It's been a very long time coming, but the
new Local Natives album, 'Hummingbird', is
almost with us. The Los Angeles band's
brilliant debut LP, 'Gorilla Manor',
appeared in the UK way back in November
2009, a full four months before it's American release.
I saw Local Natives live in early 2010 when their Californian harmonies, rhythmic
attack, bristling moustaches and all-round
good-eggedness, effortlessly won over an
initially sceptical, sparsely populated
audience. Since then they have toured
relentlessly, lost their original bassist and
finally readied album number two.
Here are a couple of choice cuts from album
number one.
Greatest Hits
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I fell for Nick Drake's music during my earliest days working behind the counter of a record shop, via the 1979 career spanning 'Fru... -
In May 1994 I flew to New York for the third time to stay with my cousin and her husband. In later years whenever a trip to the Big Apple wa... -
My abject despair, towards the end of 2024, at being informed that 'Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck', the debut LP by Flotati... -
In my mind, this series is a relatively recent, if not altogether regular, feature on the blog. Of course nothing has been particularly regu... -
Bob Dylan was on truly great form at the Royal Albert Hall in 2013 ( here ) and in 2015, at the same venue, the great man is still in fine f...
2 comments:
New to me. I like it.
I have been listening to tracks from the album yesterday...really good stuff. I want to hear the rest of the album
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