We first heard about Nathaniel Rateliff’s work with his band The Night Sweats back in 2013 when Fuel/Friends wrote a glowing review of their live set and labelled their single one of her favourite releases of 2013. Since, Adam on Songsfortheday has posted whatever bits and pieces he could find, Rateliff has toured as Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats between his solo work and information on a proper release has been pretty scarce.
Well good news! We have something more concrete. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have announced their début EP, Howling At Nothing, will be released on the 29th June on Stax/Caroline International. Until then, you will have to make do with the first single, ‘I Need Never Get Old’, below:
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The new material continues with the jaunty, boisterous vibes that set apart Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats from his solo work, sounding like mid-barroom, drunk-but-honest proclamations when compared to the restrained (albeit passionate) confessions of In Memory of Loss and Falling Faster Than You Can Run. Significantly though, Rateliff does not throw away serious considerations with this upbeat project but instead faces them head on, challenging whatever fear or sadness or regret is lurking in the dark corners of the world with a clear-eyed, defiant joy.
Hopefully this is just a taster for a full record at some point in the no-too-distant future. We’ll let you know of any details on pre-ordering the EP as and when we get them.