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Photo by Jena Crumbo The Natvral is the current project of Kip Berman, formerly of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. The band's new single, "A Portrait of Sylvie Vartan," continues Berman's move away from his previous band's indie pop sound into a more roots based one. This new song isn't quite as folky as The Natvral's previous music, but is more of a roots based rock and roll. There's a little bit of Bob Dylan's ramble here, along with the vibe of some of Tom Petty's mid tempo songs. Maybe it's just because Berman is now New Jersey based, but I'm hearing some of Bruce Springsteen's sound that stops just shy of the arena rockers. After comparing this song to three classic rockers, I do feel the need to say "A Portrait of Sylvie Vartan" isn't rehashing an older rock sound. This is definitely a modern song that has roots based in the past. Kip Berman says of the new song: “‘A Portrait of Sylvie Vartan’ is about the allu...

The Natvral is Kip Berman's (formerly of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart) new project with a more folky sound than his previous band. "Sun Blisters," his new single, is a little less folk but nowhere near the indie pop of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Instead, "Sun Blisters" is more of a 90's style Americana rocker. It's a mid-tempo Cracker meets Tom Petty kinda song. There's a bit of a Bob Dylan ramble to it, but it's definitely a rock song. Maybe it's just the fact that the word "sun" is in the title, but "Sun Blisters" screams just driving around in the summer without any rush to get to your destination. Kip Berman says of the new song: "It's a song about how you don't always want what's for the best-- and neither do I." You can listen to "Sun Blisters" below. Tethers  is due out April 2 on Kanine Records. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on The Natvral, check out the artist...