He’s not being hyperbolic: combined with a recent high-profile song placement in the Apple TV+ film Palmer starring Justin Timberlake, Rateliff’s SNL booking signifies a level of mainstream recognition that he’s been slowly but steadily working his way toward for two decades. There were no music theory classes or business connections to propel him forward Rateliff’s journey more resembles a bygone era of dustbowl-set outlaw country, where anyone hoping to make it as a musician had to bootstrap their way into local bars after punching out at work.
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Rateliff’s eventual achievements (sharing bills with Bon Iver, Michael Kiwanuka, Mumford & Sons, and Rosanne Cash, plus gold and platinum record status, late-night spots on Later… with Jools Holland and The Tonight Show ) is hardly a contemporary American success story. All the while, even when Pope was battling cancer in his early twenties, Rateliff and he played music together. Bouncing back and forth between Hermann, Missouri and Denver, Rateliff found work wherever he could: at a plastic factory, then at a trucking depot, and eventually, as a gardener. It wasn’t long, though, before the pair began to seriously question their faith and defected. A couple of years later, he and his best friend and musical collaborator Joseph Pope III left their homes in rural Missouri to join the Denver faction of Youth with a Mission, an evangelical outreach group. They’ve headlined shows at iconic venues both stateside and abroad, including six sold out Red Rocks Amphitheatre dates, as well as appearances at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Coachella, Newport Folk Festival and more.When he was 14 years old, Nathaniel Rateliff stopped going to school and got a job. The band have toured extensively worldwide. Rateliff’s band Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nights Sweats’ Platinum-certified debut album was released in 2015, followed by the critically lauded 2018 album Tearing at the Seams. Rateliff also performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Listen to And It’s Still Alright HERE. Additionally, the single “Time Stands” peaked at #1 on the Americana Singles chart and appeared within the Top 5 at Triple A Radio. 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 forthcoming “SNL” performance culminates a monumental year for Rateliff And It’s Still Alright 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. Rateliff’s latest single “Redemption” comes on the heels of his celebrated 2020 solo album And It’s Still Alright (out now on Stax Records).
On February 13, Rateliff will make his debut as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” with Regina King hosting. The film, directed by Fisher Stevens, is a hopeful and inspirational story about an unlikely pair who come together and find the family they were both missing. Palmer, which is now streaming globally on Apple TV+, stars Justin Timberlake, Alisha Wainwright and Juno Temple.
Written for and featured in the Apple Original film Palmer, “Redemption” is garnering attention from Variety and Rolling Stone who calls it “cathartic.” Listen to/share “Redemption” HERE. Nathaniel Rateliff’s official music video for his track “Redemption” premieres today watch/share HERE.
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