Local Natives have announced their fifth studio album, Time Will Wait For No One, out July 7th via Loma Vista Recordings. The collection of songs showcase the band’s seminal SoCal harmonies and was recorded across historic LA recording studios with Grammy award winning producer John Congelton (Angel Olsen, Death Cab For Cutie, St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten). The announcement arrives with the band’s newest single, “NYE“, which can be heard now below. In the cheeky and joyous video, directed by Jonathan Chu, the band endure turbulent times. It’s an unfiltered, and frankly weird Local Natives we haven’t seen before, letting loose in a testament to new beginnings.
Of the album the band said, “This record was made during a time of metamorphosis for us. Former selves melting away as some of us became fathers, endured periods of isolation, loss, and identity crisis. The highs and lows we were feeling at the same time were so extreme. There was a moment halfway through making the album, we played one of the most emotional concerts of our lives. A sold out show at the Greek Theater in LA, our first performance in almost two years, but we didn’t know how we could move forward. As individuals and as a band, we were on the verge of a collapse. Time flows on uncontrollably and change is relentless, and the people you love are the only constants. Out of that reckoning we dissolved everything down to start again, and had the most prolific period of songwriting in our history. This is the first chapter, Time Will Wait For No One.”
Local Natives have an ongoing tradition where the rest of them make up the wedding band when another member gets married. So at Ryan Hahn’s wedding last year, the others assembled to play some of his favorite songs of all time, one being “Someday” by The Strokes. Ryan says of the experience, “I was so floored watching the guys play this from the audience, something I’d never seen before, that I thought we had to do a fast and wild song, & NYE was born.” The catchy soundtrack to a favorite memory.
To celebrate the announcement of their new album, Local Natives are hosting a Sunset Sounds at NeueHouse Hollywood on Thursday, May 11. This celebration includes a special rooftop performance that will also be live streamed via the band’s Youtube channel at 7:30pm PST that night and followed by an official Youtube After Party live Q&A with fans.
The band also announced the Time Will Wait For No One Tour, a 25-city nationwide tour kicking off in Minneapolis on August 18 and criss-crossing the US all summer, including performances at NYC’s Pier 17 on August 29, two nights at DC’s 9:30 Club on August 24 and 25 and Austin’s Stubbs on September 16.
Local Natives Time Will Wait For No One Tour Dates
August 18, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
August 19, 2023 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
August 20, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Majestic
August 22, 2023 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
August 24, 2023 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
August 25, 2023 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
August 26, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
August 27, 2023 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
August 29, 2023 – New York, NY – Pier 17
September 8, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Riviera
September 9, 2023 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
September 11, 2023 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
September 12, 2023 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
September 13, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Eastern
September 15, 2023 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
September 16, 2023 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
September 17, 2023 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
September 19, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
September 21, 2023 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
September 22, 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – Depot
September 23, 2023 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
September 25, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue
September 26, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Paramount
September 27, 2023 – Portland, OR – Grand Lodge
September 28, 2023 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
September 30, 2023 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound