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Local Natives make soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, and throbbing tribal beats that bash their way into your soul. Drawing a line from the vocal stylings of Crosby Stills Nash & Young and the Zombies through the more esoteric edges of post-punk and Afro-beat, this California five piece have communally crafted a brand of indie rock that is all their own.
For Local Natives everything is a collaboration; from song writing to the band’s self produced artwork. The three part harmonies come courtesy of keyboardist Kelcey Ayer and guitarists Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice. Then there’s Matt Frazier on drums and Andy Hamm on bass, who create the band’s visually stunning graphics and artwork.
Based in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, three of the five-piece originally hail from Orange County. Kelcey, Ryan and Taylor attended neighbouring high schools and hooked up with bassist Andy a year after they graduated, later meeting drummer Matt. They’ve been playing and evolving - together for three years.
Their debut ‘Gorilla Manor’ (named affectionately after a house shared by the band in Orange County) has been met with stellar reviews here in the UK. Also 'Conditions' is now a GOLD record.
‘Lush arrangements, frantic percussion and agile melodies… nurtured by a proper band- living, listening, and playing music together’ Rough Trade
‘poetic…enigmatic, unpredictable and utterly addictive.’ NME
‘to-die-for harmonies easily justifying the current buzz’ Q |
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