![]() ![]() “Oh, I” has a vintage reggae/mod/ska sound, reminiscent of The Specials or the English Beat. Things get a little funky in the slow grooving “Baby I Got Your Number,” and then “So Put Out,” has a great funky horn-backed beat ![]() “Something Ain’t Right,” has a retro 50-ish sound, followed by “Love Me Till I’m Gone,” another beautiful crooner. In “Face Down In The Moment,” you can feel the ache in its soulful melody and Rateliff’s beautiful vocals as he sings, “Face Down in the moment, waiting to let go.” “Survivor,” has a “Rock the Casbah” sounding beat, with urgent horns. “Is the future open, is the future seen?” Rateliff croons in the opening title track, a catchy Dylan-esque horn-backed ballad that will have you grooving along. Just as diverse is Rateliff’s rich voice, which can both comfort and soothe and urge you out of your seat. (Rateliff, Patrick Meese (The Night Sweats) and James Barone (Beach House), the trio behind Rateliff’s solo album, And It’s Still Alright, released in 2020.įrom gospel-sounding ballads to a symphonic Motown sound with horns, the diversity of the songs on The Future is wide ranging. Recorded at Broken Creek Studio, Rateliff’s studio outside Denver, The Future was produced by Bradley Cook (Bon Iver, Kevin Morby, The War on Drugs) and R.M.B. 5, on Stax Records, covers a lot of ground in its 11 songs - and sometimes all in one song. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ 3rd studio album, The Future, released Nov. A few tickets remain and can be purchased at Rateliff & the Night Sweats - The Future The extensive run of theater shows begins in Minneapolis on March 3 and includes multiple shows at New York’s Town Hall and Los Angeles’ Theatre at Ace Hotel, with additional stops at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, D.C.’s The Anthem and Colorado’s renowned Red Rocks Amphitheater. Rateliff has also confirmed details of the And It’s Still Alright tour which will feature various aspects of his stellar musicianship, ranging from stripped-back moments with just his voice and acoustic guitar, to a full band accompaniment and four piece string section. Tonight, Rateliff returns to The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon for the fifth time to perform And It’s Still Alright. The album features additional contributions from Tom Hagerman (DeVotchKa violinist), Luke Mossman (The Night Sweats guitarist), Elijah Thomson (Everest bassist), Daniel Creamer (The Texas Gentlemen keyboardist) and Eric Swanson (steel guitarist). He was joined by co-producers Patrick Meese (longtime collaborator and The Night Sweats drummer) and James Barone (Beach House drummer), who both also engineered and mixed the record. To record And It’s Still Alright, Rateliff returned to Swift’s studio, National Freedom, in Cottage Grove, Oregon. I still continue to live, and I still continue to find joy. But overall, it’s almost like I’m a different character when I’m writing for myself.” He continues, “I think this album is a reminder that we all go through hardship, but regardless of the hardship everything ends up where it’s supposed to. “I always try to write from a perspective of trying to approach everything very honestly, even if it leaves me vulnerable. “I think I always want to see hope in the darkness, and I like to try to share that,” Rateliff explains. Rateliff wrote the album’s lead single and title track, And It’s Still Alright, specifically about Swift – a song of haunting grace and acceptance. While the songs are quieter and more reflective than the exuberant soul The Night Sweats have become famous for, they are no less urgent and indelible, as he pushes the boundaries and finds new depths in his songwriting – a singular voice embarking on a personal exploration of love, loss and perseverance. Across the 10 tracks on And It’s Still Alright, you can feel Rateliff faltering but never losing hope – hope that it’s all part of a bigger plan. When Rateliff began writing for the new album , the songs initially centered on the pain of his unraveling relationship, but the theme of the album took a different direction when Richard Swift, his longtime friend and producer of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ two acclaimed albums, passed away in July 2018.
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