The Natvral
The Natvral is an American indie rock band created as a vehicle for the talents of Kip Berman, who launched the project during the waning days of his previous group, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart. In the Natvral, Berman's songs are rooted in melodies that harken back to the more artful side of folk-rock, vintage pop, and classic rock. His music is wedded to lyrics that explore the workings of human relationships, sometimes inspired by his responsibilities as a parent. Berman's debut as the Natvral, the 2018 EP Know Me More, was a spare, evocative four-song release that stripped his compositions down to just guitar and voice, while 2021's Tethers and 2023's Summer of No Light offered a richer, more full-bodied sound informed by classic rock while maintaining the emotionally unguarded tone of the first EP.
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart broke up in 2019 after releasing four full-length albums during their 12 years together. The last years of the band coincided with Kip Berman moving from Brooklyn, New York to Princeton, New Jersey and becoming a father for the first time. Feeling that his new life experiences were pushing him in a creative direction separate from the group, Berman cut a four-song EP, Know Me More, released in October 2018 and credited to the Natvral. The EP included three originals from Berman and a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne." Roughly a year later, TPOBPAH officially announced their breakup, and the Natvral became Berman's primary musical project. November 2019 saw the release of a new track, a cover of Dear Nora's "You Looked Like a Portrait" which, like Know Me More, featured just Berman's guitar and voice. He returned in December 2020 with "Ramona," a reworking of a TPOBPAH B-side that fleshed out Berman's performance with keyboards and viola. The first album from the Natvral, Tethers, came out in April 2021, and was the project's most ambitious set to date, featuring a full band with drums and keyboards giving the music a muscular, organic tone. Two years later, Berman offered fans a second album from the Natvral, Summer of No Light. Most of the songs were written during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, and touched on themes of family and natural calamities, with the title inspired by an incident in 1816 in which severe volcanic activity in Indonesia brought on a weather emergency that caused famine throughout Western Europe.
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Diskografie
12 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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A Portrait of Sylvie Vartan
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Painbow Records am 01.03.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Summer of No Light
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 01.09.2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Know Me More
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Kanine Records am 05.10.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Glass of Laughter
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 10.07.2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Lucifer's Glory
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 30.05.2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Ballad of Easy Rider
Pop - Erschienen bei Painbow Records am 23.11.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Summer of Hell
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 07.08.2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
New Moon
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 23.02.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tethers
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 02.04.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Why Don’t You Come Out Anymore?
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 02.02.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sun Blisters
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Dirty Bingo am 09.03.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo