Drawing obvious comparisons to the latest batch of American folk revivalists, with Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear and Band of Horses the more obvious boxes to tick, Local Natives have a hard job sticking out from a critically adored crowd.
But though have no animals in their name, these Californians are just as adept in the Neil Young obsessed, plaid-shirted balladeer stakes.
Like a lumberjack choir (though without the cross-dressing), ‘Airplanes’ give the band a chance to roll through grand US landscapes, all Redwoods and woodchucks, keeping things harmonious and glorious.
Throw a furred creature in their moniker, and they’d be every indie kids new favourite band.
8.3/10
Release Date: 1 Mar
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