We’ve heard so little from Local Natives since the Los Angeles band broke out back in the summer of 2010. And now, suddenly, there’s a new album called Hummingbird due January 19, a new song dubbed “Breakers” to hear, and a globe-trotting trip to report.
The first taste of the upcoming long-player features the organic percussion, chiming guitar-play, and epic emotives we’ve come to expect from these fellas, though with a stronger sense of pacing and studio dynamism. According to the band’s rep, Local Natives tracked the record in Montreal before relocating to Brooklyn. The National’s Aaron Dessner co-produces. The live shows pick up in Tokyo on November 4, and carry Local Natives into late April. Find the track list, tune, and tour dates below.
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Local Natives’ Hummingbird track list:
1. “You & I”
2. “Heavy Feet”
3. “Ceilings”
4. “Black Spot”
5. “Breakers”
6. “Three Months”
7. “Black Balloons”
8. “Wooly Mammoth”
9. “Mt. Washington”
10. “Colombia”
11. “Bowery”
Local Natives 2012-2013 tour dates:
November 4 – Tokyo, JP @ Zepp
November 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Molotov
November 29 – Berlin, DE @ Comet
December 1 – Paris, FR @ Point Ephemere
December 4 – Amsterdam, NL @ Bitterzoet
December 5 – Brussels, BE @ Rotunde
December 6 – London, UK @ Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
December 8 – Camber Sands, UK @ ATP Curated by The National
January 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey
January 30 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
February 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
February 2 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
February 3 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
March 18 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
March 19 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
March 22 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Ballroom
March 23 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
March 25 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theatre
March 26 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
March 30 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
April 1 – Providence, RI @ Fete
April 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
April 5 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
April 25 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
April 26 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
April 27 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Theatre
