Local Natives

California's Local Natives had a buzzy moment in 2009 when their debut album, Gorilla Manor, grabbed fans with its vibrant mix of kinetic tribal rhythms and soaring falsetto harmonies. The album, which emerged in the wake of similar productions by Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, and Yeasayer, drew praise for its enthusiastic balance of post-punk urgency and folk-tinged lyricism. Since then, the group fronted by singer/guitarist Taylor Rice has expanded upon that sound, exploring a darker, more ambient aesthetic on their follow-up, 2013's Hummingbird, even adding synths and electron...