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Local Natives

Listen to “Sun Hands.” Try not to sway or groove. The song, from Silver Lake-based folk-rock band Local Natives, has a steady percussion with bursts of joint harmonies both joyful and desperate. At one point, member Taylor Rice pushes out a subtle proclamation of the lyrics: “And when I can’t feel with my sun hands, I promise not to lose her a-gain,” then cohorts Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, Andy Hamm, and Matt Frazier regurgitate violently with manic disposition, smashing instruments, stretching vocal chords, the music stripped of all gloss. If you’re still not convinced—doubtful—then just listen to any other song off of the band’s debut album, Gorilla Manor, a collection of the California quintet’s brand of poppy folk-jam: the anthemic “Airplanes,” or the band’s exciting cover of Talking Heads’ “Warning Sign” (even more exciting experienced live). The songs echo both West and East Coast influences The Mamas & the Papas, Grizzly Bear, and Fleet Foxes—but what results is a sound native to its five members, depending heavily on group harmonies and aggressive ins

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Biography

Band Members
Taylor Rice	–	guitar, vocals, bass
Kelcey Ayer	–	vocals, keyboards, percussion, guitar
Ryan Hahn	–	guitar, keyboards, mandolin, vocals
Matt Frazier	–	drums
Nik Ewing	–	bass

Local Natives(previously known as Cavil at Rest) are an indie rock band based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, USA. Their debut album, Gorilla Manor, was first released in the UK in November 2009, and later released in the Us on February 16, 2010. The album received mostly positive reviews and debuted in the Billboard 200 and at No. 3 in the New Artist Chart. Local Natives were at many times mentioned to be a “band who knows how to groove.”

Their sound has been described as “afropop-influenced guitars with hyperactive drumming and hooky three-part harmonies”. Clash Music has also described their style as psych folk, or new fangled folk.

History

Debut Album
The band came together in Orange County, where Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, and Taylor Rice attended Tesoro High School. One yea

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Local Natives (formerly cavil at rest) is an indie rock band based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
After the three founding members originally met in high school, a bassist and a drummer were found, and they all moved to a house in Silver Lake in 2008 to record their album. Their debut album as Local Natives, "Gorilla Manor", was released in the UK on November 2nd, 2009, and saw a US release date of February 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 drawn favourable comparisons to Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes and Vampire Weekend.

Utilizing lots of vocal harmonies and drifting, dreamlike melodies, Local Natives have an intricate sound based around the delicate interconnectedness of all of their parts. This gives the band a sound that is able to be orchestral while still feeling understated