16-03-2013, 13:06
online listen
some reggae influence
which doesn't work with the airy vocals for me
nothing I liked but five border lines
1.2 from me and a converted 2.1 from allmusic
web site - http://www.wildbelle.com/us/#/us/
from the album - Keep You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLKOmXm6W3s
released Mar 12th, 2013
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Bio - from allmusic
Brother-and-sister duo Wild Belle make folk-, dance-, reggae-, and psychedelic rock-tinged
indie pop. The duo, Chicago-area natives Elliot and Natalie Bergman, grew up playing music,
with Elliot eventually studying jazz saxophone at the University of Michigan. The siblings
first started playing together around 2006 when Elliot invited Natalie to tour as a backup
singer/percussionist with his Afro-pop band, NOMO. Then, in 2011, they began working on
Natalie's songs and Wild Belle were born. A year later, they had released the single "Keep
You," and were drawing label interest after a high-profile show at Austin's South by Southwest
festival. In 2013, Wild Belle released their debut album, Isles, on Columbia.
Album Review - from allmusic
Wild Belle's 2013 debut album, Isles, features the band's catchy, laid-back mix of indie pop,
reggae, and singer/songwriter soul. Centered around the brother and sister duo of Elliot and
Natalie Bergman, the Chicago-based Wild Belle often utilize Elliot's funk and reggae leanings
as the leader of the Afro-pop ensemble NOMO (with whom Natalie has also toured). However, with
songs largely based around Natalie's love of soul and melodic '60s pop, Wild Belle have a less
frenetic, if still hypnotically languid take on NOMO's world fusion sound. In that sense, Isles
has a kind of sultry, post-Amy Winehouse retro-soul aesthetic that's lightened by the sibling's
own positive-minded, dance club hippie vibe. Tracks like the languid "Keep You" and the buoyant
"Shine" largely work to showcase Natalie's cherubic croon by surrounding it with fuzzy synths,
echoey percussion, and Elliot's own rootsy saxophone lines. Elsewhere, cuts like the shimmery,
hip-swaying âTwistedâ and the old-school reggae-sounding âJuneâ help make Isles the perfect
summer afternoon album, designed for doing nothing in particular besides soaking up the good
vibes.
Track Listing
1. Keep You
2. It's Too Late
3. Shine
4. Twisted
5. Backslider
6. Happy Home
7. Another Girl
8. Love Like This
9. When It's Over
10. June
11. Take Me Away
some reggae influence
which doesn't work with the airy vocals for me
nothing I liked but five border lines
1.2 from me and a converted 2.1 from allmusic
web site - http://www.wildbelle.com/us/#/us/
from the album - Keep You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLKOmXm6W3s
released Mar 12th, 2013
Bio - from allmusic
Brother-and-sister duo Wild Belle make folk-, dance-, reggae-, and psychedelic rock-tinged
indie pop. The duo, Chicago-area natives Elliot and Natalie Bergman, grew up playing music,
with Elliot eventually studying jazz saxophone at the University of Michigan. The siblings
first started playing together around 2006 when Elliot invited Natalie to tour as a backup
singer/percussionist with his Afro-pop band, NOMO. Then, in 2011, they began working on
Natalie's songs and Wild Belle were born. A year later, they had released the single "Keep
You," and were drawing label interest after a high-profile show at Austin's South by Southwest
festival. In 2013, Wild Belle released their debut album, Isles, on Columbia.
Album Review - from allmusic
Wild Belle's 2013 debut album, Isles, features the band's catchy, laid-back mix of indie pop,
reggae, and singer/songwriter soul. Centered around the brother and sister duo of Elliot and
Natalie Bergman, the Chicago-based Wild Belle often utilize Elliot's funk and reggae leanings
as the leader of the Afro-pop ensemble NOMO (with whom Natalie has also toured). However, with
songs largely based around Natalie's love of soul and melodic '60s pop, Wild Belle have a less
frenetic, if still hypnotically languid take on NOMO's world fusion sound. In that sense, Isles
has a kind of sultry, post-Amy Winehouse retro-soul aesthetic that's lightened by the sibling's
own positive-minded, dance club hippie vibe. Tracks like the languid "Keep You" and the buoyant
"Shine" largely work to showcase Natalie's cherubic croon by surrounding it with fuzzy synths,
echoey percussion, and Elliot's own rootsy saxophone lines. Elsewhere, cuts like the shimmery,
hip-swaying âTwistedâ and the old-school reggae-sounding âJuneâ help make Isles the perfect
summer afternoon album, designed for doing nothing in particular besides soaking up the good
vibes.
Track Listing
1. Keep You
2. It's Too Late
3. Shine
4. Twisted
5. Backslider
6. Happy Home
7. Another Girl
8. Love Like This
9. When It's Over
10. June
11. Take Me Away
