Kendrick Martin's own personal experience, as well as his years of observing rural life from the perspective of a news director at a small town radio station.