Local Natives
Local Natives are an indie rock band based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, USA. Their debut album, Gorilla Manor, was released in the UK on Nov 2nd, 2009, and saw a US release date of Feb. 16th, 2010. The band's sound has been described as "afropop-influenced guitars with hyperactive drumming and hooky three-part harmonies". They started to attract the attention of the music press after playing nine shows at the 2009 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Initial reviews of Local Natives have...
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Local Natives has hit the independent music scene at an accelerating pace, creating worldwide buzz on blogs and media sites alike. Coming from Silver Lake, California, they have moved from residenc... Read more
Local Natives' debut album 'Gorilla Manor' is a wonderful collection of guitar hooks and layered percussion, warmly draped in lovely melodies and singer Taylor Riceâs tender voice. And latest si... Read more
Local Natives is het bastaardkindje van Fleet Foxes en Grizzly Bear. Neem daar nog de Afrikaanse ritmes van Vampire Weekend en de bombastische percussie van Arcade Fire bij en je krijgt Gorilla Man... Read more
With Gorilla Manor, the debut album of LAâs Local Natives, the band epitomizes the sunny side of LAâs indie rock sound: catchy clean-tone guitar riffs, 1960s Laurel Canyon vocal harmonies, and ... Read more
This debut from California's Local Natives is initially reminiscent of The Dodos'Visiterâ primarily because of its irregular drumming. The tempo of Gorilla Manor's first few songs is also akin to... Read more
In 2010, it's not quite enough to rely on pretty arrangements. Lush, delicate guitar melodies and three-part harmonies are adequately sufficient to move past an indie rock Olympian's qualifying rou... Read more
On their debut, Gorilla Manor, Local Natives wisely sidestep the world-music-meets-indie-rock trends that have made their live shows such sweaty and cathartic experiences (even if they're verging t... Read more
The US release of Gorilla Manor, the debut LP from the LA quintet Local Natives, has been a long time coming. The album itself was recorded over a year ago and the band spent much of 2009 building ... Read more
Drawing inevitable comparisons to the latest batch of American folk revivalists, with Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear and Band Of Horses the more obvious boxes to tick, Local Natives have a hard job stic... Read more
Like that hot guy who works in the wood shop around the corner, Local Nativesâ debut LP Gorilla Manor is most attractive at its messiest. Replete with sweet piano, duetting guitars, and insistent... Read more
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- 01 May @ Masquerade - Atlanta (United States)
- 03 May @ O2 Academy Birmingha - Birmingham (United Kingdom)
- 06 May @ Bowery Ballroom - New York (United States)
- 07 May @ Bowery Ballroom - New York (United States)
- 12 May @ The Basement - Columbus (United States)