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Infobox musical artist|name = Local Natives|image = Localnatives_sxsw2010.JPG|caption = Local Natives on stage at SXSW on March 20th, 2010.|background = group_or_band|origin = Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California |Instruments =|genre = Indie rock , Folk music|folk , Psychedelic folk |Formed =|years_active = 2008-present|label = Frenchkiss Records|Frenchkiss , Infectious Records|Infectious |associated_acts =|website = http://www.thelocalnatives.com|current_members = Taylor Rice Kelcey Ayer Ryan Hahn Matt Frazier |past_members = Andy Hamm
Local Natives (previously known as Cavil at Rest ) are an indie rock band based in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California|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 http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/localnatives/gorillamanor Metacritic: Gorilla Manor by Local Natives and debuted in the Billboard 200 and at #3 in the New Artist Chart. The Local Natives were at many times mentioned to be a "band with magical powers."cite web |url= http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/115337-local-natives-debut-on-billboard-top-200-and-3-on-new-artist-chart.html |title=Local Natives Debut On Billboard Top 200 & #3 On New Artist Chart |publisher=AltSounds |date=24/02/10
Their sound has been described as "afropop-influenced guitars with hyperactive drumming and hooky three-part harmonies".cite web |url= http://pitchfork.com/news/37235-local-natives-sign-to-frenchkiss/ |title=Local Natives Sign to Frenchkiss |publisher=Pitchfork |date=30/11/09 Clash Music has also described their style as psych folk , or modern worldly folk.
History
The band came together in Orange County, California|Orange County , where Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, and Taylor Rice attended Tesoro High School . One year after graduating college at UCLA, they were joined by bassist Andy Hamm and drummer Matt Frazier. In December 2008, they all moved to a house in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California|Silver Lake and started work on their debut album. http://frenchkissrecords.com/bands/profile/local_natives/ Frenchkiss Records Band Profile: Local Natives
The self-funded Gorilla Manor was recorded by Raymond Richards in his own Red Rockets Glare Studio, in West Los Angeles, and was produced by Richards and the band.
Everything the band creates comes from a complete collaboration between their members, from songwriting to artwork. Their debut album, Gorilla Manor , was named after the house they all shared in Orange County, California|Orange County , where most of the album was written. “It was insanely messy and there were always friends over knocking around on guitars or our thrift store piano,” said Hahn. “It was an incredible experience and I’ll never forget that time.”
The band started to attract the attention of the music press after playing nine shows at the 2009 South by Southwest|SXSW festival in Austin, Texas , where initial reviews drew favorable comparisons to Arcade Fire , Fleet Foxes , and Vampire Weekend ,cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jun/03/new-band-local-natives |title=New Band Of The Day |publisher=The Guardian |date=03/06/09 | location=London | first=Paul | last=Lester | accessdate=May 11, 2010
as well as "sort of a West Coast Grizzly Bear (band)|Grizzly Bear ."cite web |url= http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13925-gorilla-manor/ |title=Album Reviews: Local Natives: Gorilla Manor |publisher=Pitchfork |date=02/15/10
In 2011, they embarked on a European tour, served as opening act for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros , and made their debut in Australia at St Jerome's Laneway Festival cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s3070352.htm |title=Local Natives add headline shows to first Australian tour |publisher=Triple J |date=11/18/10
It was announced March 18, 2011 that the band had parted ways with bassist Andy Hamm.cite web |url= http://outtasightblog.tumblr.com/post/3948291807/unfortunate-news |title=Unfortunate News |publisher=Local Natives |date=03/18/11
At Lollapalooza the band announced that they built a new studio and are working on completing their second full length album.cite web|title=Lollapalooza Sun Hands Performance|url= http://www.youtube.com/user/lollapalooza? blend=1& ob=5#p/search/1/ll3x0DvUjjo
http://southsonic.co.uk/index.php? option=com_content& view=article& id=535:local-natives-world-news-infectious& catid=26:single& Itemid=20 Single Review: Local Natives - World News South Sonic July 7th 2010
http://southsonic.co.uk/index.php? option=com_content& view=article& id=1051:-interview-with-local-natives-181110& catid=17:bandsartists& Itemid=32 Local Natives Interview: 11/18/10 South Sonic
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External links
http://www.thelocalnatives.com/ Official Website
http://www.soundcloud.com/local-natives Local Natives at SoundCloud
http://www.twitter.com/localnatives Local Natives at Twitter
http://www.youtube.com/user/localnativesband Local Natives at YouTube
http://www.outtasighttumblr.tumblr.com/ Local Natives photos at Tumblr
http://www.outtasightblog.tumblr.com/ Local Natives words at Tumblr
http://www.stems.heroku.com/ Local Natives remixes at Stems
http://www.daytrotter.com/arr/local-natives/3737832.html Local Natives at Daytrotter
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Local+Natives Local Natives at Discogs
Category:American indie rock groups Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles, California
