''Tearing at the Seams'' is the second

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by American band Nathan Rateliff & The Night Sweats. It was released on March 9, 2018 under

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Songs

Singles

The single "You Worry Me" was released on January 11, 2018, along with the announcement of the new album. The song charted at Number 1 on

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, number 1 on

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, number 18 on

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, On October 21, 2018, the music video to "A Little Honey" was released. The song charted at Number 2 on

, The song was performed live on

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on September 6, 2018. "Hey Mama" was released as a music video on May 9, 2018. The song charted at Number 1 on

Lyrics

Rateliff told Vincent Arrieta of

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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 resort 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.”

Critical reception

''Tearing at the Seams'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 78, based on 11 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 72 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews.

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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."

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

Musicians * Nathaniel Rateliff – vocals, guitar * Jeff Dazey – saxophone * Andreas Wild – saxophone, vocals *

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– backing vocals * Mark Shusterman – vocals, piano * Luke Mossman – guitar * Joseph Pope III – bass * Scott Frock – flugelhorn * Holly Laessig – backing vocals * Patrick Meese – bass, drums, engineer Production * Richard Swift – engineer, producer, vocals * Christopher Colbert – mastering * Jamie Mefford – engineer, producer * Rett Rogers – photography

References

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