I’m trying to be a better communicator, but it’s horribly awkward-it’s awful-to tell somebody something you know is gonna hurt their feelings. It’s taken me a long time to figure that out. I’m not a great communicator in my personal life, so it’s funny to be writing songs that say the things that I’m never very good at saying. “These songs are about the struggles I’ve had in my life-drinking too much, that kind of crap,” he says with characteristic candor, punctuating the admission with a rueful laugh. The place where Rateliff is coming from is intensely real and intimate. The difference between the two albums is that the Nights Sweats’ funkiness insulates the starkly confessional nature of Rateliff’s songs while at the same time underscoring their emotional extremes. But when you delve beneath the rawboned surface of the new album’s wall-rattling presentation, with its deep-gut grooves, snaky guitars, churning Hammond and irresistible horns, you’ll find that same sensitive, introspective dude, who bravely tells it like it is, breaking through his reticence to expose often harsh truths about the life he’s lived, the people he’s hurt and the despair he’s struggled with. Those who were beguiled by In Memory of Loss, Rateliff’s folky, bittersweet 2010 Rounder album, will be in for an initial shock when they spin Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. But as this gifted multi-instrumentalist honors the legacy of the legendary Memphis label, he’s also setting out into audacious new territory. So it’s entirely fitting that the self-titled album will bear the iconic logo of Stax Records, because at certain moments Rateliff seems to be channeling soul greats like Otis Redding and Sam & Dave. You don’t just listen to this record-you experience it. This stunning work isn’t just soul stirring, it’s also soul baring, and the combination is absolutely devastating to behold. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats practically explodes with deep, primal and ecstatic soulfulness. Oh, I - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweatsġ1.A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. So Put Out - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweatsġ0.
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What If I - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsĨ. Baby I Got Your Number - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweatsħ. Love Me Till I'm Gone - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsĦ. Something Ain't Right - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweatsĥ. Face Down in the Moment - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsĤ. Survivor - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweatsģ. The Future - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsĢ. The latter being the production team of Nathaniel himself, Patrick Meese, and James Barone (Beach House).ġ. 'The Future' was produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Kevin Morby, Waxahatchee, Hiss Golden Messenger) and R.M.B.
The album showcases Nathaniel's unique observations of our world and people's ongoing struggle in learning how to better understand each other. Nathaniel once again demonstrates that he is a writer and performer of the highest order, who seems to be smack dab in the middle of what we all hope is an extended creative peak.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats present their 3rd studio album, 'The Future'.