Nathaniel Rateliff + Duke Walker June 5, 2010

"Old fashioned simplicity... haunting vocals and tender thumb-picking...." -VANITY FAIR ONLINE

"Ppensive... rousing" "stark, eloquent... Cash echos" -NY TIMES

"Nathaniel Rateliff... newly signed to the Rounder label, conjured the ghosts of Nick Drake and Gram Parsons with spare, moody folk-rock wrapped in grainy arrangements anchored by a fantastic bassist, Julie Davis." -Time Out NY

"Nathaniel Rateliff and The Wheel are winning over the Music Hall crowd in a huge way, and for good reason" -Brooklyn Vegan

"Rateliff's voice strikes the perfect and rare balance between soothing and powerful. I'm going to buy his record now, and I suggest you do the same. Assuming you like Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes and autumn." -The L Magazine

"One of the best parts of the CMJ Marathon are the surprise discoveries. Case in point: Nathaniel Rateliff...hazy harmonies and twangy guitars, ably anchored by stand-up bass and Rateliff's gruff tenor. A nice treat." -CMJ.com

"Nathaniel Rateliff... came on for a calm but captivating acoustic set accented with harmonica, a string bass, violin, and light keyboard work. The band's MySpace page says it's currently unsigned, but hopefully Rateliff and company will be snatched up soon-it probably won't be long." -Under The Radar

"The Wheel are one of those band's that you say - ‘wait - how did I miss these guys?' They play a simple and pastoral brand of country-folk that has a melancholy streak to it - even recalling Leonard Cohen at some points. They have several new demos up on their myspace now, and are certainly going to be making huge strides as the fall moves into winter." -Stark Magazine

The first things you notice are the voice and the space. That voice belongs to Nathaniel Rateliff, a man who's earned the twang and hard-knock weariness that shines through on his Rounder debut. The space comes courtesy of producer Brian Deck (Califone, Iron & Wine, Modest Mouse), who helped transform 8-track bedroom demos into miniature epics of contrast, beauty, and yearning. In Memory of Loss is a stunning, heartbreaking sonic document from a singer-songwriter who's made his way from a childhood in Bay, Missouri (pop. 60) to the national stage...

http://www.nathanielrateliff.com/
http://www.myspace.com/nathanielrateliff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Mp88A5eTs&feature=player_embedded
http://www.myspace.com/maryandthepoor

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