![]() “Survivor,” the first single released from the album, features Rateliff’s husky vocals, backed up by rousing horns, raging a hopeful message for these pandemic times: “See, I wanted you to stay / And show you the world’s a better place / And as we crawl to find our way / We even take the shape of something else.” Rateliff is working through something deep and angsty: “You’re standing in the water / You think that you’ve been saved / With your blind ignorance / In comes a crushing wave / Now see what drowned men do in your watery grave.” ![]() Rateliff steps into singer-chameleon clothes right at the start, with the folky, country-tinged opener “The Future,” adopting the nasally, croaky croon of Bob Dylan. On 2021’s The Future, Rateliff follows up his introspective 2020 solo release And It’s Still Alright with a diverse, feel-good mix of tunes that comfort in a world marked by discomfort. But the Denver-based musician and his band, the Night Sweats, surprises with twists and turns while always grounding his music with That Voice. You might think bearded, tattooed, perpetual-hat-wearing indie rocker-meets-soul singer Nathaniel Rateliff is a one-trick pony. The Future Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats (Fantasy Records, 2021)
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