Watch Local Natives on Jimmy Fallon

The Roots weren’t the only musical reason to watch Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night. Psych-folkies Local Natives performed the third single, “Wide Eyes,” from their Paste-approved debut LP Gorilla Manor....  read more

Watch the Video for Local Natives' "Who Knows Who Cares"

Local Natives have unveiled their new video. Eli Gunn-Jones directs the clip for “Who Knows Who Cares,” which starts with a group of young, impossibly gorgeous kids roadtripping and turns into a Hook-esque food fight show-down....  read more

Best of What's Next: Local Natives

They haven’t yet built a reputation suited to their name...  read more

Local Natives: Gorilla Manor

L.A. band’s full-length debut bridges coasts In recent years, West Coast rock has become hazier (No Age), noisier (HEALTH) and woodsier (Fleet Foxes) compared to the East Coast’s more melodic (Grizzly Bear), cosmopolitan (Dirty Projectors) and experimental (Animal Collective) style. And with their much-anticipated full-length debut, former SXSW darlings Local Natives unify the camps, bridging Brooklyn’s tumbling tribal rhythms, rousing choruses and sophisticated pop arrangements with the CSNY harmonies, guitar eruptions and straightforward hooks of their Left Coast neighbors....  read more