Local Natives Announce New Album ‘Hummingbird’, Hear “Breakers”

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We just shared video of Local Natives performing five new songs live at CMJ last night when we got word of Local Natives’ announcement. Hummingbird, the full-length follow-up to 2010′s critically acclaimed Gorilla Manor, will be released on January 29 via Frenchkiss. The album is made up of 11 new tracks, including “Breakers,” a classically Local Natives-style soaring and percussive first single. You can hear the song below:

Local Natives: Hummingbird:
01 You & I
02 Heavy Feet
03 Ceilings
04 Black Spot
05 Breakers
06 Three Months
07 Black Balloons
08 Wooly Mammoth
09 Mt. Washington
10 Colombia
11 Bowery

The band has also let loose some future tour dates.

Local Natives Tour Dates:
11-04 Tokyo, Japan – Zepp
11-28 Hamburg, Germany – Molotov
11-29 Berlin, Germany – Comet
12-01 Paris, France – Point Ephemere
12-04 Amsterdam, Holland – Bitterzoet
12-05 Brussels, Belgium – Rotunde
12-06 London, England – Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
12-08 Camber Sands, England – All Tomorrow’s Parties
01-29 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
01-30 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
02-01 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
02-02-03 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
03-18 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
03-19 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
03-22 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Ballroom
03-23 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
03-25 Covington, KY – Madison Theatre
03-26 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
03-30 Boston, MA – House of Blues
04-01 Providence, RI – Fete
04-04 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
04-05 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
04-25 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
04-26 Seattle, WA – Neptune
04-27 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Theatre

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