Dark themes, acoustic sounds, beachy melodies

10 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Gentle, COUNTRY: Country Folk



Details:
"Hazy Days" is Nick Ratliff's first solo album, and it represents a very stripped down approach. This album was recorded acoustically in various locations. Most of the work and the final mix was handled by Mikael Karlsson, in his downtown LA studio. Fred Korus engineered parts of the album at his apartment in Hermosa, and some of the recordings were done at Rat's Venice home on 4-track. The result is unified album of dark themes and beachy melodies. It has been compared to early Tom Waits and Beck's "Sea Change"...

Ratliff is originally from Arizona, and he is involved in a lot of different musical styles. He has worked with everyone from Nashville songwriters to west coast hip-hop producers. He started playing with the Dipbuckets in high school. The Dipbuckets were an eclectic mix of punk, country and metal. When he moved to LA, he helped start a band called Threeskin. Since the days of Threeskin, Rat joined a Venice band called The Setups. The Setups are still performing and writing new music...

Other Rat projects include Bad Radcliffe and The Rat and Jax Project. If you have any questions about the artist or the music, send him a message... Thank you for supporting independent musicians!