Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | |
Number of songs: 3 | Total weeks on charts: 9
Appearing in a total number of: 3 charts | Total period running: 45 days
Appearing in a total number of: 3 charts | Total period running: 45 days
Biography
Nathaniel David Rateliff (born October 7, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues. 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.
Beginning in 2013, while still performing and recording with earlier solo and group projects, Rateliff embarked on a more upbeat, soulful sound with longtime collaborator Joseph Pope III and other collaborators in shows around Denver and Boulder. 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.". The Night Sweats feature Joseph Pope III (bass), Mark Shusterman (keyboards) and Patrick Meese (drums). Other band members include Luke Mossman (guitar), Wesley Watkins (trumpet), and Andy Wild (saxophone). According to the Los Angeles Times, this was "an album Rateliff made as a last-ditch effort before throwing in the towel on his music career, only to see it go viral and turn into a runaway hit."
In November 2016, he released the 8-track EP A Little More From... Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats released a new album titled Tearing at the Seams on March 9, 2018. The band shared the record’s lead single “You Worry Me". Produced by Richard Swift and being offered in 12-track standard and 14-track deluxe editions, the band assembled in Rodeo, New Mexico for the initial writing and recording sessions for the album.
As of February 2018, "You Worry Me", the lead single from "Tearing at the Seams", the new album, had hit number one, and holding, on the Billboard charts in the Adult Alternative Songs charts. It also move up to number 29 on the Alternative Songs chart, and number 38 on the Hot Rock Songs chart as of February 7 2018. All of that before the album's release, and before touring had begun. The song eventually hit 18 on the Alternative Songs chart and 19 on the Hot Rock Songs chart.
"Tearing at the Seams" debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 for the week of March 24, 2018, and debuted on the Alternative Albums chart at number 5. As of March 31, 2018, the lead single "You Worry Me" is still at the number one spot on the Adult Alternative Songs charts after 11 weeks, making it the first song to do so since 2016.
Discography:
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel: Desire and Dissolving Men (2007)
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)
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (August 2015, Stax Records)
A Little Something More from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (EP) (November 2016, Stax Records)
Live at Red Rocks (November 2017, Stax Records)
Tearing at the Seams (March 2018, Stax Records)
Sources: Wikipedia, Top40-Charts.com Editorial team
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