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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats' self-titled debut album, released on Stax, the Memphis birthplace of so much legendary R&B, from Otis Redding to Isaac Hayes. It's an honor to walk among that company, and it also makes perfect sense: Although a longtime resident of Denver, Rateliff grew up in rural Missouri. And, while that's not technically the South, it's close enough to Memphis to matter.
Like the Stax belters of yore, Rateliff channels the earthiness and funk of the American experience: "S.O.B." and its profane refrain may seem like little more than a five-alarm party at first glance, but there's a profound, even poignant unleashing of sorrow at its heart.