Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nights Sweats | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nights Sweats (Sea Blue/180G Vinyl)

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats practically explodes with deep, primal and ecstatic soulfulness. This stunning work isn't just soul stirring, it's also soul baring, and the combination is absolutely devastating to behold. You don’t just listen to this record—you experience it!With what has got to be the singalong foot-stomper party song of the summer — "SOB" — Rateliff has nailed his musical target: "I want the experience to be joyous, for people to feel excited and dance around, instead of being super-bummed by reality," he says.The Denver-born singer-songwriter first made an impression on critics and fans in 2010 with his folky solo debut, In Memory of Loss — and the Bon Iver and Mumford & Sons comparisons flowed in thick and fast. But hold on — after releasing the follow-up Falling Faster than You Can Run, Rateliff is pivoting from melancholy acoustic reflections to the exuberance of a new project with seven-piece soul band, the Night Sweats. The band's eponymous debut