NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
REISSUE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF BREAKOUT SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM

CONTAINS ADDITIONAL ALBUM’S WORTH OF NEVER BEFORE HEARD DEMO RECORDINGS

GOLD-SELLING 2015 ALBUM SPAWNED LEGENDARY CAREER AND FOUR TOP TWENTY TRIPLE A HITS

WATCH A BTS CLIP FROM 2015 TODAY HERE

“What Nathaniel Rateliff accomplishes on his first LP with the Night Sweats — transforming himself from folk troubadour to funky soul bandleader — is a revelation. Rateliff comes on like Van Morrison fronting Booker T. & the MG’s, reviving the glory days of his label, Stax.” —Rolling Stone

“One of the most thrilling arrivals of recent years. […] Incendiary live shows.”—Los Angles Times

“He’s out to shake the sheets, sermonize and get downright elemental.”—NPR Music

“There’s this amazing musician, Nathaniel Rateliff…super talented, and this guy’s got a great voice too. You know who they remind me of? The Band. They’re that good.” —HOWARD STERN

“Sharing the stage with @nathanielrateliff is such an honor…his music has helped me through a lot of tough moments in my life. This is one of the greatest voices I’ve ever heard. He’s such a sweet guy and just a brilliant talent.” —NOAH KAHAN

“One time I drove 11 hours to see Nathaniel Rateliff play at Red Rocks.” —ZACH BRYAN

“He is one of these guys that will just carry the torch. Beautiful songwriting, beautiful singing, great delivery and he is a magnificent guy to go with it.” —ROBERT PLANT

October 10, 2025—Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats today unveil the tenth anniversary edition of their beloved, breakout 2015 self-titled debut album, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats—listen/order/share here. The special vinyl reissue contains an additional album’s worth of never before heard demo recordings, offering a glimpse at the feverish weeks of inspiration that uncovered a new form of creative expression.

Ahead of the release, the band shared two demos, “A Little More Too (Demo)” and “Trying So Hard Not To Know (Demo),” alongside behind the scenes clips from the era—watch/share here.

A monumental album in Rateliff’s career, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats kickstarted a ride that has only accelerated in the ensuing decade with career-making moments along the way: From the band’s first appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live, tours and collaborations with everyone from Paul Simon to Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, and ever-growing venue sizes from clubs to theatres to Rateliff’s beloved Red Rocks to arenas including a sold out Madison Square Garden show on his recent landmark arena tour.

On the eleven new demos added to the project, Rateliff shares, “The journey of a song has to start somewhere. Songs can be ideas that sit for years. Sometimes they are hiding from within, and it is up to us to become available, to welcome their melodic birth. Here are eleven unheard ideas that started in my attic a little over ten years ago. I had one mic, a two-channel interface, a two-channel preamp, and my laptop. I used those tools just well enough at the time to capture ideas in the moment they arrived. The process of recording these demos came as such a surprise and lead to making one of my most treasured friendships. I thought I was going to make the last record of my career. Instead, it was the start of a new life.”

After years working to moderate acclaim as a more folk-leaning singer-songwriter, Rateliff was considering returning to his previous, more stable, career as a gardener when inspiration struck in the form of the first ever track written for the Night Sweats, “Trying So Hard Not To Know.” The spigot was opened and the songs poured out in the exact blend he’d imagined of bracing Stax-style R&B and richly crafted roots rock. Recording demos in his attic on GarageBand, this experimentation ultimately comprised the band’s eponymous, gold-selling 2015 debut album, which spawned four top twenty Triple A hits in “I Need Never Get Old,” “Look it Here,” “Wasting Time,” and the two-times platinum “S.O.B.”

Produced by the late, great Richard Swift, the album holds one of the most poignant looks at Swift and Rateliff’s long road of collaboration.

The band’s first late night appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2015 proved a major turning point in the band’s career. In a full circle moment, Fallon made a surprise appearance at the band’s landmark, sold-out show at Madison Square Garden this year, joining them for their encore and giving an electric rendition of "S.O.B."—watch here. Watch the band most recent appearance on The Tonight Show here.

The reissue comes following Rateliff and band winning Album of the Year at the 2025 Americana Awards for their critically acclaimed fourth full-length studio album album South of Here, out now via Stax; they were also nominated for Song of the Year for “Heartless.” South of Here saw two #1s: “Heartless” and “Call Me (Whatever You Like)” topping the Adult Alternative Chart, marking their 7th and 8th #1s to date. The band’s video for the title track from the album, directed by Brantley Gutierrez on 35mm film, exclusively premiered on Rolling Stone and was featured by Kodak Shoot Film—watch the video here.

Additionally, Rateliff has been appointed as Newport Folk Steward, the first artist to hold such a role at the legendary festival since Pete Seeger. The position holds a three-year term, which will see Rateliff serving as Steward actively for two years and advising the next recipient during a third transition year. Rateliff has chosen to devote his term to artist advocacy, fellowship and mentorship both at the Fort and beyond.

For more information, please contact Carla Sacks or Krista Williams at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.

TRACK LIST
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
(10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
1. I Need Never Get Old
2. Howling At Nothing
3. Trying So Hard Not To Know
4. I’ve Been Failing
5. S.O.B
6. Wasting Time
7. Thank You
8. Look It Here
9. Shake
10. I’d Be Waiting
11. Mellow Out
12. Wasting Time (Demo)
13. Howling At Nothing (Demo)
14. Trying So Hard Not To Know (Demo)
15. A Little More Too (Demo)
16. Late Night Party (Demo)
17. I Need Never Get Old (Demo)
18. Thank You (Demo)
19. Look It Here (Demo)
20. Feelin It (Demo)
21. I’d Be Waiting (Demo)
22. Mellow Out (Demo)

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