Often on the road, Rateliff has a new home, is single after a divorce from longtime wife Jules (he has a new girlfriend, too), and has been praised by everyone from Rolling Stone critics to music legend Robert Plant - the latter an early proponent of Rateliff’s raspy, bittersweet folk melodies.īut as noted, it’s cost him. That’s not a small thing for a man whose biggest song, “S.O.B.,” is about struggling with sobriety amid violent, hallucinatory withdrawals from alcohol.
The Marigold Project helps temper Rateliff’s fears for the future even as he’s found something resembling equilibrium in his personal life.
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More to come in the series from Rateliff with and /5d1OHVtzJa The songs for it were recorded partly at Rateliff’s new home studio south of Denver, which he has dubbed Broken Creek.Ĭouple of new recordings from with including one captured south of Denver at Rateliff's new home studio. Marigold’s vinyl split-single series, released on the revived Stax label, routes proceeds to the artists’ charities of choice. It’s named after Rateliff and his father’s practice of planting marigolds as nectar-producing ground cover, and a tribute to the dad who died in a car accident when Rateliff was 13. He’s answering the last question, in part, with his Marigold Project, a three-year-old nonprofit foundation dedicated to economic and social justice. It’s more like: How do we thrive? And how do we become a bigger, better part of our community?” “Now that it’s grown into that, it’s not just about sustainability. “If you’d asked me what success looked like back in the (the band) Born in the Flood or Rounder (Records) days, I would have said for this to be sustainable for everyone in my band and their families,” he said, referring to his mid-to-late 2000s Denver rock quartet and his acoustic-period label, respectively. More accountable to the longtime circle of friends who continue to support him. That band is best know for full-throated, horn-laden hits like “S.O.B,” a track that was certified gold (sales of 500,000 or more) after it was released on the Night Sweats’ 2015 debut full-length.Īs always, he struggles to be better. He’ll bring a 10-piece band along on the tour, including members of the Night Sweats and producer/musician James Barone (Tennis, Beach House), as well as a string quartet.īut Rateliff is afraid the solo album could be a victim of his better-known gig, a confusing detour for fans unfamiliar with the quieter, more acoustic music he made before the Night Sweats. 14 on Stax Records, and the already sold-out tour for it speaks to Rateliff’s mainstream success with the Night Sweats. His new solo album, “And It’s Still Alright,” is set to release Feb. His tight jeans and black knit cap are something of a uniform he maintains on stage and off - layers of comfort between him and the world. The stout, bearded Missouri native needs to lose weight and lower his blood pressure, he says, although on this day he looks fit in a striped, collared shirt that’s unbuttoned down past his solar plexus. He smiles easily and often these days, despite the oft-weighty themes in his music, and is fulfilling his dream of working with idols such as John Prine, Mavis Staples and Willie Nelson (with whom he has a cannabis-brand partnership). All the aforementioned artists have also recorded music with Rateliff as part of a 7-inch split-single series for Rateliff’s nonprofit Marigold Project.īut even with his career on solid ground, he frets. Sunday, October 9th 2022 Home Page Close Menu
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