Rusty Reid is back with another chapter from The Unreasonables, and this time he’s leaning straight into the beautifully awkward space where attraction, hesitation, and curiosity all collide. The new single “Let’s Just Talk” is the third release from the 2025 album The Unreasonables, and it shows yet another side of this long-brewing rock project finally stepping into the light.
“Let’s Just Talk” lives in that sweet spot between pop-jangle rock and New Wave–tinged swagger. It’s bright, melodic, and deceptively playful, pulling you in with hooks before revealing what the song is really about: that tense, exciting moment when intimacy feels possible, but nothing is guaranteed. The central question—“How can I tell how far you want to go?”—drives the track, capturing the push-and-pull uncertainty that comes with first sparks.
What makes this single especially interesting is the momentum. The song doesn’t rush its payoff; instead, it builds patiently, rewarding listeners who stick around for the bridge and beyond, where everything finally clicks into place. Like the earlier singles “Attitude Change” and “Piece of the Action,” it continues the album’s exploration of love and lust, but with a lighter, more conversational tone.
There’s also a deeper story humming beneath the surface. The Unreasonables isn’t just an album—it’s a resurrection. Recorded decades ago and left unreleased, this collection of hook-laden rock songs has finally emerged forty-plus years later. Rusty Reid, a Texas-born songwriter now based in the Pacific Northwest, steps away from philosophical or political themes here, focusing instead on raw, instinctive rock and roll energy.
With “Let’s Just Talk,” Rusty Reid & The Unreasonables prove that good songs don’t age out—they just wait for the right moment. And this one feels perfectly timed, capturing vulnerability, desire, and the thrill of not knowing what comes next.
“Let’s Just Talk” jangly, restless, and emotionally honest, turning the uncertainty of first intimacy into a pop-rock moment that builds, hooks, and delivers
