My Home Is Not in This World
| My Home Is Not in This World | ||||
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| Released | July 18, 2025 | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Third Man | |||
| Producer | Elliot Bergman | |||
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My Home Is Not in This World is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Bergman. It was released on July 18, 2025, via Third Man.[1]
Background
The album, incorporating elements of gospel, folk, soul, indie pop, and country,[2] consists of twelve songs with a total runtime of approximately forty-three minutes. "Gunslinger" was released as a single on April 23, 2025,[3] alongside a music video directed by Andreas Ekelund, starring Ian Svenonius.[1] It was followed by the second single "Dance" on May 21, 2025.[4]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Paste | 7.0/10[5] |
| Spectrum Culture | 75%[6] |
The album received a 7.0 rating from Paste, whose reviewer Tiernan Cannon described it as "self-consciously planted in a sepia-tinged yesteryear, a beautiful, slow-moving work designed to offer both the artist and her listeners a moment to unplug from the blue-lit coolness of the digital contemporary and to luxuriate in the analog warmth of an idealized past."[5]
Spectrum Culture's J Simpson assigned it a rating of 75%, noting it as "a home run – one of the prettiest, most passionate, heartfelt, intimate and relaxing albums of the year."[6] In a four-star review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek referred to the album as "a true gem," opining that "the analog-to-tape technique adds the necessary warmth and dimension to stand apart from facile digital sounds."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lonely Road" | Natalie Bergman | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Gunslinger" | 3:27 | |
| 3. | "Dance" | N. Bergman | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Stop, Please Don't Go" |
| 3:38 |
| 5. | "You Can Have Me" |
| 3:57 |
| 6. | "My Home Is Not in This World" |
| 3:13 |
| 7. | "Looking for You" | N. Bergman | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Didn't Get to Say Goodbye" |
| 3:39 |
| 9. | "Changes" | N. Bergman | 4:17 |
| 10. | "I'll Be Your Number One" | N. Bergman | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Song for Arthur" | N. Bergman | 4:01 |
| 12. | "California" | N. Bergman | 2:52 |
| Total length: | 42:40 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Natalie Bergman – lead vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (track 1), electric guitar (2), piano (3, 5, 11, 12), drums (4), recorder (6), synthesizer (10)
- Elliot Bergman – production (all tracks), organ (2), synthesizer (3, 6), flute (4, 5, 8, 11), background vocals (6), piano (9)
- Ben Lumsdaine – electric guitar (1, 2, 8, 10), bass guitar (3–5, 6, 12), drums (7)
- Homer Steinweiss – drums (1, 2, 7–9)
- Nick Movshon – bass guitar (1, 2, 8, 9)
- Neal Francis – piano (1), organ (7, 10)
- Odessa Jorgensen – violin (1, 7, 9)
- Matt Ulery – bass guitar (2)
- Aurelien Pederzoli – violin (2)
- Chisuan Yang – violin (2)
- Dominic Johnson – violin (2)
- Danke – background vocals (3)
- Erik Hall – bass guitar (4), acoustic guitar (9), electric guitar (10, 11)
- Doc McKinney – bass guitar (5)
- Kelen Harrison – bass guitar (7)
- Zac Sokolow – electric guitar (7)
References
- ^ a b Murray, Robin (April 23, 2025). "Natalie Bergman Announces New Album My Home Is Not in This World". Clash. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c Jurek, Thom (July 18, 2025). "My Home Is Not in This World Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Schube, Will (April 23, 2025). "Natalie Bergman Announces New Album My Home Is Not in This World". Flood. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ Schube, Will (May 21, 2025). "Natalie Bergman Returns with "Dance," Confirms Headlining Tour Dates and Shows with Rilo Kiley". Flood. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Cannon, Tiernan (July 23, 2025). "Natalie Bergman Steps Into the Light on My Home Is Not in This World". Paste. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Simpson, J. (September 18, 2025). "Natalie Bergman: My Home Is Not in This World". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ "My Home Is Not In This World / Natalie Bergman / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved October 5, 2025.