Natalie Bergman: 2025

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Although Natalie Bergman has visited WFUV in the past as one half of Wild Belle with her brother Elliott, over the last few years her focus has turned to her solo career. This was her first visit to the station on her own — although she brought along a full band of Erik Hall on drums,  John Kibler (We Are the West) on bass, and Mark Noseworthy, who used to be in Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, on guitar and synths.

There's a Wild Belle family spirit here though: Bergman's second solo album, My Home Is Not in This World, is produced by her brother. It's also outta this world when it comes to its dreamy and otherworldly music; it's an excellent collection of songs and Natalie's vocals are like clouds in a blue sky, they float effortlessly song to song.

As with her 2021 debut solo album, Mercy, Natalie brings in an eclectic mix of influences: on My Home Is Not in This World,  there's a psychedelic-meets-Motown '60s girl group vibe, and elements of gospel and country western. Those many directions are heard on the three songs she played for FUV: "Lonely Road," "Gunslinger," and the album's title track.

Elliott and Natalie recorded analog to tape and during our interview she talked about the importance of family and how her son, Arthur, was a big inspiration in her rediscovery of love songs. She also discussed why dance and film mean a lot to her, expressed through her videos.

[Recorded:7/16/25; Engineered by Jim O'Hara with Erin Merriman and Sage Rochetti. Produced by Meghan Suma. Videographers: Bella Lipayon, Therese Burgo, Mia Vilke and Adithi Vimalanathan.]