Christopher J Rosario
Music 1
Local Natives
Since as long as I can remember I've always loved music, all kinds of music from Country to Pop to Opera, Rap, Alternative, Metal, it didn't matter, as long as the music was composed, written, and executed with care and style, I could legitimately put it on my play list and listen to it over and over until I burn-it-out and hate it forever (think, Barbie Girl, by Aqua).
For my first blog, I'll take it easy on you, the reader, and introduce a band I heard of a year or two ago that continues to stay in the forefront of my mind as modern indie/folk type music. A band called Local Natives brought back the days of the original Simon and Garfunkel and Bright Eyes (if you've never heard of either of these bands, go buy a CD-player from the thrift-store, take it home, and you'll find one of their CDs still sitting in the CD-tray). Both are very folk-like in style. Music back then felt more passionate and songs were written from the heart; Local Natives brings that back.
Local Natives was formed in California and is comprised of five band members, 2 guitarists, 1 bassist, keyboards, and a drummer. They released their debut album, Gorilla Manor 7 years ago. Their musical style is considered, "Indie Rock" but that's a very broad term. Indie in itself literally means "Independent" meaning they are free from restrictions or influence in their music by record labels (you know how popular artists release new albums every year, even if they are terrible, just to pump-in revenue?). What Indie is considered nowadays is just anything not main-stream, something you wouldn't normally find on a radio (until they are founded by a major record label). For Local Natives falls into another category of "Indie", which is considered "folk-like" or softer music. Although huge now, I also consider artists like Ed Sheeran, Jack Johnson or Jason Maraz, all of which started out Indie back in the day, but later became more stream-line as they received more air time.
Either way, great band, check it out: below is a Youtube video of a live version of Local Natives, Who Knows, Who Cares (Start at 1:30). Let me know what you think. (And remember, everyone has their own tastes)
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