Back in March Local Natives performed Sunlit Youth track “Dark Days” live on Jimmy Kimmel that featured Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath joining them on guest vocals.
Today the band dropped an official studio version of this collaboration that we are certainly happy exists. Find both bands comments on the team-up posted below:
Local Natives:
“Dark Days” is a loose homage to growing up in Southern California: first loves, sneaking out, finding your our own way —all while trying to outrun religious guilt. The song has become integral to our band and our live shows. We last played it live on Kimmel a little over 2 months ago, which now feels like a distant memory from a bizarre alternate reality. Despite the looming anxiety of those final pre-quarantine days, that performance felt especially cathartic for us and was made all the more poignant by having Amelia on stage with us. She not only lent us her incredible voice but she wrote a beautiful new verse that taps into the nostalgia and the longing we all feel for a different time.“
Amelia Meath:
“It was a joy to dip into summertime with Local Natives- Dark Days is a beautiful illustration of being young, riding bikes, and trying to figure out how to love on and be vulnerable with someone. It was an honor to be asked to write a new verse and lend my voice to the story.”
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