Natalie Bergman Explained
Natalie Bergman |
Origin: | Barrington, Illinois, U.S. |
Genre: | Soul, gospel, folk pop |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument: | Vocals, drums, piano, guitar |
Years Active: | 2011-present |
Label: | Third Man, Columbia |
Associated Acts: | Wild Belle, Nomo, Beck |
Natalie Bergman is an American singer-songwriter. She is one half of the duo Wild Belle, along with her brother Elliot Bergman. Her debut solo album, Mercy, was released on Third Man Records on May 7, 2021. She is based in Los Angeles.[1]
Early life
Bergman was raised in Barrington, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, to Judson and Susan Bergman.[2] She is the niece of late actress Anne Heche.[3] She attended Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, and studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston.[4] Bergman is a devout Christian.[5]
Career
After moving to New York, Bergman started out as a member of her brother Elliot's band Nomo, adding vocals to the 2011 Nomo and Shawn Lee single "Upside Down".[2] [6] She was fired from Nomo, but then she and Elliot formed the psychedelic pop duo Wild Belle.[1] [2] Wild Belle has released three albums: Isles (2013), Dreamland (2016), and Everybody One of a Kind (2019).[6]
In 2019, Bergman's father and stepmother were killed in a car accident. Bergman then spent a week in a silent retreat at The Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Chama Valley in New Mexico.[7] The resulting gospel-folk album, Mercy, is a reflection on the tragedy, and on Bergman's own spirituality.[8] [9] [10] Her debut solo album, it was recorded in Los Angeles at her brother Elliot's home studio.[11] In July 2021, she released two tracks with Beck: a cover of Lion's 1975 soul single "You've Got a Woman" and Beck's remix of "Paint the Rain" from Mercy.[8]
On September 30, 2021, she released the EP Live at Electric Lady on Spotify, part of a series of live performances at Electric Lady Studios. It features seven songs from her album Mercy and a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Angel".[12] On November 5, 2021, she released the four-song EP Keep Those Teardrops From Falling.[13] On July 29, 2022, she released the single "The Little Bird" as part of For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Volume III.[14]
Discography
EPs
Singles
- "Talk to the Lord" (2021)
- "Shine Your Light on Me" (2021)
- "Home at Last" (2021)
- "Paint the Rain (Pachyman Remix)" (2021)
- "Paint the Rain (Beck Remix)" (2021)
- "You've Got a Woman" feat. Beck (2021)
- "The Little Bird" (2022)
Notes and References
- News: MacGilbert . Molly . The Nouveau Gospel: Wild Belle's Natalie Bergman On Her Solo Debut Album And Finding Heaven Beyond Grief . 2 August 2021 . Bust . 24 February 2021 . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802164658/https://bust.com/music/197982-natalie-bergman-wild-belle-mercy-third-man-records.html . live .
- News: Kot . Greg . Wild Belle a brother-sister combo on the rise . deviated . September 10, 2022 . Chicago Tribune . September 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712093014/https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-wild-belle-interview-natalie-and-elliot-bergman-of-wild-belle-profiled-20120910-column.html . July 12, 2021.
- Web site: Anne Heche: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me . 15 October 2017 .
- News: Bendersky . Ari . Natalie Bergman, 27 . 2 August 2021 . Crain's Chicago Business . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802164708/https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/natalie-bergman . live .
- Web site: How Faith And Tragedy Shaped Natalie Bergman's New Solo LP. Uitti, Jacob. 5 May 2021 . 2022-12-06 . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206165628/https://americansongwriter.com/how-faith-and-tragedy-shaped-natalie-bergmans-new-solo-lp/ . live .
- News: Lange . Maggie . Wild Belle's Natalie Bergman Was Saved by L.A. . 2 August 2021 . GQ . 13 April 2016 . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802164656/https://www.gq.com/story/wcw-wild-belle-natalie-bergman . live .
- Web site: Huckabee. Tyler. 2021-05-14. Out of Unspeakable Tragedy, Natalie Bergman Has Made One of the Year's Best Albums. 2022-01-22. RELEVANT. en-US. 2022-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122230918/https://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/music/out-of-unspeakable-tragedy-natalie-bergman-has-made-one-of-the-years-best-albums/. live.
- News: Mims . Taylor . Beck Joins Wild Belle's Natalie Bergman on 'Paint the Rain' Remix & 'You've Got a Woman' Cover . 2 August 2021 . Billboard . 9 July 2021 . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802170158/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9598508/beck-wild-belle-natalie-bergman-paint-the-rain-remix-youve-got-a-woman/ . live .
- News: Lentini . Liza . A Day in the Life of…Natalie Bergman . 2 August 2021 . Spin . 5 May 2021 . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802164656/https://www.spin.com/2021/05/a-day-in-the-life-of-natalie-bergman/ . live .
- News: Simon . Scott . Natalie Bergman Explores Grief, Faith In New Album 'Mercy' . 2 August 2021 . NPR . 8 May 2021 . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802164655/https://www.npr.org/2021/05/08/994996960/natalie-bergman-explores-grief-faith-in-new-album-mercy . live .
- News: Domanick . Andrea . The Best Albums of 2021 (So Far) . 2 August 2021 . KCRW . 7 July 2021 . 2 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802164657/https://www.kcrw.com/best-of/best-albums-2021-mid-year . live .
- News: Uitti . Jacob . New Natalie Bergman Live EP Highlights Artist, Series . 1 October 2021 . American Songwriter . 30 September 2021 . 1 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001151437/https://americansongwriter.com/new-natalie-bergman-live-ep-highlights-artist-series/ . live .
- News: Natalie Bergman 'Keep Those Teardrops From Falling' . 11 November 2021 . The Deli . 5 November 2021 . 11 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111165237/http://chicago.thedelimagazine.com/44882/natalie-bergman-keep-those-teardrops-from-falling . live .
- News: Blistein . Jon . Beastie Boys' AdRock Shares a Hardcore Squawk on Volume Three of 'For the Birds' . 31 July 2022 . Rolling Stone . 29 July 2022 . 31 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731182347/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beastie-boys-adrock-for-the-birds-volume-three-1389794/ . live .