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Local Natives On World Cafe

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Local Natives On World Cafe

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The Los Angeles band's new album, Sunlit Youth, is out today. In this session, the band performs live and discusses its changing sound.

Local Natives On World Cafe

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Songs We Love: Local Natives, 'Fountain Of Youth'

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Songs We Love: Local Natives, 'Fountain Of Youth'

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The California band lets the world become its studio for its shiny new album Sunlit Youth. In an anthemic track, it embraces reinvention.

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Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

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Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music and regardless of how the votes fell, it was an exciting chance to pause and look back on what an incredible year it's been for music.

Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

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Sasquatch 2011: Local Natives, Live In Concert

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Sasquatch 2011: Local Natives, Live In Concert

The band plays briskly infectious, harmony-rich folk-pop music that benefits greatly from its propulsive, Afrobeat-inspired rhythms. It performed songs from its 2010 album at Sasquatch.

Sasquatch 2011: Local Natives, Live In Concert

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Local Natives On World Cafe

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Local Natives On World Cafe

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The indie-rock group from LA plays songs from its latest release, Hummingbird, and talks about recording the sun-drenched album.

Local Natives On World Cafe

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Local Natives: Dreamy Pop From Gorilla Manor

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Local Natives: Dreamy Pop From Gorilla Manor

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The California band Local Natives got to make its first impression in the U.K., where it released its debut album last fall. Titled Gorilla Manor in honor of the group's shared abode in Orange County, the disc is emotionally expressive but unfailingly cheerful. It comes out here in February.

Local Natives: Dreamy Pop From Gorilla Manor

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'All Songs' Listeners Pick The Best Albums Of 2010

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'All Songs' Listeners Pick The Best Albums Of 2010

Arcade Fire's The Suburbs was the overwhelming listener favorite, with The Black Keys, The National, Mumford and Sons and Broken Bells rounding out the Top 5. See and hear the full list.

'All Songs' Listeners Pick The Best Albums Of 2010

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Local Natives On World Cafe

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Local Natives On World Cafe

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These long-time friends from Orange County called their debut album Gorilla Manor in honor of the space they shared while living and working together. Hear an interview and tunes from their energetic live show.

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Bonnaroo 2010: Local Natives In Concert

Local Natives played the "That" tent at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on Thursday June 10, 2010. Wills Glasspiegel hide caption

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Bonnaroo 2010: Local Natives In Concert

The California indie-rock band performed a live set for NPR's South by Southwest party, and it's kept busy ever since. The group's debut album, Gorilla Manor, features blended harmonies and hyperactive rhythms while bringing both cheer and profundity to its songs. Hear Local Natives perform live from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn.

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Local Natives, Recorded Live In Concert

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Local Natives, Recorded Live In Concert

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The band made its first impression in the U.K., where it released its debut album in 2009. Earlier this year, Gorilla Manor made its way to the U.S., where it's helped the rootsy pop group make a major breakthrough. Hear Local Natives perform live in concert from WXPN in Philadelphia.

Local Natives, Recorded Live In Concert

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Local Natives: Lost Love In A Lighthearted Romp

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Local Natives: Lost Love In A Lighthearted Romp

Local Natives' "Airplanes" takes about four seconds to announce itself as the lighthearted romp it is; that's about how long it takes for the band to start booing its own piano player. As if reminding itself to perk up, "Airplanes" quickly self-corrects into a jaunty wonder, as its pleading chorus ("I want you back") hurtles along with something resembling school spirit.

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