Mark

I enjoyed this a lot more after a Switched on Pop episode with him. Not my thing, but enjoyed sticking it on. Seems like a cool authentic guy.

I love the sound of this band, so I'm still a sucker for it. But it all feels a bit too perfectly calculated now. Nothing as brilliant as Heat Waves on this.

Find this irresistible even though I didn't completely love it first time through. Love the tone, the variation, the counter-melodies, and the fuzz. Chemical is a song of the year contender.

Wonderful Los Camp vibes. The songs slightly bleed into one another, but that's kinda what you get, and it's not for a lack of quality.

Lots of levity and satisfying jangly guitars. Basically perfect summer vibes, please and thanks.

Great album, eclectic indie but the outliers somehow improve the album's cohesion. Like it even more because of Paul's reaction to it.

Super enjoyable, agreeable synthy pop. Works great as interesting background music.

Unfortunately one of those bands that I think will possibly never connect as well as they did the first time. The debut remains a clear favourite. Maybe a matter of timing.

Lo-fi scrappy indie, probably not returning to it (?) but fun.

Genuinely very very enjoyable, even if it's hard to overlook her family. Inventive and glitchy, unpredictable. Wouldn't have suspected enjoying this, but begrudgingly I really do.

Enjoyable if slightly repetitive. Sometimes a bit jarring but not in a bad way. Opener with Sharon Van Etten is great.

Really fun instrumental high-paced indie rock from metal guitarists. Good fun. Almost sounds like it belongs in a video game.

First time I've really got into her after several attempts. Jazz and Middle Eastern vibes, more than I remember from previous albums. Great as background, but also a slightly challenging album if you want to zone in on it.

Right Back to It is beautiful. The rest of the album is super consistent, and I do love her, but this doesn't evoke the same feelings as Saint Cloud. That was such a moment in time and this feels like less of an impact overall.

Every song could be a highlight. Wonderful mix of aching heartache and lively melodies. Feels like Bon Iver at times.

A great, weird album full of tape sampling. Unlike anything else from this year. Such a delight.

Not a top tier Local Natives album, but extremely good nonetheless.

So reliably good, and some of the guitar lines are just fantastic. Really enjoyed this, at least as much as the debut I think.

I sort of know what I'm getting with Cloud Nothings, but it's also exactly what I want.

Like a couple of other bands that have stayed the course for a while, maybe unfairly ignored because they're consistently so damn good. I like it a lot, but almost overlooked it entirely.

A couple of great tracks, and in general just a beautiful voice, but perhaps a bit indistinguishable towards the end.

Nice stuff. Feels more timeless than some of their previous albums, and more effortless. I need to put this on more.

Can't really deny the effect of this - find myself enjoying every song.

It's all so great. Love everything about this. Joel knew what he was talking about, it turns out.

I enjoyed this jangly, cool indie. Full of treble. Any song could be the highlight - they're all kind samey, but also so bright and listenable.

Fuck that opener is stunning. Rest of the album is decent too. Good pop song-writing drenched in slightly unexpected production choices. Feels classic and contemporary somehow.

Love this from start to finish. It's could be quite depressing, but the production really elevates it. Very distinctive.

The Chorus on Heavy is lush.