Time Will Wait for No One

by Local Natives

Overview

Having embraced a sunbaked '70s Laurel Canyon vibe on 2019's Violet Street, Local Natives turn up the vintage heat with 2023's soul-infused Time Will Wait for No One. Produced with John Congleton, Michael Harris, and Danny Reisch, the album certainly evokes the sultry, post-hippie soul and soft rock of artists like Boz Scaggs and Robbie Dupree. That said, the record never feels retro. On the contrary, even when the band drape themselves in the dreamy synths and fretless bass grooves of "Featherweight" (a song that wouldn't sound out of place on a Peter Gabriel album of the '80s), the results have a contemporary edge. It's a balance the Los Angeles band have been striking since breaking through with 2009's Gorilla Manor, the album that introduced their rhythmically kinetic brand of harmony-driven indie rock and drew comparisons to both classic groups like the Zombies and contemporary acts like Fleet Foxes. Here, they continue to blend sounds, conjuring a bit of late-'60s orchestral psychedelia on "Just Before the Morning" and diving into the fizzy, early-2000s post-punk romanticism of "NYE." There's even a jazzy, progressive quality to the group's multi-part harmonies, as on the opening title track and the sultry "Empty Mansions." If anything, singer Taylor Rice's burnished falsetto and knack for wavering, languorous melodic hooks has only gotten better with age. Somewhat improbably, cuts like "Empty Mansions" and "Just Before the Morning" evoke a wild mix of combinations, like Jeff Buckley covering a D'Angelo song, or perhaps Radiohead taking on Boyz II Men. All of this is an enticing and pleasing evolution for the band and one they sustain throughout Time Will Wait for No One. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	07/07/2023
Label:	Loma Vista
UPC:	0888072500822

Tracks

1. Time Will Wait For No One
2. Just Before The Morning
3. Empty Mansions
4. Desert Snow
5. Paper Lanterns
6. Featherweight
7. Hourglass
8. Ava
9. NYE
10. Paradise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Local Natives   Primary Artist
Ryan Hahn   Guitar,Vocals
Kelcey Ayer   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards
Matthew Frazier   Drums,Percussion
Taylor Rice   Guitar,Vocals
Nik Ewing   Bass,Keyboards,Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Greg Calbi   Mastering Engineer
John Congleton   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Recording Producer
Jimmy Dixon   Engineer,Recording
Zac Farro   Photography
Lars Stalfors   Mixing
Danny Reisch   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Musical Producer,Additional Production
Local Natives   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording Producer
Michael Harris   Producer,Recording,Musical Producer,Recording Producer,Engineer,Additional Production
Ryan Hahn   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Group Member,Recording Producer
Kelcey Ayer   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Matthew Frazier   Composer,Group Member
Taylor Rice   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Ruairi O'Flaherty   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Chris Sorem   Recording
Nik Ewing   Composer,Group Member
Shawn Cook   Engineer,Recording
Decatur Dan   Photography
Marshall Rake   Art Direction
Ramon Coronado   Art Direction