Last night, the excellent Silverlake band Local Natives were the “SUPER SURPRISE GUEST” at the Frenchkiss Records CMJ showcase, and — surprise! — the band debuted five new tracks during their set. Today, they deliver another surprise: They’ve released the first single from their forthcoming album, Hummingbirds, the follow-up to their acclaimed 2010 debut, Gorilla Manor. “Breakers” is a lush, swooning chamber-pop number with massive harmonic swells and dynamic shifts. It was among the new songs they performed last night. Check out the studio version, along with tour dates and Hummingbird tracklist, below.
Hummingbird tracklist:
01 “You & I
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02 “Heavy Feet”
03 “Ceilings”
04 “Black Spot”
05 “Breakers”
06 “Three Months”
07 “Black Balloons”
08 “Wooly Mammoth”
09 “Mt. Washington”
10 “Colombia”
11 “Bowery”
Local Natives tourdates:
11/04 Tokyo, Japan @ Zepp
11/28 Hamburg, Germany @ Molotov
11/29 Berlin, Germany @ Comet
12/01 Paris, France @ Point Ephemere
12/04 Amsterdam, Holland @ Bitterzoet
12/05 Brussels, Belgium @ Rotunde
12/06 London, England @ Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
12/08 Camber Sands, England @ All Tomorrow’s Parties
01/29 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
01/30 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
02/01 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/02 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
02/03 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
03/18 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
03/19 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
03/22 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Ballroom
03/23 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/25 Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre
03/26 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
03/30 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
04/01 Providence, RI @ Fete
04/04 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/05 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/25 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
04/26 Seattle, WA @ Neptune
04/27 Vancouver, British Columbia @ Commodore Theatre
Hummingbird is out 1/29 via Frenchkiss.
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Nice, looking forward to this!
Yay, I’m sure this song is amazing, hopefully I can find some time in between listening to #GKMC to check this out today.
Best news of my morning!
Finalllyy, jesus.
testify.
church.
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this is what they sounded like before
This doesn’t sound anything like Coldplay…
Christ I wish Coldplay sounded like this!
Yeah, I think it actually sounds a lot like Arcade Fire.
I’m actually gettin a little Grizzly Bear vibe, I think, only a little more pep to its step! Could it be? I’m hearing that this album is going to be much darker. Evidently they had a tough year or so, personally. When these guys are emotionally charged, the music gets very epic, very quickly. Great song.
Yeah! This plus new Tegan & Sara means 2013 is coming in hot!
I liked Gorilla Manor alright, but this song is just excellent.
Does anyone else get a Big Echo era Morning Benders vibe from this song? I mean that in the best way.
God, I wish 3 Doors Down sounded like this!!
I was talking to some friends just this week about this band, and wondering if we’d ever hear any more from them.
Can’t wait for the 9:30 Club show.
I like it, but it lacks some of the fundamental catchiness of songs like “wide eyes” and “who knows who cares”.
doesn’t mean it’s bad, but i’m certainly not blown away…
Agreed.