Moving beyond the realm of the emotive Californian indie rock that has served them so well up to now, the context for ‘Sunlit Youth’ is one of rebirth and redefinition.
And while the idealism of the suggestion that we can all influence of our own futures might underplay institutional factors, Local Natives deliver these ideas knowingly. The beauty of ‘Sunlit Youth’ is in its optimism rather than its pragmatism – a record that cements their status as one of our most special proponents of emotionally-charged guitar music.
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