It’s the end of an era. Today (April 30), Local Natives founding member Kelcey Ayer took to social media to announce his departure from the band. Ayer has been a part of Local Natives for nearly two ...

The post Local Natives Share Sleek New Single “Just Before the Morning”: Stream appeared first on Consequence. Local Natives are continuing to keep themselves busy between albums, and today, they’ve ...

Meanwhile, we’ve been asking bands what they’ve been listening to during quarantine and Local Natives’ Nik Ewing has made us a playlist that includes tracks by LCD Soundsystem, FKA twigs, Frank Ocean, ...

Let’s think about our musical heroes for a second. How few of our favourite artists rose from a burst of brilliant light and then rode that one, simple wavelength across an entire career. Those who ...

Local Natives released a new album, Violet Street, back in April via Loma Vista. Now they have shared a brand new song, “Nova,” via a lyric video for the track. It was recorded during the sessions for ...

From car commercials to Edward Sharpe to that one American Idol guy, bucolic imagery and choral melodies have become ubiquitous, which is exactly what makes Local Natives so continuously impressive.

Local Natives make music for those of us who are still growing up—which is to say, they make music for each other. The band formed in 2005, after Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice met at their ...

Local Natives have released a new album, Time Will Wait For No One, today via Loma Vista. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Stream it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour ...

When Kelcey Ayer meets me for coffee in Los Feliz, he’s nothing but smiles. As soon as we recognize each other, he waves and his eyes light up. “This is Tasha,” he says like a proud dad, introducing ...

Here's a taste of things to come in 2010. "Sun Hands", the forthcoming single from the Rising L.A. band Local Natives, starts out quietly: a delicately florid guitar, a subtly Fugazi-esque bassline, a ...