Wild Belle, James Supercave
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Chicago-based Wild Belle grew out of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Afrobeat group NOMO, who themselves grew out of Detroit's venerated indie-pop band Saturday Looks Good Me. The thread through all of these groups is Elliot Bergman, a talented multi-instrumentalist and composer. Bergman began taking his younger sister Natalie on tour with NOMO, inviting her to write and sing over some of their songs. The collaboration between these two fashionable (and smoking hot) siblings proved fruitful, as the band—now reinvented as Wild Belle—signed a three-record deal with Columbia, who released their 2013 debut album, Isles. Their follow-up, Dreamland, released in April, is a more polished collection than their debut, with fewer of the rocksteady grooves and island vibes. But Dreamland keeps with their disco-funk and heavy psych-pop, custom-tailored for getting fancy and sweaty on the dance floor. SANTI ELIJAH HOLLEY