Natalie Bergman, best known for her work with Wild Belle, has been forging a solo path through the 2020s. Her recent album for Third Man Records, My Home Is Not In This World, released last year, delivered a wonderfully satisfying fusion of retro pop, soul, and folk textures. That momentum bodes well for I Killed A North American Songbird, the new EP she unveiled today—because the title alone is enough to spark curiosity.
The five-track collection is slated to arrive in a few weeks. Bergman offered a taste today with a video for “White Oak,” the opener. Produced by Ben Lumsdaine, the track is a woozy, slightly off-kilter soul ballad, with vintage sounds remolded through distinctly modern production. “Alone in the wilderness/ You were born to make beautiful things,” Bergman croons. “We laid his body in the ground/ You played the melody on baritone.”
Andreas Ekelund directed the “White Oak” video, which features dancers Staz Lindes, Sandi Denton, and June Tate. Watch below.
TRACKLIST:
01 “White Oak”
02 “Indigo Bunting”
03 “Disappearing”
04 “The Way That You Love Me”
05 “Peregrine Falcon”
I Killed A North American Songbird is out 11/6 on Third Man. Pre-order it here.
