Article: Rock/Pop

The rock and pop music of the week reviewed...

Local Natives

Goilla Manor

Infectious

****

Hailing from LA hipster enclave Silver Lake, Local Natives have had a dizzy year at the coalface by anyone's standards. A South By Southwest festival find back in March, the Natives have gone from creating a bit of a buzz to scoring an international record deal and releasing a debut album in about six months. Such a rapid progression might stymie some bands' developmental arc and leave them grasping for songs to fill that album, but not these five. On Gorilla Manor, the Natives flex harmonic muscles, perfect rhythmic pecs, hone angelic vocals and exude a well-rounded sense of confidence about what ...

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