Local Natives have released their new single, “Paradise,” a vivid expression of suffering and hope in the oeuvre. The track is the latest single from their forthcoming studio album, Time Will Wait For No One out July 7th via Loma Vista Recordings. The track opens with a soft guitar tremble, offering glimmers of the beauty of LA juxtaposed with personal tragedy. The track follows Kelcey Ayer (vocals/guitar/keys) and his wife’s immense heartache that came with the pain of pregnancy loss in addition to charting the California wildfire disasters.
Of “Paradise,” Kelcey Ayer says, “Paradise deals with the reckoning after intense loss. The person in the song brings flowers over to someone’s house to help console them while they’re going through a disastrous event that’s still occurring. My wife and I suffered two losses while trying to have a baby over the last couple years. At the same time California was being ravaged by wildfires. It felt like the world was coming apart. This song definitely helped me process that pain.”
Local Natives’ fifth studio album, Time Will Wait for No One was recorded in legendary Los Angeles studios including Valentine Recording Studio, 64Sound and Nest Recorders and is produced by GRAMMY-award winning producer John Congleton (Angel Olsen, Death Cab For Cutie, St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten), Michael Harris (Lana Del Rey, Feist), and Danny Reisch (Sun June, Other Lives). The album was written while the band was going through a turbulent time: after a decade spending every waking moment together, a period of metamorphosis started to test them with new marriages, kids and bouts of depression and isolation.
To celebrate the album release, the band recently announced a curated series of special in-store performances at some of the most storied independent record stores around southern California kicking off July 11 at Amoeba in Hollywood. A special Los Angeles edition of their album, with lemonade colored vinyl, will be available at these in-stores plus limited, exclusive posters for each in-store. On August 18 the band will kick off a 30-date tour – criss-crossing the US, 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 2023 Tour Dates:
SoCal In-Store Tour Dates
July 11, 2023 – Hollywood, CA – Amoeba
July 12 – Long Beach, CA – Fingerprints
July 13 – Ventura, CA – Salzer’s
July 15 – Encinitas, CA – Lou’s Records
Time Will Wait For No One Tour Dates
August 1, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – Ford Theater (Hummingbird 10th Ann. Show)
August 2, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – Ford Theater (Hummingbird 10th Ann. Show)
August 18, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue^
August 19, 2023 – Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater^
August 20, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre^
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 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE^
August 27, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall^
August 29, 2023 – New York, NY – Pier 17^
September 8, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre*
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 – The Eastern*
September 15, 2023 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues*
September 16, 2023 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater*
September 17, 2023 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom*
September 19, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren*
September 21, 2023 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom*
September 22, 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot*
September 23, 2023 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm*
September 25, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre*
September 26, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre*
September 27, 2023 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Grand Lodge*
September 28, 2023 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater*
September 30, 2023 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound*
^ w/ Annika Bennett
* w/ Halfnoise