Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY on November 2nd, 2023
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2023 Sound on Sound in Bridgeport, CT
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2022 Hinterland Festival in St. Charles, IA
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2022 Field Trip Festival in Toronto, ON, Canada
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2022 Innings Festival in Tampa, FL
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff at 2021 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY on February 7th, 2019
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2019 Hinterland
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2015 Newport Folk Festival
Nathaniel Rateliff has gone from playing noon at a SXSW day party (QRO photos) to headlining major venues with his band The Night Sweats. His contemporary alt-country goes down very well, Mumford & Sons without the baggage of being a Mumford or Son. Solo record And It’s Still Alright doesn’t wow experienced ears, but will do well for him.
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2016 Project Pabst in Portland, OR
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2016 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at 2015 Americana Music Festival in Nashville, TN
Photos of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Wheel at SXSW 2009 in Austin, TX
With alt-country so mainstream it’s no longer really ‘alt’, Alright does traffic in sounds that most people have heard before & elsewhere, like the relaxed sway of opener “What a Drag” or the stripped to slow meaning closer “Rush On”. “Tonight #2” tries to be meaningful in its near-gospel, but much better done is the intimate touch & charm of “You Need Me”, which stands out as being truly original.
Nathaniel Rateliff doesn’t reinvent the country wheel on And It’s Still Alright (he also doesn’t go – shudder – new country), but bears himself as best he can.
