The lead single and title track was #1 for eight consecutive weeks at Triple A Radio, #1 for nine consecutive weeks on the Americana Singles chart and #1 for three weeks at Non-Commercial radio, while NPR’s “World Cafe” ranked the track #1 on their list of Public Radio’s Most Popular Songs Of 2020. The record peaked at #3 on iTunes’ Top Albums chart, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk chart, landed at #2 on their Current Rock chart and resided at #1 on the Americana Albums Chart for eight consecutive weeks. The cast of musicians includes Rateliff (guitar) with fellow Night Sweats members Joseph Pope III (bass), Mark Shusterman (keys), Patrick Meese (drums, keys, guitar) and Luke Mossman (guitar) along with James Barone (drums, guitar), Joy Adams (cello), Rachel Sliker (viola), Adrienne Short (violin) and Chris Jusell (violin).Įarlier this year, Rateliff made his debut as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” nearly one year after the release of his solo album And It’s Still Alright (Stax Records), which was released to widespread critical praise. Red Rocks 2020 features a wide range of music from Rateliff’s celebrated career, which includes songs that had never been performed live, several tracks from And It’s Still Alright and his previously released solo albums- In Memory of Loss, Falling Faster Than You Can Run and the Shroud EP-as well as “Still Out There Running,” a track from The Night Sweats’ beloved 2017 album Tearing at the Seams. In addition, Rateliff’s close friend Kevin Morby, who was set to open the cancelled Red Rocks dates in August 2020, joins him for a duet on Leonard Cohen’s “There Is A War.” The shows aimed to highlight various aspects of Rateliff’s stellar musicianship, showcasing stripped-back moments with just his voice and acoustic guitar to a full 10-piece folk band accompaniment including a string quartet. Nine days later the extensive run of dates was cancelled due to the pandemic. On Main Minneapolis, Rateliff kicked off his sold-out nine-month tour supporting And It’s Still Alright. ![]() But we did it and now we are bringing it to you.” Needless to say it was a hard night to make it through. It was a realization that our world had changed and maybe forever. But the night we recorded this record it was heart breaking. It was beautiful to be there, even if it was 175 people. Kevin Morby and Katie Crutchfield drove out from Missouri to join us.įive of the night had 175 people and one night we filmed to and empty amphitheater that normally holds 10,000 people. Somehow, we were able to play 6 nights at Red Rocks with the full 10-piece band and the production we had created for the show. If you can’t find a light you have to create one. So a few months into the Pandemic we started to wonder if there was a way to bring the show we worked so hard on to everyone. The songs on ‘And It’s Still Alright’ were about finding hope in times of struggles, and now it seemed the whole world was struggling. With a grand finale at Red Rocks with Kevin Morby and Damien Jurado. We had some of our favorite song writers and friends hitting the road with us. We were looking forward to performing the songs together with a string quartet and how it was going to make us a better band. ![]() The solo record was out and myself and the most of the guys in the Night Sweats were gonna hit the road to present the songs to the world. Unintentionally, the song speaks to lack of in-person interaction that occurred last year Rateliff opens the song by singing, “In other worlds, in other worlds I would be with you/And other nights, and other nights I think I’ve seen you.” Listen to/share the live track HERE and watch/share the accompanying performance video HERE. ![]() In celebration of the upcoming record, Rateliff is debuting a live rendition of his track “ Mavis,” which appears on his acclaimed 2020 solo album And It’s Still Alright. Through Red Rocks 2020, Rateliff offers this 90-minute live experience to the fans who were unable to attend his live shows last year. ![]() The 18-track live record was recorded in an empty Red Rocks Amphitheatre during Rateliff’s mid-September run of socially distanced shows, which was limited to 125 attendees per night in the 9400-capacity venue. Red Rocks 2020, the forthcoming live album from Nathaniel Rateliff, is set for release on July 16 via Stax Records. LIVE RENDITION OF “MAVIS” DEBUTS TODAY WITH PERFORMANCE VIDEO
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