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10.0
7214
10.0 |
State
...adding up to much more than the sum of its parts, this is a breath of fresh sea air that just keeps getting sweeter with each gulp
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9.1
20045
9.1 |
A.V. Club
The album’s first half is chockfull of lush, tightly arranged earworms
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9.0
6018
9.0 |
musicOMH
Local Natives have made a stunning debut, feeling simultaneously familiar and challenging, and presenting a sweeping collection of tracks that are at once cinematic and sonically lush, swelling and serene
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8.4
9089
8.4 |
Pitchfork
Gorilla Manor, the debut album from L.A.'s Local Natives, features rustic and yearning vocals, three-part harmonies, clattering percussion, wiggly guitar leads, euphoric chanting, and a Talking Heads cover
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8.2
9686
8.2 |
Beats Per Minute
A unique breath of fresh air
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8.0
7397
8.0 |
The Fly
At twelve songs, it could be accused of being a little one-paced, before the rejigged Talking Heads classic ‘Warning Sign’ stomps along to pick up proceedings
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8.0
6084
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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8.0
6148
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Local Natives revel in traditional song writing with a twist of lime, and the result is a stirring album tinged with a touch of pop
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8.0
6516
8.0 |
The Fly
At twelve songs, it could be accused of being a little one-paced, before the rejigged Talking Heads classic ‘Warning Sign’ stomps along to pick up proceedings, but it’s a minor gripe on an otherwise brilliant debut
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8.0
6578
8.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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7.0
9157
7.0 |
PopMatters
The majority of the songs on Gorilla Manor are built around grooves. The drums are, more often than not, the first thing you hear on a song, and the rhythm section will inevitably steer the whole composition
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6.0
8068
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
...the LA quintet write pleasant folk-pop numbers with more than a little hint of Americana: think Crosby, Stills & Nash, Wilco, Midlake, or (okay, if you must) Fleet Foxes
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6.0
5960
6.0 |
The Guardian
The unsuspecting could be forgiven for thinking they are hearing demos for the Foxes' second record
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