It’s the end of an era. Today (April 30), Local Natives founding member Kelcey Ayer took to social media to announce his departure from the band. Ayer has been a part of Local Natives for nearly two ...

Sometimes it takes a decade-plus to remember what you’ve had all along. For Los Angeles-based rock ‘n’ roll band, Local Natives, ideas of friendship and the importance of familial bonds have been the ...

Meanwhile, we’ve been asking bands what they’ve been listening to during quarantine and Local Natives’ Nik Ewing has made us a playlist that includes tracks by LCD Soundsystem, FKA twigs, Frank Ocean, ...

Founding member, guitarist and co-frontman of Local Natives, Taylor Rice, joins Cindy Howes’ Basic Folk podcast for a conversation on the band’s history, their collaborative spirit, feminism and their ...

Heads swiveled to figure out where the expressions of love kept coming from. The cries were loud, to the point of competing with the sound blasting out of the house speakers. Eyes wandered until they ...

Local Natives have released a new album, Time Will Wait For No One, today via Loma Vista. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Stream it below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour ...

When Kelcey Ayer meets me for coffee in Los Feliz, he’s nothing but smiles. As soon as we recognize each other, he waves and his eyes light up. “This is Tasha,” he says like a proud dad, introducing ...

Right from the start, it's clear that Gorilla Manor is a special album. The harmonies grab hold immediately — they come courtesy of guitarists Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice, along with keyboardist Kelcey ...

Local Natives have announced their first tour in three years. It begins with festival appearances at Osheaga and Lollapalooza, and from there hits Minneapolis, Boulder, San Francisco (Outside Lands), ...