Tearing at the Seams

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Tearing at the Seams
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Studio album by
Nathaniel Rateliffe & the Night Sweats
ReleasedMarch 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
Genre
Length46:54
Label Stax
Producer Richard Swift
Nathaniel Rateliffe & the Night Sweats chronology
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
(2015)		Tearing at the Seams
(2018)		 And It's Still Alright
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.3/10 [3]
Metacritic 78/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Paste 7.5/10 [7]
PopMatters 8/10 [8]

Tearing at the Seams is the second studio album by American band Nathan Rateliff & The Night Sweats. It was released on March 9, 2018 under Stax Records. [9]

Contents

Songs

Singles

The single "You Worry Me" was released on January 11, 2018, along with the announcement of the new album. [9] The song charted at Number 1 on Billboard's Canada Rock, [10] number 1 on Adult Alternative Songs, [11] number 18 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, [12]

On October 21, 2018, the music video to "A Little Honey" was released. [13] The song charted at Number 2 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs, [11] The song was performed live on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 6, 2018. [14]

"Hey Mama" was released as a music video on May 9, 2018. [15] The song charted at Number 1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs, [11]

Lyrics

Rateliff told Vincent Arrieta of The Buffalo News that while he is generally hesitant to divulge the origins and meanings of songs, he did reveal that "Babe I Know" was at least partly inspired by his divorce, saying "I was kind of going through a lot in my personal time and trying to write about that situation and without being too revealing. The words of that whole song [are] sort of like saying goodbye to somebody, but also recognizing that I just wasn't receiving what I really needed – which was to be blown away by somebody and breathless around the person you care about.” [16]

Critical reception

Tearing at the Seams was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 11 reviews. [4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 72 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews. [1]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said the album "feels very much like a record worked out on the road. It's filled with high-octane grooves and gritty vamps, punctuated by the occasional moment of acoustic reflection. Often, the vibe trumps the songs, which is actually not much of a problem. The Night Sweats know how to re-create classic soul sounds." [2]

Track listing

Tearing at the Seams track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shoe Boot"
  • Nathaniel Rateliff
  • Mark Shusterman
4:43
2."Be There"
  • Patrick Meese
  • Nathaniel Rateliff
3:39
3."A Little Honey"Nathaniel Rateliff3:10
4."Say It Louder"Nathaniel Rateliff3:23
5."Hey Mama"Nathaniel Rateliff4:00
6."Babe I Know" (featuring Lucius)Nathaniel Rateliff3:04
7."Intro"Nathaniel Rateliff4:19
8."Coolin' Out" (featuring Lucius)Nathaniel Rateliff4:01
9."Baby I Lost My Way, (But I'm Going Home)"Nathaniel Rateliff2:55
10."You Worry Me"
  • Nathaniel Rateliff
  • Luke Mossman
3:34
11."Still out There Running"Nathaniel Rateliff4:53
12."Tearing at the Seams"Nathaniel Rateliff5:13
iTunes Deluxe version [17]
No.TitleLength
13."I'll Be Damned"2:41
14."Boiled Over"2:30

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Tearing at the Seams
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [36] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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