Nathaniel Rateliff

Nathaniel Rateliff
Rateliff in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Nathaniel David Rateliff
Origin	Hermann, Missouri; Denver, Colorado, United States
Genres	Soul gospel folk rock indie folk blues rock americana
Years active	2005 (2005)–present
Labels	Stax Rounder Decca Mod y Vi
Associated acts	Born in the Flood Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Website	nathanielrateliff.com
Members	Nathaniel Rateliff Joseph Pope III Patrick Meese Luke Mossman Mark Shusterman Wesley Watkins Danny Rateliff Winga Winga Woo Andy Wild[1]

Nathaniel David Rateliff is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues.^[2] Rateliff has garnered attention with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, the soulful R&B combo he formed in 2013. He has also released two solo albums and one album under the name Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel.^[3]

History

Rateliff was born in Germany, October 7, 1978. He grew up in rural Missouri, learning to play the drums at age seven. As a young teenager, he taught himself guitar and began writing his own songs.^[4] At eighteen, Rateliff moved to Denver for missionary work. In 2002, Rateliff formed Born in the Flood, quickly garnering a large following in Denver and headlining local festivals like the Westword Music Showcase. In Feb, 2007, Born in the Flood released their first full-length album "If This Thing Should Spill"^[5]. Despite increasing success with Born in the Flood, Rateliff turned down an offer from Roadrunner Records, and shifted his focus to a more stripped-down, solo effort, playing somber, singer-songwriter content under his name and "Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel"^[6]. In 2007, Rateliff released Desire and Dissolving Men on Public Service Records. Nathaniel Rateliff then released In Memory of Loss in the USA on Rounder Records in May 2010, and then in the UK on Decca in March 2011.^[7] In Memory of Loss, recorded with producer Brian Deck (Iron & Wine).^[8] The New York Times pushed his show in New York City to Mojo, which gave his record a four-star review.^[9] On September 17, 2013, Rateliff released his second album,^[10] Falling Faster Than You Can Run on Mod y Vi Records. On the same day he set out on a tour with The Lumineers and Dr. Dog, in support of the album.

On June 24, 2015, the self-titled release of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats via Stax Records was announced with the lead single being "S.O.B.".^[11] The Night Sweats feature Joseph Pope III (bass), Mark Shusterman (keyboards) and Patrick Meese (drums).^[12] Other band members include Luke Mossman (guitar), Wesley Watkins (trumpet), and Andy Wild (saxophone).^[13] In November 2016 he released the 8-track EP "A Little More From...".^[14]

Recognition

Rateliff developed a dedicated following within the Denver music community.^[15] The New York Times dubbed him a Denver local folk-pop hero.^[16] Spin praised his "massive, alluring" voice. Billboard dubbed the unsigned singer-songwriter a "must hear."^[17] This wave of acclaim led to a solo tour opening for The Fray, which brought his work to the attention of national and international audiences. Rateliff was featured on the late-night music television series Later... with Jools Holland on BBC in 2011.^[18] Rateliff has also shared the stage with artists such as Bon Iver, Mason Jennings, Iron & Wine, Ben Howard, Michael Kiwanuka, The Low Anthem, Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and Rosanne Cash, among others,^[19] including The Lumineers in Denver for the United States presidential election debates, 2012.^[20] On August 5, 2015, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats made their late-night television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.^[21] The band played Ontario's Wayhome festival and Austin City Limits in 2016.^[22]

Discography

Studio albums

as Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel

• Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel: Desire and Dissolving Men (2007)

Solo

• In Memory of Loss (May 2010, Rounder Records — US; March 2011, Decca — UK)
• Shroud EP (January 2011, Decca — UK)
• Falling Faster Than You Can Run (September 2013, Mod y Vi Records — US)

as Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

• Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (August 2015, Stax Records)
• A Little Something More from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (November 2016, Stax Records)

Singles

Music videos

Solo

• "Still Trying" (2014)

as Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

• "Look It Here" (2015)
• "Howling at Nothing" (2015)
• "Howling at Nothing" (Director's Cut) (2015)
• "S.O.B." (2015)
• "I Need Never Get Old" (2016)
• "Wasting Time" (2016)

References

External links

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• Official website