His work on the 2013 album Falling Faster Than You Can Run demonstrates his ability to pierce the soul with little more than his voice and a thoughtful lyric.Īs a solo artist Rateliff found a reasonable amount of success touring the country. Often strumming a nylon-string classical guitar, Rateliff is an introspective storyteller. Rateliff’s solo music is slower and a bit more tender than that of the Night Sweats. Listen closely to his acoustic work, and you will also hear the early influences and song structures that the Night Sweats developed to great success. Venture through old YouTube videos of Rateliff playing solo gigs, and you will find a denim-clad songwriter with the voice and chops primed for a breakout. Before Colorado was a trendy destination for twentysomethings, before Open Air on Colorado Public Radio championed local music through the airwaves, back when the Underground Music Showcase was indeed an underground music showcase, Denver music fans will remember Rateliff as a mildly successful folk/gospel artist, and not as the headlining frontman from the Night Sweats. The band’s success, however, is still a relatively new phenomenon. Rateliff and Co., fueled by a little bit of vintage soul and classic rock charm, have struck a chord with music fans around the state - and the world. Led by their powerfully charismatic songwriter-and-lead-singer Rateliff, the Night Sweats are totally worthy of the accolades and love the state has shown them.Įven casual music fans will know the boisterous, bearded Rateliff from headlining gigs at Red Rocks, annual holiday shows at the Ogden Theater in Denver, or multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Since the release of their 2015 eponymous debut album, the band is one must-see act currently active in the Colorado music scene.
Atop the Colorado music scene sit Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats.
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