The Future [Limited Black Ice]

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The latest album is full of well-turned retro moves and reaches for a deeper meaning.

Rateliffs ability to go from conversational coffeehouse mutter to roadhouse bluster has a similar dynamic command, and it makes the music feel urgent even when his lyrics dont rise above well-intentioned bromides.That mix of Sixties groove workouts and Seventies singer-songwriter truth-seeking pays off on their third album,The Future.

Gotta sing a lot of soul to know how to feel it, he offers on Something Aint Right, an ode to the cathartic power of making music.

Thats a good theme for this band, who sound inspired even when theyre merely channeling influences. The Night Sweats often suggest a more wide-open, somewhat jam-band-y Rocky Mountain version of the Dap-Kings funk-soul attack, and you can imagineThe Futureappealing equally to fans of Dave Matthews and Amy Winehouse.