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Track Listings
| 1. Wide Eyes |
| 2. Airplanes |
| 3. Sun Hands |
| 4. World News |
| 5. Shape Shifter |
| 6. Camera Talk |
| 7. Cards & Quarters |
| 8. Warning Sign |
| 9. Who Know Who Cares |
| 10. Cubism Dream |
| 11. Stranger Things |
| 12. Sticky Thread |
Editorial Reviews
Soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, & throbbing tribal beats. Draws a line from the vocal stylings of Crosby Stills Nash & Young & the Zombies through the more esoteric edges of post-punk & Afro-beat
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By J Kozy
Format:Audio CD
This album is right up there in terms of best debuts in recent years. It's a mixture of Fleet Foxes, Port O'Brien, and The Format all rolled into one. The vocal harmonies and the melodies are fantastic. The lyrics are creative and not cliched or trite like so many others. I'm not gonna write a full blown review but I felt Local Natives needed more love. I'd recommend this album to anyone who likes good music.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By music fan
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'll admit, I'm an amateur. I've never written a review. I just wanted the opportunity to recommend this cd to anyone interested in good music. Very easy to listen to, (but certainly not "easy listening" music). Nice layers and textures both musically and vocally. Not usually a fan of covers but do take exception with the fantastic "Warning Sign"/Talking Heads cover. Hope to catch these guys on tour sometime in the near future. I have listened to this cd repeatedly over the past couple of weeks and it just keeps getting better.
41 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
After hearing Local Natives play Los Angeles several times, I couldn't wait for Frenchkiss Records to release its USA version of Gorilla Manor next February, so I bought Infectious Records' EU version that dropped last month. (How ironic they've blown up huge in Europe and are still relatively unknown in the States!)
I have to thank a Brit called "The Wolf" for writing the following review of Gorilla Manor and Local Natives; The Wolf said it better than I could:
"Glorious Gorillas in Our Midst
Abso-blinkin-lutely loving this every-which-way. You're going to love it too. Promise.
As incandescent a bunch of songs as I've heard this year and there are a whole healthy dozen of them to be getting on with.
Local Natives hail from Silverlake, California, U.S.A.
They are Taylor Rice (guitar/vocals), Kelcey Ayer (keyboards/vocals), Ryan Hahn (guitar/vocals), Andy Hamm (bass) and Matt Frazier (drums) and together they make a distinctive and beautiful sound.
This is tricky stuff to pin-down so I'll leave it for someone more gifted in the realms of genre sub-divisions to fix this for us later.
What I found here transcends genre in so many ways.
It is BIG music. Heart-warming music. Enveloping and uplifting music. The melodies are complex and absorbing; the singing fresh and vividly alive. These young gentlemen are creating sounds of true substance!
You could plunge in anywhere really and be lifted up by the pure energy and enthusiasm of their committed performances.
Let me tell you about a few of these wonderful compositions.
'Camera Talk' manages to combine a viscerally raw rhythm, under-produced and untainted in the best possible way, with an intoxicating melody and delicious vocal harmonies.
The high-flying violin lifts the energy straight through the roof.
The spirit of CSN&Y lives on in 'Cards and Quarters'. Mr. Frazier's drums hold down a strong but simple beat around which the song unfolds in evermore complex layers. The last chiming chord hangs in the air like the aftertaste of a half-remembered dream.
There is a dream-like quality running through much of this album.
'Airplanes' is unquestionably one of the project's finest compositions. Good-humoured and uplifting in equal measure, I found myself completely (and willingly) swept away by the ensemble's prodigious musicality.
'Sun Hands' has so much passion it is at risk of spontaneously combusting and 'World News' is chock-full of a jolly kind of goodness rarely captured by any band in any time you might care to imagine. Joyful, rapturous stuff!
I'll shut up now !
It's good. It's very, very good ! It's the kind of music to make all of our lives just a little bit richer and more bearable.
(Oh Heck! Sorry I just can't help it.....'Shape Shifter' made just about every hair on my body - from nose to tail - stand to attention!)
I stumbled upon this truly inspiring little band entirely by accident.
Trust me on this one - it's glorious stuff !"
