A lot of the time, Rateliff enters the studio with a song as a finished idea, but when writing for The Future, he was focused on opening up that process a bit more. “I didn’t know when I would be ready to write again, but sometime last summer I just started writing and by October I had a decent number of songs together.”Īfter gathering that collection of music, Rateliff was in the mindset of wanting to collaborate on them more. I had poured my heart into And It’s Still Alright and that didn’t come out too long ago, so at first, I felt I didn’t have too much to say,” he admits. “It was an interesting time to be writing. It’s a real standout on the record evidence of the band’s capability to produce soul-infused music. ‘Face Down in the Moment’ ends amidst a triumphant wall of horns, while Rateliff’s voice crashes around you with palpable passion. When listening to any of the records, it’s easy to hear how the group give the recording and live performances their all.
Working side by side with The Night Sweats, the music Rateliff produces is infectiously soulful. Nathaniel Rateliff by Nathan Mclaren Stewart Bringing Brad in allowed everybody to have a voice and be heard, which was important for the process”. “I know what I want, so when I produce, it doesn’t leave a lot of space for other people’s creativity. “At the beginning, it felt like I was producing the record, which wasn’t what I wanted,” Rateliff shares. However, this brought change.įor The Future, Rateliff and his band began working with Brad Cook, known for his work on such stellar records as Bon Iver’s 22 A Million, The War On Drugs' A Deeper Understanding and Hiss Golden Messenger’s Terms of Surrender. "The band and the process of recording always feels very family orientated, so bringing people into the folds is something I see as permanent.” The loss of Swift was a deep cut for Rateliff, who considers his collaborators as brothers. The thought was that we would continue to work together". “Richard had done the first two Night Sweats record. “It was an interesting experience doing this record,” Rateliff reflects. In 2018, Richard Swift, Rateliff’s dear friend and Night Sweats producer, passed away. It’s bursting with soul, honesty and hope, three things Rateliff has been holding close to him these past couple of years.
The Future, his new record with The Night Sweats and his first since last year’s solo album And It’s Still Alright, is a step forward in songwriting. “It’s always nice seeing people take an interest in your music.”
He rubs his eyes and admits it’s been a while since he’s had to deal with jet lag. The musician is sitting opposite me, sipping an espresso in a bar nestled away behind London’s Central St Martins college. “There’s a fine line between disaster and keeping it together,” Nathaniel Rateliff says with a humble chuckle.
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