“Dark Days”
It may be onerous to be in a band, or actually, in any type of group the place there’s inventive collaboration, and also you’re speculated to act prefer it’s a democracy. Because what do you do with an thought that you simply love, if no one else believes in it? That query is a giant a part of this episode with Local Natives.
Local Natives is a band from Southern California. Their first album got here out in 2009, however the three vocalists and songwriters within the band, Taylor Rice, Kelcey Ayer, and Ryan Hahn – they’ve been enjoying collectively since they had been in highschool. The lineup additionally consists of Matthew Frazier on drums and Nik Ewing on bass. They’ve put out 5 albums, together with their most up-to-date, Time Will Wait For No One, which got here out in July 2023.
But for this episode, I talked to Taylor, Kelcey, and Ryan about an older tune of theirs:“Dark Days,” which got here out in 2016. It’s their greatest tune so far; it has over 100 million streams, and it’s been licensed gold. It’s a duet with Swedish singer Nina Persson, from The Cardigans. In 2020, they put out a brand new model of the tune, that includes Amelia Meath from the band Sylvan Esso.
I talked to the blokes right here within the studio, and to Amelia Meath remotely. And collectively, they instructed me the seven-year story of how the tune was first made after which ultimately remade.
You should purchase or stream “Dark Days” right here, and you may get different Local Natives music and merch right here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
Talking Heads – “This Must Be The Place”
Fleetwood Mac – “Dreams”
Ableton Analog – synth
The Cardigans – “Lovefool”
March 2020 efficiency of “Dark Days” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!