Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can ...

Success has come quickly to the Los Angeles-based indie rock band the Local Natives, but not as quickly as it may seem at first glance. Although the band released its debut album, Gorilla Manor, on ...

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I found an old digital 8-track recorder I used in when I first started writing songs in high school. The first song that I recorded on there that had three-part harmony was an absolute ripoff of ...

Los Angeles indie-rock staples Local Natives haven't released anything since 2020's Sour Lemon EP, which followed 2019's full-length Violet Street. Well, today Local Natives are back with a double ...

The music boasts soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, complex absorbing melodies, and throbbing beats that lovingly bash their way into your soul. It’s big music, but with an intimacy that draws you close ...

Last year, Local Natives battered SXSW with nine shows in three days, ultimately leading to a record deal in the U.K., followed by a tour. This year, the L.A. five-piece is gaining traction stateside, ...

In the photograph on the cover of Local Natives' latest album, 2013's Hummingbird, a man is struggling to get out of a precarious position. With his legs dangling over an apparently endless abyss, it ...