Nathaniel Rateliff

Nathaniel Rateliff’s first solo album in seven years, And Its Still Alright, finds the artist coming to grips with an unraveling personal relationship and the loss of his close friend and producer Richard Swift. 

To record And It’s Still Alright, Rateliff returned to Swift’s studio, National Freedom, in Cottage Grove, OR. He was joined by co-producers Patrick Meese (longtime collaborator and The Night Sweats drummer) and James Barone (Beach House drummer), who both also engineered and mixed the record. The album features additional contributions from Tom Hagerman (DeVotchKa violinist), Luke Mossman (The Night Sweats guitarist), Elijah Thomson (Everest bassist), Daniel Creamer (The Texas Gentlemen keyboardist) and Eric Swanson (steel guitarist).

Rateliff wrote the album’s lead single and title track, “And It’s Still Alright,” specifically about Swift. Several other intimate tracks also deserve your attention, including “What Drag,” “Expecting To Lose,” “Time Stands” and “Rush On.”

“I think I always want to see hope in the darkness, and I like to try to share that,” Rateliff said. “This album is a reminder that we all go through hardship, but regardless of the hardship everything ends up where it’s supposed to. I still continue to live, and I still continue to find joy. I think that’s the theme of the record.”

Rateliff is set to hit the road in support of the new album that includes appearances at the High Water and the Bellwether festivals:

2/22 The Town Hall, New York
3/03-04 State Theatre, Minneapolis
3/05 The Riverside Theater, Milwaukee
3/06 The Chicago Theatre, Chicago
3/08-09 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
3/10 Orpheum Theatre, Boston
3/12-13 The Town Hall, New York
3/14 The Anthem, Washington, Dc
3/16 Byham Theater, Pittsburgh
3/17 Murat Theatre, Indianapolis
3/19 Stifel Theatre, St Louis
3/20 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville
3/21 Tabernacle, Atlanta
4/02-03 The Theatre At Ace Hotel, Los Angeles
4/18 High Water Fest, North Charleston, Sc
8/08 Bellwether Festival, Waynesville, Oh
8/26 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver

Keep with the artist at www.nathanielrateliff.com.
Photo Credit: Danny Clinch

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