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 ...

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 ...

Foals and Local Natives will unite for a co-headlining North American tour in Spring 2020. The joint trek, featuring indie-rock band Cherry Glazerr as openers on most dates, launches May 20th in Los ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Right from the start, it's clear that Gorilla Manor is a special album. The harmonies grab hold immediately — they come courtesy of guitarists Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice, along with keyboardist Kelcey ...

Founding member, guitarist and co-frontman of Local Natives, Taylor Rice, joins Cindy Howes’ Basic Folk podcast for a conversation on the band’s history, their collaborative spirit, feminism and their ...

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 ...

Those who have followed Local Natives since the release of its debut, Gorilla Manor, in 2009 --- or for even longer, since the band had formed in Los Angeles years earlier — can't help but notice how ...