As Wild Belle, siblings Elliot and Natalie Bergman synthesize the headiest elements of reggae, dub, and ska, and add flavors of Afrobeat, psych pop, electro, and funk to the mix for a vibrant stew of grooves. Elliot is a multi-instrumentalist whose incredibly diverse arsenal includes alto saxophone, electric kalimba, and hand-built bronze and steel instruments like bells he makes by melting down guns and bullet casings. Natalie’s vocals are a mix of talk-singing, white-girl toasting, and huskily mesmerizing melodies that move between slinking croons and sweetly soaring belts. RIYL: Peaches, M.I.A., Beats Antique, Thievery Corporation, Santigold.
Wild Belle land at the Crocodile tomorrow night behind their third full-length, Everybody One of a Kind. Warm-up from LA’s dark-pop purveyor Terri Terri, the project of Mark Noseworthy (of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros).
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