Thursday, March 4, 2010

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor

Add Date- Feb 16th
Artist: Local Natives
Album: Gorilla Manor
Label: frenchkiss*
Genre: Folky-Indie AWESOME


Rustic Fleet Fox-y vocals abound, percussion and guitar riffs like the Dodos, and an awesome folkified Talking Heads cover (“Warning Sign”). What more could a music fan ask for??? This is like the West Coast version of Grizzly Bear-meets- Ra Ra Riot. Standouts like “Camera Talk” are carried by upbeat percussion and pretty vocal harmonies, while the jangly piano of “Airplanes” cements its status as the best song for mourning in 2010 with a singalong chorus of “I want you back”. The CD’s second half drags a bit with the exception of the lively Talking Heads cover that won’t let listeners down. Although their sound is a familiar one that’s popular right now, this is still worth quite a few listens

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