Local Natives Mesmerizes Los Angeles

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Los Angeles - During Local Natives’ live performance last Friday night, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, singer and guitarist Taylor Rice stated that L.A. is the best place right now in the world. After all, the five-piece indie act originated in Silverlake, but surely he’s not biased, seeing as he and his bandmates have traveled all around

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Local Natives Speaks Truth with ‘Sunlit Youth’

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San Francisco – The number two: it’s powerful, yet submissive.  It’s strong, yet unpredictable.  It’s stalwart, yet malleable.  It seeks comfort, yet it aches for dissonance.  An album’s second track holds a powerful role, as it anchors the cohesiveness of an entire piece without demanding immediate satisfaction.  Los Angeles-based outfit Local Natives has no qualms

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Local Natives Releases “Coins”

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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

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