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Wild Belle

Isles

Indie pop, dub and Afrobeat on the debut from Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based brother and sister duo Elliot and Natalie Bergman

ADM rating[?]

5.7

Label
Columbia
UK Release date
11/03/2013
US Release date
12/03/2013
  1. 7.0 |   BBC

    An easy pleasure – nothing too weighty, but substantial in its way
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  2. 7.0 |   All Music

    The perfect summer afternoon album, designed for doing nothing in particular besides soaking up the good vibes
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  3. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Wild Belle aren’t producing reggae as such, but their own version of it, one that takes its steps in a world where Beach House, Amy Winehouse, and Diana Ross intersect
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  4. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    A respectable exercise of ethereal pop
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  5. 6.7 |   A.V. Club

    The deceptively simple island grooves and Jamaican upbeats can disguise Wild Belle’s dynamic compositions to a fault at times
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  6. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Natalie cuts through the island rhythms with a voice that's both sharp and sweet
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  7. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    After a long, cold winter Isles falls like a gentle kiss from the summer sun
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  8. 6.0 |   DIY

    A triumph of unique but gold-standard pop music
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  9. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    Much like the fashions and trends shown in the magazines touting Wild Belle, you wonder whether anyone will take any notice of Wild Belle in a year’s time
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  10. 5.0 |   Uncut

    Leave an impression of carpet-bagging slackers contriving decorous but vapid Tourist Board pop. Print edition only

  11. 4.0 |   Q

    Feels as passionless as a first date at Starbucks. Print edition only

  12. 3.0 |   NME

    About as exotic as a cocktail umbrella
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