Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats – Bandwidth http://bandwidth.wamu.org WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: Tiny Desk Concert http://bandwidth.wamu.org/nathaniel-rateliff-the-night-sweats-tiny-desk-concert/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/nathaniel-rateliff-the-night-sweats-tiny-desk-concert/#respond Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:03:34 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=58371 Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire, with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying, fueled by rhythm and booze.

It wasn’t always this way: In the past, Rateliff would be more easily described as a folk artist. When I saw him recently at a sold-out Sunday-night show in D.C., he expressed intense gratitude for the new audience that’s found him. Much of that new crowd has embraced the big-band R&B of his new album, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, which was produced by Richard Swift and released on the legendary Stax Records.

The record and its songs embrace not only Southern soul, but also the rockier side of soul made famous by Irish singer Van Morrison. Here at the Tiny Desk, Rateliff’s body-shaking tunes take on a slightly more laid-back sound, served with a warm heart and suitable for a cold beer.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats is available now. (iTunes) (Amazon)

Set List

  • “I Need Never Get Old”
  • “Look It Here”
  • “I’ve Been Failing You”
  • “Mellow Out”

Credits

Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR

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