I have to thank a Brit called "The Wolf" for writing the following review of Gorilla Manor and Local Natives; The Wolf said it better than I could:
"Glorious Gorillas in Our Midst
Abso-blinkin-lutely loving this every-which-way. You're going to love it too. Promise.
As incandescent a bunch of songs as I've heard this year and there are a whole healthy dozen of them to be getting on with.
Local Natives hail from Silverlake, California, U.S.A.
They are Taylor Rice (guitar/vocals), Kelcey Ayer (keyboards/vocals), Ryan Hahn (guitar/vocals), Andy Hamm (bass) and Matt Frazier (drums) and together they make a distinctive and beautiful sound.
This is tricky stuff to pin-down so I'll leave it for someone more gifted in the realms of genre sub-divisions to fix this for us later.
What I found here transcends genre in so many ways.
It is BIG music. Heart-warming music. Enveloping and uplifting music. The melodies are complex and absorbing; the singing fresh and vividly alive. These young gentlemen are creating sounds of true substance!
You could plunge in anywhere really and be lifted up by the pure energy and enthusiasm of their committed performances.
Let me tell you about a few of these wonderful compositions.
'Camera Talk' manages to combine a viscerally raw rhythm, under-produced and untainted in the best possible way, with an intoxicating melody and delicious vocal harmonies.
The high-flying violin lifts the energy straight through the roof.
The spirit of CSN&Y lives on in 'Cards and Quarters'. Mr. Frazier's drums hold down a strong but simple beat around which the song unfolds in evermore complex layers. The last chiming chord hangs in the air like the aftertaste of a half-remembered dream.
There is a dream-like quality running through much of this album.
'Airplanes' is unquestionably one of the project's finest compositions. Good-humoured and uplifting in equal measure, I found myself completely (and willingly) swept away by the ensemble's prodigious musicality.
'Sun Hands' has so much passion it is at risk of spontaneously combusting and 'World News' is chock-full of a jolly kind of goodness rarely captured by any band in any time you might care to imagine. Joyful, rapturous stuff!
I'll shut up now !
It's good. It's very, very good ! It's the kind of music to make all of our lives just a little bit richer and more bearable.
(Oh Heck! Sorry I just can't help it.....'Shape Shifter' made just about every hair on my body - from nose to tail - stand to attention!)
I stumbled upon this truly inspiring little band entirely by accident.
Trust me on this one - it's glorious stuff !"
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful music
This band is amazing. After seeing them time and time again I have a profound respect for them. They are very humble and sweet. I listened to them non stop for months. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Pen Name
5.0 out of 5 stars
Had to get this one too
After my college aged son recommended Hummingbird, I had to get this one too. Not disappointed. Even better than Hummingbird.
Published 1 month ago by Jeanine Valadez
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic album
Layered between strong harmonies and melodic instrumentals, Local Natives does a hire wire balancing act between darkness and the light.
Published 2 months ago by Seven O'Callaghan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exquisite Album
I rarely purchase CD's anymore since the wide spread of MP3's. This album is an exception. I first heard these guys on Pandora under my friend's Iron & Wine playlist and I checked... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dylan Fleming
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Album
This is an amazing album! It is one of those few gems that comes along every once in awhile that you can listen to from beginning to end with out skipping songs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Andrew S Quanrud
5.0 out of 5 stars
legit
This band is 100% legit. I love them and can't wait for their next album.
My favorite songs on this album are: Wide Eyes, Sun Hands,& Who knows Who Cares.
My favorite songs on this album are: Wide Eyes, Sun Hands,& Who knows Who Cares.
Published 7 months ago by caressthefro
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best album I have ever purchased
Gorilla Manor is the absolute best album I've ever had.This band has stolen my still beating heart.Their harmonies in these songs are unmatched. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jessica Watson
3.0 out of 5 stars
so NYC...
Downloaded this based on the reviews, but after initially kind of liking it I decided I didn't that much. It just sounds so "New York City starving artist" in too many places. Read more
Published 15 months ago by puma
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must Listen to This!!
It's one of those rare albums you listen to an find that every song is awesome.Chill rainy day style of music is how I would describe it.
Published 18 months ago by rey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Debut album showcases unique sound
The Local Natives' debut album Gorilla Manor hit U.S. stores in February 2010 and debuted in the Billboard 200 and at #3 in the New Artist Chart. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Heather A. Wood
