Rateliff recently commenced his virtually sold-out solo tour that will run through August, accompanied by members of the Night Sweats serving as his backing group. It was very cathartic to even be in Richard's studio, and to be writing songs that were about him or about him not being here anymore.” “It's kind of taking me a long time to admit to myself, “ he says, “but writing is a part of my process in dealing with things and moving forward. With the new album out into the world after what he had been through in the last few years-especially coping with Swift's death and the end of his marriage-Rateliff does feel a sense of burden lifted. His family left it open for people to go back and use, which I think is fantastic.” “We tried to approach it thinking, ‘Well, what would he do on this?’ We actually started a record at his studio in Cottage Grove, Oregon last March. “This was going to be a record I had planned to do with Richard, which Pat probably would have been a part of as well,” says Rateliff. Working with Rateliff on the album included co-producers James Barone and Night Sweats drummer Patrick Meese, all of whom had worked with Swift and learned a lot from him. All of that in one got me here and helped me write this record, too.” I feel like I've grown as a musician and a performer, and as a writer and singer. “I just kind of feel like I've taken everything I've learned from the Night Sweats and the shows we play and our time on the road. “There's a lot of similarities in there for sure,” he says. Fans of Rateliff’s earlier work might notice the sound of the new record is a throwback to his pre-Night Sweats albums In Memory of Loss (2010) and Falling Faster Than You Can Run (2013). The moments of melancholy and introspection that surround the record is buoyed by hope and resilience in overcoming personal difficulties. I wanted to be able to talk about that in a song so that it creates a conversation for the listener, and for other people to be able to be vulnerable that thing and talk about it-and then also try to find hope in there and not to feel so devastated and so lost.” And so I let all of it come out, all the things that I wanted to be able to say, to let him know that even though he was gone that I recognized and shared that same unexplainable brokenness. I immediately felt like I was trying to say something to Richard. “I think I had the phrase ‘rush on’ in my head. “I don't really know where it came from,” the singer says. That event will take place September 16th at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, though it remains unclear if public health guidelines will allow there to be an audience present.The other song inspired by Swift is the album’s emotional and stark ballad “Rush On,” which is further elevated by Ratefliff's very powerfully moving vocal performance. Rateliff appears in a single shot near the end, standing against a majestic backdrop of snowcapped mountains with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.Īfter its release, And It’s Still Alright was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2020 Americana Honors and Awards, while its title track picked up a nod for Song of the Year. It’s simultaneously eerie and beautiful, dovetailing with Rateliff’s musings about a fraying connection. Shot after shot of stunning drone footage reveals carless highways, empty commercial districts, serene beaches, and peaceful wilderness from around the world - locations include California, Brazil, Scotland, Nigeria, and Tokyo. The project was released earlier in 2020 via Stax/Concord.įilmed during quarantine, the clip, directed by Rett Rogers, captures the lonely detachment and distance necessitated by the present moment. Nathaniel Rateliff has released a cinematic new video for “Time Stands,” a track from his solo album And It’s Still Alright.
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