Buzz on July 28th, 2010

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Missouri-born, Denver-based singer-songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff pens songs as provocative as novels, thick with details, characters and unexpected twists.  His new album “In Memory of Loss,” out now on Rounder Records, is a collection of vivid memories and naked words about the future, produced by Brian Deck (Iron & Wine, Califone).  Sparse, organic instrumentation and gorgeous harmonies sit carefully behind Rateliff’s wistful voice, a strange and familiar combination that sits somewhere between Cat Stevens and Bill Callahan. No longer performing as Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel, he’s quickly gaining a reputation as a powerful performer who can silence a crowded house with his first few notes.  Catch him and his 5-piece touring band this Thursday night at the Echo.

||| Download: “Whimper and Wail”

||| Also: (via Brooklyn Vegan) “Early Spring Till”

||| Live: Nathaniel Rateliff plays the Echo on Thursday with Seattle’s Pearly Gates Music.

– By Addy Danti