An Acoustic Set from Indie Rock Band Native Natives

We gathered a number of the largest names in movie, podcasting, artwork, activism, music, and media for Patreon Meeting, a day of storytelling and performances. By private tales from their very own inventive journey, our company shared how they leveraged entrepreneurial spirit, inventive management and their relationship with their viewers to construct profitable, sturdy inventive careers.

As a part of the inventive neighborhood that was gathered for the occasion, the Los Angeles indie rock band Native Natives carried out an acoustic, stripped-down set of songs from their 2019 file, Excessive Violet, their fourth full-length album and second launch with the unbiased file label, Loma Vista.

Sharing their track “Café Amarillo”:Kicking off the set across the 0:50 mark with their monitor, “Café Amarillo,” the five-person Silver Lake-based band introduced their signature harmonies and reflective, story-song fashion, which sounds much more silvery and candy when stripped again, to the Meeting viewers.

On being house in Los Angeles:Sharing a bit of bit concerning the tales of the songs in between every monitor, the native band additionally shared how blissful they’re to be house after an extended few months on the highway. “We’ve been on tour for a very very long time, and we’re house in Los Angeles,” guitarist and vocalist Nik Ewing shared across the 4:50 mark. “It feels so good to be right here… this subsequent track is a enjoyable track concerning the apocalypse, which we expect is suitable for the second,” he continued, introducing their second monitor, “Megaton Mile.”

Sharing the track “Megaton Mile”:That track begins round 5:10 mark and is much more meandering and sophisticated than the primary, and fairly actually contemplates how it might really feel to face down the tip of the world, however with a very nice bass line concerned.

Sharing “When Am I Gonna Lose You”:“Now we’re going to play a track that sort of has a really unhappy, depressing-sounding title,” Ewing mentioned across the 8:50 mark, introducing one other new track off their newest file, “When Am I Gonna Lose You.” “However there’s a narrative behind it, and it’s that after we had been making this track I used to be relationship this girl and thought there was no method it was going to final… however we had been married final yr and expect our first child. Anyway, it’s referred to as “When Am I Gonna Lose You,” nevertheless it may very well be a really hopeful love track as effectively,” he concluded. Starting round 9:40, this mournful, darker track undoubtedly leaves room for hope and lightweight across the edges.

Plugging Patreon“I simply wish to plug Patreon,” Ewing mentioned on the finish of “When Am I Gonna Lose You”, earlier than the group headed into their last monitor of the set. “As a result of, pals of mine found it years in the past and are unbiased artists and making a residing off of it, and I believe it’s simply the good factor on the planet.”

Sharing the track, “Vast Eyes”:Concluding their set was “Vast Eyes,” which begins across the 14:10 mark, this track was devoted to longterm followers who’ve been following the band throughout their decade-long profession, since their debut Gorilla Manor again in 2009. As the primary track on their first album, and a beloved fan-favorite, this stripped again model was a refined nod to their very own long run supporters, who’ve helped this indie band make a residing and construct their very own legacy through the years. Watch the complete set above.