Indie stalwarts Local Natives released a new album, Time Will Wait for No One (via Loma Vista Recordings) in July. Now, they hit the road for two nights at 9:30 Club.
The second of those two nights has sold out, but tickets are still available for Local Natives at 9:30 Club on Thursday, August 24!
Of the making of Time Will Wait for No One, Local Natives said:
“This record was made during a time of metamorphosis for us. Former selves melting away as some of us became fathers, endured periods of isolation, loss, and identity crisis. The highs and lows we were feeling at the same time were so extreme. There was a moment halfway through making the album, we played one of the most emotional concerts of our lives. A sold-out show at the Greek Theater in LA, our first performance in almost two years, but we didn’t know how we could move forward.”
“As individuals and as a band, we were on the verge of a collapse. Time flows on uncontrollably and change is relentless, and the people you love are the only constants. Out of that reckoning, we dissolved everything down to start again, and had the most prolific period of songwriting in our history. This is the first chapter, Time Will Wait For No One.”
Watch the official music video for “NYE” by Local Natives featuring Suki Waterhouse on YouTube:
In 2010, Local Natives galvanised a musical scene in Southern California, crafting a sound that they loved, and that others flocked to in turn, with the breakout success of their debut album, Gorilla Manor. The five-piece from Los Angeles — featuring Taylor Rice, Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, Nik Ewing, and Matt Frazier — has since created a series of different cathartic chapters informed by their constantly changing surroundings.
What has always been there for Local Natives is their meticulous crafting of musical elements while constantly pushing and pulling melody, harmony, and rhythmic components from within their construct and out into the cosmos. Their method lends to a dynamic beyond cerebral execution and into pure, unbridled emotional and energetic territory. As the hedges grow higher in our minds, the band has tapped into that which got the seeds planted in the first place, and the result is an empowering concept of eternal life.
Local Natives
W/ Annika Bennett
9:30 Club
Thursday, August 24
Doors @ 7pm
$39.50
All ages