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"... finds them in a sunnier state of mind than their darker sophomore effort ... (the band) just needed to find some joy and happiness again. Rather than dwell on the past, they shifted into a gear of almost childlike wonder, delving into unfamiliar territory ... they also leaned on each other more than ever, building upon their historically democratic approach to the creative process ... resulting in a loose, creatively ambitious album that feels miles apart from the band’s 2010 debut ... if Sunlit Youth sounds like it belongs to a bigger world than its two predecessors, well, that’s because Local Natives didn’t stay so local for this one. On the contrary, they turned the whole world into their studio." - Consequence of Sound Los Angeles alternative group Local Natives follows its 2013 sophomore release Hummingbird with Sunlit Youth, an energetic and optimistic collection that stands in bold contrast to the bleakness of Hummingbird. The band members say that a lot of the excitement recording this album came from discovering how to make songs in different ways, with different energy, to challenge themselves to do something different each time. "We have so many cooks in the kitchen. When (someone) brings a song forward, we all get our hands on it. We’re all just trying to find the coolest and best song in whatever ideas are presented." - Nik Ewing, bassist