I wanted to hear something new(ish), so I brought home tonight this The Future record by Nathaniel Ratecliff & the Night Sweats to listen to.
I gotta say ... I was excited to hear this.
Released by Stax Records last year, this is the third album by Ratecliff and band, and by the time they close with the fiery Motown vamp Love Don't, the band have covered a nice range of moods on what is certainly their most diverse release yet.
I likes it!
For the recording, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats escaped to Nathaniel's new Colorado studio to write an album's worth of songs, shedding light on their unique observations and songwriting reflecting on our current times.
Recorded at Rateliff's own Broken Creek Studio outside of Denver, The Future was produced by Bradley Cook (Bon Iver, Kevin Morby, The War on Drugs) and R.M.B.—the production trio of Rateliff, Patrick Meese (The Night Sweats) and James Barone (Beach House)—who were the team behind Rateliff's acclaimed 2020 solo album, And It's Still Alright. Additional production was added by musician, engineer and producer Elijah Thompson (Father John Misty, Richard Swift) while Jenny Lewis, Jess Wolfe (Lucius) and Amelia Meath (Sylvan Esso) contributed backing vocals.
So while I'm late to the party yet again (se previous post), this is absolutely among my Best of 2021 albums and a very happy addition to our home vinyl collection.
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