Wild Belle - Isles
Critic Score
Based on 11 reviews
2013 Ratings: #934 / 1115
User Score
Based on 31 ratings
Liked by 2 people
March 12, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Columbia / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

70
No Ripcord

Wild Belle’s debut is a respectable exercise of ethereal pop. A compilation of 11 songs with light bubbles of skunky dub floating around Natalie’s voice. 

70
Consequence of Sound

The Bergmans have created a pop experience that feels effortless and warm, yet isn’t saccharine to the point of overdose. 

67
A.V. Club

Isles falls somewhere between juvenile and sophisticated, which puts it comfortably in the mystifying realm of American pop.

60
PopMatters

After a long, cold winter Isles falls like a gentle kiss from the summer sun. It’s cool ‘n’ fresh and spends most of its forty minutes shimmying joyfully and trying to put a smile on your face. 

60
DIY

‘Isles’ biggest attraction though is the climate, which manifests itself in the form of Natalie Bergman’s voice.

30
NME

‘Isles’ is an album that apes the marketability of The Ting Tings, but replaces their danceable beats with diluted dub rhythms and tempos that, in the time of vinyl, would have had people switching between 33 and 45 rpm to make sure that it was actually supposed to plod along like that.

JohnLouisHoward
70

it's a little too pert and feels manipulative but man that Natalie Bergman has a VOICE. looking forward to her solo debut.

smallpeeble
88

Bop. The album is great to include for summer playlist. ♥

Hops
68

Top 3 Tracks
- Keep You
- Shine
- Twisted
- It's Too Late
- Backslider

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Track List

  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
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Added on: March 13, 2013