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Unsurprisingly, Rateliff doubles down on roadhouse retro for Tearing at the Seams, his second album with the Night Sweats, which arrives after a quickie EP and a live album. Reflecting the Night Sweats’ relentless touring since their breakthrough, tracks like the largely instrumental shuffle “Shoe Boot” are punchier than anything on their debut, jacked up by swelling organs and the band’s plump horn section. Rooted in a grinding sax and a caffeinated groove, “Intro” recalls interracial Sixties soul band the Electric Flag. Meanwhile, the cautiously optimistic “You Worry Me” shows the band is interested in more than just simulations of R&B past, burnishing modern guitar rumble with light electronics.
