1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk chart, landed at No. 3 on iTunes’ Top Albums chart, debuted at No. Last year, Rateliff released his first solo album in seven years, And It’s Still Alright, which peaked at No. Their sophomore album, Tearing at the Seams, debuted in March 2018 to widespread critical acclaim and included three singles which hit No. and has sold over a million records worldwide. The band’s self-titled debut album is now certified Gold in the U.S. There is this constant back and forth battle in me personally and I am sure that comes out in my writing.” Then my own neurosis, and maybe being a libra gets in the way, and I can’t make up my mind. I just continue to try to write from a place of hope. “When I was writing the record we were in the middle of a pandemic and our future looked pretty bleak. “I look at the album overall as a big question,” notes Rateliff. The group is composed of Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Patrick Meese (drums, percussion, keys), Luke Mossman (guitar), Mark Shusterman (organ, keys), Andreas Wild (saxophone), Daniel Hardaway (trumpet) and Jeff Dazey (saxophone). The Future looks to shed light on their unique observations while reflecting on our current times.
The Future’s lead single, “Survivor,” is available everywhere now.įor the recording, the band escaped to Rateliff’s new Colorado Broken Creek studio to write an album’s worth of songs. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are preparing for the release of their third studio album, The Future, set for Nov. Future albums might struggle under the weight of these lofty expectations, but any shortcomings they might have will not be due to the lack of a strong foundation.Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. This is the example of an artist in it for the long haul. As the sound of his band rises higher and higher to meet the challenge, the whole experience becomes more and more moving. Atop a classic slab of bedrock soul, Rateliff answers the call of time, which grabs greedily at “all that’s been.” Defiant, he yells over and over that he’ll have to be dragged away.
Though it lacks a tune as radio-ready or eye-catching as 2015’s “S.O.B.,” the true heart of the album might be best found in its title closing track. Still, it’s the never-ending drive against becoming complacent that most clearly marks Seams as an early 2018 favorite. Producer Richard Swift often kept recording the band as it tried out different takes and song fragments, leading to an overall loose feel reminiscent of the group’s concerts. Live, in fact, is where Tearing at the Seams might shine best. Not much imagination is needed to see the track as a live favorite that could open a show or encore with equal aplomb. Sounding like a revving engine that rockets into orbit with a signature Rateliff scream and evil laugh, the jam gels into a complete rave-up with stabbing horns, organ blasts, and a party-starting beat. However, after repeated instances of band members walking around singing the melody, the singer relented and deemed that “it must be okay.”Īnother song with a conflicted recording history, “Intro,” kicks off the album’s second half in style. The cut unfolds around an acoustic guitar riff and melody that Rateliff originally deemed not up to scratch. That song, featuring plaintive piano underscoring a rousing chorus, allows Rateliff to declare his desire to “leave it all out there to dry.” Despite being slotted near the end of the album, it’s a fine introduction to the restless creative spirit that permeates elsewhere.
The formerly folk-leaning frontman still wrote all of the lyrics for the album, lending most numbers a confessional air, but several tracks were co-written with fellow group members, including first single “You Worry Me,” with a co-writing credit for guitarist Luke Mossman. Where the band’s self-titled record introduced audiences to Rateliff and company’s charged belting and revivalist chops, this sophomore album veers far enough from such a tried-and-true approach to merit repeated spins.įor starters, Tearing at the Seams is the first Night Sweats’ record to be written with input from the whole band, not just Rateliff himself. On its second full-length release, soul rock combo Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats crafts a mature follow-up to a successful debut.
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