Local Natives – Bowery (2023 Remaster)

Audio taken from the Hummingbird (10th Anniversary Edition) vinyl release from Local Natives which was remastered for the occasion.

© 2013 ℗ 2023 Frenchkiss Records

Local Natives on this record are:
Kelcey Ayer, Matthew Frazier, Ryan Hahn & Taylor Rice

Written by Local Natives
Additional Writing by Aaron Dessner on tracks 2, 5, & 8
Produced by Aaron Dessner and Local Natives

Engineered by Aaron Dessner and Marcus Paquin / Recorded in Aaron's garage in Ditmas Park, NY and Mixart Studios in Montreal, Canada / Mixed by Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT with Additional Mixing by Greg Georgio

Except track 9: Produced by Aaron Dessner, Raymond Richards and Local Natives / Engineered by Raymond Richards, Aaron Dessner and Mike Post / Recorded at Red Rockets Glare Ranch in Rancho Park, CA and Aaron's garage / Mixed by Jonathan Low and Brian McTear at Miner Street Recording in Philadelphia, PA

Mastered by Joe Lambert at JLM in Brooklyn, NY

Pre-production by Local Natives at The Rat Dance in Silverlake, CA with Additional Pre-production by Aaron Dessner

Additional Recording by Bennett Paster at Benny's Wash 'n Dry in Brooklyn, NY

String and horn arrangements on tracks 1, 2, 6, & 10 by Bryce Dessner
Horn arrangement on track 9 by Aaron Dessner

Additional musicians include Aaron Dessner (additional guitar on track 2, claps and additional bass & guitar on track 5, additional organ on track 6, bass on tracks 7 & 8, tambourine, bass and pedals, organ and MS-20 on track 9), Raymond Richards (upright bass on track 9), Yuki Numata (violin on tracks 2, 6, & 10), Beth Meyers (viola on tracks 2, 6, & 10), Clarice Jensen (cello on tracks 2, 4, 6, & 10), and Dave Nelson (trombone on tracks 1, 2, 6, 9, & 10)

All b-sides produced by Aaron Dessner and Local Natives / Engineered by Aaron Dessner and Marcus Paquin / Recorded in Aaron's garage in Ditmas Park, NY and Mixart Studios in Montreal, Canada / Mixed by Jonathan Low and Brian McTear at Miner Street Recording in Philadelphia, PA / Mastered by Joe Lambert at JLM in Brooklyn, NY / Cello on 11:11 by Clarice Jensen

Art Direction by Matthew Frazier

Dedicated to Patricia.
You crazy Colombian, we'll never forget you.

we were standing
at forsythe and Bowery
flowers and painted forehead
trying to forget

you can't tell if the ceiling's rising
or if the floor's falling out

I remember sunrise without sleep
godlike and cowering
taller stacks of stones
is all we'll have to show

you can't tell if the ceiling's rising
or if the floor's falling out

at the time I wasn't with you
by that time I didn't care

the fall is so much faster
than you and I could ever climb