When it came time to film a music video for the title track off their latest album, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats were ready for an adventure. With the help and creative vision of director Brantley Gutierrez, the band traveled to the scenic landscapes of Colorado to film accompanying visuals for their song “South of Here.”
The video, captured on vivid 33mm Kodak film, transports viewers to that welcoming yet starkly remote backdrop. It’s a captivating partner to Rateliff’s reflective, free-wandering lyrics, which seem to be searching for some sprinkle of certainty out in the vast unknown.
“The music video [for “South of Here”] is a journey,” Rateliff shares in a statement. “It is not a destination but an act of self-discovery. Directed by Brantley Gutierrez and shot on film throughout the Colorado wilderness, join me on my journey out West.”
“When Nathaniel and I began discussing the concept for the video, we were both drawn to the mood and aesthetic of late 1960s and early ’70s westerns—films like Sidney Lumet’s Jeremiah Johnson,” adds Gutierrez. “We wanted to capture that same texture, grain, and cinematic language, so we chose to shoot on 16mm anamorphic to honor that legacy and to frame the kind of wide, rugged vistas you’d find in a John Ford western.”
Watch the cinematic music video for “South of Here” below:
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ 2025 Tour Dates:
June 20 – Clarkston, Mich. @ Pine Knob Music Theatre (Outlaw Music Festival)
June 21 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center (Outlaw Music Festival)
June 22 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center (Outlaw Music Festival)
June 24 – Asheville, N.C. @ Asheville Yards Amphitheater
June 25 – Franklin, Tenn. @ FirstBank Amphitheater (Outlaw Music Festival)
June 27 – Memphis, Tenn. @ Radians Amphitheater (Outlaw Music Festival)
June 28 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Outlaw Music Festival)
June 29 – Ridgedale, Mo. @ Thunder Ridge Nature Arena (Outlaw Music Festival)
Aug. 2 – Denver, Colo. @ Empower Field at Mile High (with The Lumineers)
Sept. 12 – East Aurora, N.Y. @ Borderland Music Festival
Sept. 14 – Louisville, Ky. @ Bourbon & Beyond
