Local Natives: "Sun Hands"

Here's a taste of things to come in 2010. "Sun Hands", the forthcoming single from the Rising L.A. band Local Natives, starts out quietly: a delicately florid guitar, a subtly Fugazi-esque bassline, a few celestial touches of harmony. The song takes its time, building momentum and atmosphere. Then, about two-thirds of the way through, it explodes into jagged postpunk riffage, and the chaos feels earned. Frenchkiss, Local Natives' U.S. label, will release "Sun Hands" as a digital single on Januar...

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