Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (album)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats is the debut studio album by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, released by Stax on August 21, 2015.

Critical reception
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats garnered generally positive reception from music critics. At Metacritic, they assign a "weighted average" score to selected independent ratings and reviews, and based upon twelve reviews, the album has a Metascore of 73 meaning that it received "generally favorable" reviews. At Rolling Stone, Chuck Arnold rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "Rateliff hasn't completely forgotten his folkie past: The wistful "Wasting Time" shows that he can still kill you softly." Thom Jurek of AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "Rateliff's world-weary, deeply expressive tenor and lyrics place him on a different level than any of the current crew of revivalists." At The Guardian, Harriet Gibsone rated the album three stars out of five, stating that "Aside from Snake [sic], which brings to mind Paolo Nutini slumped at the back of a strip club, the album is full of the ghosts of songwriting greats like Otis Redding, Chuck Berry and Van Morrison, and sounds like it should establish Rateliff as the breakneck bar brawler of the new soul movement."

Personnel

 * Derek Banach – group member
 * Rick Benjamin – group member
 * Leah Concialdi – group member
 * Eric D. Johnson – group member
 * Nick Krier – group member
 * Matt Marshall – A&R
 * Patrick Meese – engineer, group member, horn engineer
 * The Night Sweats – primary artist
 * Russ Pahl – group member
 * Emily Philpott – package design
 * Joseph Pope III – bass
 * Nathaniel Rateliff – composer, group member, primary artist
 * Rett Rogers – photography
 * Starett Rogers – group member
 * Glenn Ross – band photo
 * Adam Shaffner – group member
 * Mark Shusterman – group member
 * Richard Swift – engineer, group member, mixing, producer
 * TW Walsh – mastering
 * Wesley Watkins – group member
 * Andreas Wild – group member