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Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats

Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats

Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats

First release from the R&B / soul band formed by Denver, Colorado indie folk singer-songwriter Rateliff

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Stax
UK Release date
21/08/2015
US Release date
21/08/2015
  1. 8.1 |   Paste Magazine

    While the singer and his band are drawing on a classic form, their interpretation makes for an exciting and contemporary sound
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  2. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    His classic soul reinvention is full of heart and raw power
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  3. 8.0 |   The Independent

    It hums with deep-soul conviction
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  4. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    It could easily have come across as pastiche, but Rateliff pulls it off with no little aplomb
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Rateliff has managed to succeed in breathing life into the classic soul sound by opening himself up and remembering that it is possible to dance your blues away
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  6. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    One of the best examples of soul-rock this year
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  7. 8.0 |   Q

    It’s something of a revelation; the stunning sound of an artist being born. Print edition only

  8. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Denver soul crew's dynamic debut. Print edition only

  9. 7.0 |   The Music

    The hip-swivelling, bent gospel of S.O.B. — that rightly centres the album — is an absolute stormer
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  10. 7.0 |   All Music

    Rateliff's world-weary, deeply expressive tenor and lyrics place him on a different level than any of the current crew of revivalists
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  11. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    He’s a passionate performer with a gift for singing and winning over an audience, and that comes through on this record
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  12. 6.2 |   Earbuddy

    Solid album doesn't live up to its central character
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  13. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Colorado folkie breaks through by channeling his inner soul man
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  14. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Full of the ghosts of songwriting greats like Otis Redding, Chuck Berry and Van Morrison
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  15. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Its rootsy take on soul – swigging deep from the spirit of Van Morrison and the E Street Band and ending up in a warm O-Dexys-Where-Art-Thou fug – is rambunctiously satisfying
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