Local Natives

Fashion Meets Music Festival Announces Free Bands

I’m here at the Fashion Meets Music Festival announcement party in Columbus, OH. The venue is the Three-Legged Mare and the body count is high. The announcement was just made for the free bands that will be playing in the Arena District this August in Columbus. Headliners include Local Natives, Cold Wars Kids, New Found […]

Local Natives Announce 2014 Tour Dates, Includes Opening Spots for Kings of Leon

West coast harmonic dudes Local Natives put out their second LP, Hummingbird, in January of this year. While it didn’t top their debut (which would be remarkable, considering how tight that release was), it does have its moments. The band has been touring in support of the new record pretty heavily this year, and now they’ve […]

Local Natives Announce World Tour Dates

It seems like it was only yesterday that we heard about Local Natives’ debut 2009 album, Gorilla Manor. Now, four years later, the band is setting out on a world tour in support of their new album, Hummingbird. The tour is scheduled to begin tomorrow at the Metro Theatre in Australia, and continue until November across […]

REVIEW: Local Natives – Hummingbird

Artist: Local Natives Album: Hummingbird Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Folk Label: Frenchkiss (U.S.), Infectious Music (U.K./International) The Los Angeles based indie rock outfit Local Natives made a big splash in 2010 with their debut long player Gorilla Manor. And for good reason. It has those gorgeous vocal harmonies. Can’t forget to mention the swelling choruses. […]

Sounds Familiar: Week 8

Continuing our expansion of original content, Under The Gun Review presents its latest column, Sounds Familiar, dedicated to trawling the world and web for the latest remixes, redos, and reminiscent bits that our newest columnist Julia McAlpine finds appealing. Be prepared for some diversity in your music library. The songs may not be new, but they […]

Local Natives Reveal Album Date + STREAM: “Breakers”

Finally! Los Angeles indie group Local Natives announced today a January 29, 2013 release date for their sophomore album, Hummingbird, along with the full track listing, tour dates, and a streaming of “Breakers.”   Hummingbird Track Listing 1. You & I 2. Heavy Feet 3. Ceilings 4. Black Spot 5. Breakers 6. Three Months 7. […]

Arcade Fire headlining world tour

Arcade Fire have launched their massive headlining world tour which will feature such great acts as the National, Explosions in the Sky, Local Natives and Okkervil River. Click past the jump for all of the tour dates.