New York – L.A. indie rock band Local Natives has shared a new track from its forthcoming LP Sunlit Youth, out September 9th via Loma Vista. “Coins” is the album’s soulful centerpiece, and is streaming now accompanied by an animated visual created by Adam Fuchs. The band says of the track:
“Coins” has quickly become one of our favorite songs to play live. Even at these early shows, there’s been an immediacy in the room that makes us feel like it’s been around for years. We couldn’t hold out to September to release this one.
Leading up to the release of Sunlit Youth, Local Natives performed on James Corden and Conan on back-to-back weeks, Lollapalooza, and staged a guerilla performance on the roof of the band’s Sunset Blvd rehearsal space that was written up by the LA Times, Billboard, etc. Local Natives streamed the whole thing via Facebook Live, with 2 Million reached, 550k+ views.
“A lot of the excitement in making this new album came from discovering how to make songs in different ways,” Ryan Hahn says. Sunlit Youth caps a trilogy of albums for Local Natives, which began with the 2010 breakout Gorilla Manor, followed by 2013′s Hummingbird, which earned worldwide acclaim and opened at #12 on the Billboard 200. Together, the two albums have sold over 300,000 copies worldwide.
Sunlit Youth Tracklist:
1. Villainy
2. Past Lives
3. Dark Days
4. Fountain Of Youth
5. Masters
6. Jellyfish
7. Coins
8. Mother Emanuel
9. Ellie Alice
10. Psycho Lovers
11. Everything All At Once
12. Sea Of Years
Local Natives is comprised of Taylor Rice (guitar, vocals), Kelcey Ayer (vocals, keyboards, percussion, guitar), Ryan Hahn (guitar, keyboards, mandolin, vocals), Matt Frazier (drums), and Nik Ewing (bass). The L.A. five-piece broke a year of silence with a pop up show in San Francisco in April, and the surprise release of the band’s first new track in three years, “Past Lives.” Following further west coast pop up shows in San Diego and the band’s hometown of Los Angeles, Local Natives announced a full world tour.
Local Natives Tour Dates:
08/28/16 – Turin – Todays Festival
08/29/16 – Ljubljana – Kino Siska
09/02/16 – San Sebastian – Kutxa Kultur Festival
09/03/16 – Dorset – End of the Road Festival
09/04/16 – Dublin – Electric Picnic
09/14/16 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee Theatre
09/15/16 – San Diego, CA – The North Park Theatre
09/16/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
09/17/16 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
09/19/16 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
09/20/16 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre
09/22/16 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
09/23/16 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
09/24/16 – Kansas City, MO – CrossroadsKC
09/27/16 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
09/28/16 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
09/30/16 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
10/02/16 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/05/16 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
10/07/16 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
10/09/16 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/11/16 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City Birmingham
10/12/16 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
10/14/16 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
10/15/16 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
10/16/16 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
10/17/16 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
10/19/16 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
10/21/16 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
10/22/16 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
10/25/16 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
10/26/16 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
11/01/16 – Oxford – Academy 1
11/02/16 – London – Koko
11/04/16 – Bristol – Motion
11/06/16 – Glasgow – QMU
11/07/16 – Leeds – Stylus
11/08/16 – Manchester – Albert Hall
11/10/16 – Paris – Trianon
11/11/16 – Zurich – Rote Fabrik
11/12/16 – Brussels – Cirque Royal
11/13/16 – Amsterdam – Paradiso
11/15/16 – Milan – Magnolia
11/16/16 – Hamburg – Uebel & Gefaehrlich
11/17/16 – Berlin – Bi Nuu
11/19/16 – Stockholm – Debaser Medis
11/20/16 – Oslo – Rockfeller
11/21/16 – Gothenburg – Pustervik
11/22/16 – Copenhagen – Vega Main Hall
Sunlit Youth is available for pre-order HERE. Follow Local Natives on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Photo Credit: Renata Raksha
