The fine line between contemplation and navel gazing has always been a difficult balancing act to achieve, but here Nathanial Rateliff, ably backed by the soulful Night Sweats on their fourth studio album, does so without the use of a safety net.
And that this collective of musicians does so by breathing new life into established formats is to be applauded. With a lineage that stretches back to the cosmic Celtic soul of Van Morrison, Rateliff’s storytelling confronts his own doubts and perceived shortcomings
