It took three final straws–dropping him from the family cell phone plan putting a lock on the fridge and the final final straw was the eviction notice on his door.Īlternating sections are are supplied by the first narrator’s mother. We open on Justin, a belligerent person, angry that his parents have kicked him out of his room. This one is told from two different points of view. I really love the diversity of style and subject matter that T. Rateliff sounds great and so do his songs. Half way through the song builds to a really full sound. The ender, a tune called “Mavis,” truly is a grand finale, a song that conjures up images of The Band singing Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” - and what a fabulous release it is. “Redemption” is a powerful song that has a simple but big chorus “Just set me free.” The backing vocals from Larea Edwards, Chrissy Grant and Kinnie Maveryck sound fantastic. Midway through, the song starts rocking out with two drummers.īut restraint lets loose on the chorus of “Redemption,” a song about breaking free of the past and written for Apple original film Palmer. “All Or Nothing” has an interestingly picked guitar with lots of bouncy bass from Joseph Pope III. The addition of strings (Chris Jusell: violin, Joy Adams: cello, Adrienne Short: violin and Rachel Sliker: viola) add a new component that sounds great. Mossman plays lead guitar and Shusterman keeps the keys going throughout. This song is so darned catchy, despite how sad it is. On the opening song and the title track to his 2020 album, And It’s Still Alright, they’re restrained as Nathaniel sings about loss, “I’ll be damned if this old man / Don’t start to counting his losses / But it’s still alright.” For his Tiny Desk (home) concert, he’s assembled a dozen players including a string section, backing singers, and some of his oldest friends: Joseph Pope III on bass, Mark Shusterman on keys, Luke Mossman on guitar and Patrick Meese on drums. The Mercury Café is one of the first places Nathaniel frequented when he moved to Denver in 1998, hearing jazz, dancing, and eventually playing many shows there. But between this album and his work with the Night sweats, I tend to prefer him to others like him. Nathaniel Rateliff treads a fine line between country and rock. SOUNDTRACK: NATHANIEL RATELIFF-Tiny Desk (Home) Concert #190 (April 12, 2021).
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