![]() So early in 2020, Rateliff stepped back briefly from the band to issue And It’s Still Alright, a gorgeous solo meditation on the parallel salve and suffering of love. As the Night Sweats erupted, he suspected that aspect of his art had been overlooked, that he’d become pigeonholed by the success of their shared bombast. He had actually begun his career a decade earlier as a confessional folk singer, sharing the stories of his hardscrabble youth through a string of gilded acoustic records. Still, given the Night Sweats’ onstage charisma, Rateliff worried he ran the risk of becoming a big, boozy, bellowing caricature, perpetually sweating out through his denim getup for expectant crowds. ![]() To wit, is there any other modern act capable of revving up stadium crowds for The Rolling Stones (and being asked by Bob Dylan to open two separate tours) before appearing on Saturday Night Live and CMT Crossroads and at NPR’s Tiny Desk in short order? They’ve had hits, sure, but their combustible mix of soul and rock quickly cemented them as the rare generational band who balanced ecstatic live shows with engrossing and rich records. Since 2015, Rateliff has led his denim-clad, horn-flanked Night Sweats, supplying the zeal of a whiskey-chugging Pentecostal preacher to songs about this world’s shared woes. ![]() It took Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats less than five years to become one of the most recognizable new forces in contemporary rock ’n’ roll. ![]() (ASBURY PARK, NJ) - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats come to the Stone Pony Summer Stage on July 1st at 6:30pm. The band is touring is in support of their third studio album, The Future, which was released on Stax Records. ![]()
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