Rock Out With Your Man It's Been a Long Ass Time Cock Out - Local Natives

Trust me, I'm as surprised as you are, but here we find ourselves. So let's dispense with the awkwardness and get right to the music.

Local Natives are an Orange County band that manages on its new(ish) album Gorilla Manor, at times, to sound like Dodos, Grizzly Bear, Midlake and Fleet Foxes without aping of them.*

It's a great album and has been on heavy rotation lately at the casa/construction site.

Two tracks stand out for me. The first is called "Sun Hands" and is pretty darn Fleet Foxy. Which isn't a bad thing.

The second is a cover of The Talking Heads' "Warning Sign," that, after many listens, I'm starting to think may best the original. Covers are tricky because when they work, you always wonder if it's the band or the source material. Though the source material here is undeniably awesome, the band is what stands out. They take a well-known song and own it without distorting its elements beyond recognition.

Which is kind of what they do with the aforementioned influences.

Anyway, have a great weekend and enjoy...

"Sun Hands"



"Warning Sign"







*What can I say? Just like riding a bike, people.