Local Natives - Gorilla Manor (2009)

Local Natives - Gorilla Manor (2009)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Wide Eyes"   4:26

2. "Airplanes"   3:58

3. "Sun Hands"   4:51

4. "World News"   4:32

5. "Shape Shifter"   5:30

6. "Camera Talk"   3:45

7. "Cards & Quarters"   4:00

8. "Warning Sign" (Talking Heads cover)   4:12

9. "Who Knows Who Cares"   3:53

10. "Cubism Dream"   4:00

11. "Stranger Things"   5:46

12. "Sticky Thread"   3:48

Total length:   52:40

Amazon MP3 bonus track

13. "Only Son (B-Side)"   4:02

Total length:   56:42

iTunes bonus tracks

13. "Sun Hands (KEXP Session)"   5:44

14. "Camera Talk (KEXP Session)"   3:51

Total length:   62:15

Local Natives Band Members / Musicians

Taylor Rice — vocals, rhythm guitar

Kelcey Ayer — vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar

Ryan Hahn — lead guitar, vocals

Matthew Frazier — drums, vocals

Andy Hamm — bass, vocals

Gorilla Manor is the debut album by Los Angeles based indie rock band Local Natives. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2009, on Infectious Records, and February 16, 2010, by Frenchkiss Records in the United States.

The album was self-funded by the band and recorded by Raymond Richards in his own Red Rockets Glare Studio, in West Los Angeles. It was produced in collaboration by Richards and the band. Gorilla Manor was named after the house they all shared in Orange County, where most of the album was written. “It was insanely messy and there were always friends over knocking around on guitars or our thrift store piano,” said guitarist Ryan Hahn.

The album debuted in the Billboard 200 and at #3 in the New Artist Chart.

Local Natives is an American indie rock band formed in Orange County, California, and based in Los Angeles. The band consists of Taylor Rice (vocals, guitar), Kelcey Ayer (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Ryan Hahn (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Frazier (drums) and Nik Ewing (bass). Before taking its current name in 2008, Local Natives was called Cavil at Rest.

Their debut album, Gorilla Manor, was first released in the UK in November 2009, and later released in the US on February 16, 2010. The album received mostly positive reviews and debuted on the Billboard 200 and at No. 3 in the New Artist Chart. Their second album, Hummingbird, was released in January 2013. Their third album, Sunlit Youth, was released in September 2016. Their fourth album, Violet Street, was released April 2019. Their fifth album, Time Will Wait for No One, was released in July 2023.

Local Natives Band Members / Musicians

Taylor Rice – vocals, guitar (2005–present)

Kelcey Ayer – vocals, keyboards, percussion, guitar (2005–present)

Ryan Hahn – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2005–present)

Matthew Frazier – drums (2006–present)

Nik Ewing – bass, keyboards, vocals (2012–present)

Andy Hamm – bass guitar (2005–2011)

Local Natives Discography Full

2009 Gorilla Manor

2013 Hummingbird

2016 Sunlit Youth

2019 Violet Street

2023 Time Will Wait for No One