Gorilla Manor

Gorilla Manor
Studio album by Local Natives
Released	November 2, 2009 (UK) February 16, 2010 (US)
Studio	Red Rockets Glare (Rancho Park, California), Hot Pie Studios (Pasadena, California)
Genre	Indie rock post-punk revival indie folk
Length	52:40
Label	Infectious Frenchkiss Records
Producer	Local Natives
Local Natives chronology
Gorilla Manor (2009) Hummingbird (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
BBC Music	(positive)[3]
Drowned in Sound	[4]
The Fly	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Los Angeles Times	[7]
musicOMH	[8]
Paste	7.4/10[9]
Pitchfork	(8.4/10)[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[12]

Gorilla Manor is the debut album by Los Angeles based indie rock band Local Natives. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2009, on Infectious Records,[13] and February 16, 2010, by Frenchkiss Records in the United States.[14]

The album was self-funded by the band and recorded by Raymond Richards in his own Red Rockets Glare Studio, in West Los Angeles. It was produced in collaboration by Richards and the band.[15] It was mixed by Dan Long and Hugo Nicholson. Gorilla Manor was named after the house they all shared in Orange County, where most of the album was written. “It was insanely messy and there were always friends over knocking around on guitars or our thrift store piano,” said guitarist Ryan Hahn.[15]

The album debuted in the Billboard 200 and at #3 in the New Artist Chart.[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Local Natives, except "Warning Sign" by David Byrne and Chris Frantz

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wide Eyes"	4:26
2.	"Airplanes"	3:58
3.	"Sun Hands"	4:51
4.	"World News"	4:32
5.	"Shape Shifter"	5:30
6.	"Camera Talk"	3:45
7.	"Cards & Quarters"	4:00
8.	"Warning Sign" (Talking Heads cover)	4:12
9.	"Who Knows Who Cares"	3:53
10.	"Cubism Dream"	4:00
11.	"Stranger Things"	5:46
12.	"Sticky Thread"	3:48
Total length:		52:40

Amazon MP3 bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Only Son (B-Side)"	4:02
Total length:		56:42

iTunes bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Sun Hands (KEXP Session)"	5:44
14.	"Camera Talk (KEXP Session)"	3:51
Total length:		62:15

Personnel

• Taylor Rice — vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kelcey Ayer — vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar
• Ryan Hahn — lead guitar, vocals
• Matthew Frazier — drums, vocals
• Andy Hamm — bass, vocals

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Catalog
United Kingdom	November 2, 2009	Infectious Records	INFECT109CD
United States	February 16, 2010	Frenchkiss Records	FKR042

References

1. Metacritic score
2. Allmusic review
3. BBC review
4. "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
5. The Fly review
6. "CD review | Local Natives: Gorilla Manor". The Guardian. 2009-10-30. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14.
7. LA Times review
8. musicOMH review
9. Paste Magazine review
10. Pitchfork Media review
11. Popmatters review
12. Tiny mixtapes review
13. "Local Natives — Gorilla Manor". Discogs. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
14. "Local Natives Sign To Frenchkiss Records". The MST. 2009-11-30.
15. Frenchkiss Records Band Profile: Local Natives Archived 2012-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
16. "Local Natives Debut On Billboard Top 200 & #3 On New Artist Chart". AltSounds. 2010-02-24. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20.

External links

• Gorilla Manor at SoundCloud