It’s an incredible song.”Īdded Rateliff: “He says at one point: ‘Pray for Paris, they’re not going to scare us or stop the music.’ I want to be part of that. “That’s the premise,” Pope said, “‘You’re a beautiful stranger and I’m going to be your cover’ - as opposed to responding in a violent way. “There’s a Kevin Morby song called ‘Beautiful Stranger,’” at which point Pope interjects in one of many exchanges in which one of them often finishes, or extends, the other’s thoughts, “He wrote it in response to the Bataclan attack” in 2015 in which terrorists killed more than 100 people in Paris. “Who’s going to take over for them?” Rateliff asked. Rateliff and his cohorts have noted the deaths in recent years of many of their musical heroes, a fact of life, however sad, that they’ve taken as a clarion call for a new generation to step up to the plate and at least attempt to fill their shoes. If their talk seems to echo the Blues Brothers’ signature claim to be on “a mission from God” with their music, it is. ![]() It’s a tall order, something that Rateliff, Pope and fellow band members Luke Mossman (guitar), keyboardist Mark Shusterman, drummer Patrick Meese, trumpeter Scott Frock and saxophonists Jeff Dazey and Andreas Wild take to heart, on stage and in the recording studio. “I don’t want to alienate people about what they believe in and what their political views are,” Rateliff said, “but actually make people feel it’s important for us to come together - and that the person next to you is just as important as yourself, if not more important.” ![]() The music on “Tearing at the Seams,” as it was on its predecessor, “Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats,” is an invigorating latter-day incarnation of vintage soul and R&B music that was the stock-in-trade at Memphis’ Stax Records label, not coincidentally the reactivated imprint that signed Rateliff three years ago. “Besides playing music, I want to build a sense of community,” Rateliff said, sipping his Paloma, a concoction of tequila and grapefruit, and seated at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in a dark booth next to the band’s bassist, his longtime friend Joseph Pope III. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are Nathaniel Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Meese (drums, percussion, keys), Luke Mossman (guitar), Mark Shusterman (organ, keys), Andreas Wild (saxophone), Daniel Hardaway (trumpet) and Jeff Dazey (saxophone).Those “underplay” shows anticipated a spring-summer headlining tour at larger facilities, among them an Aug. Backing vocals by Jenny Lewis, Jess Wolfe and Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso). “Love Don’t” is full of energy and passion, pure Rateliff, with his signature shrieks and a burn-up-the-dance-floor Motown beat.Īdditional production on The Future by Elijah Thompson (Father John Misty, Richard Swift). “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. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - The Future
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