Natives (band)

N A T I V E S

Natives perform at the 7107 International Music Festival in the Philippines
Background information
Origin The New Forest, U.K.
Genres Pop Rock
Years active 2012 (2012)– present
Labels Transmission Recordings
Associated acts Not Advised
Website follownatives.com
Members
  • Andy White
  • Ashley Oliver
  • Greg Day
  • Jack Fairbrother
  • Jim Thomas

Natives is a British pop-rock band from The New Forest, United Kingdom. The five-piece band consists of Andy White (drums), Ashley Oliver (guitar), Greg Day (bass), Jack Fairbrother (guitar), and Jim Thomas (vocals).

From Not Advised to Natives [2012]

The band was initially formed by Jack Fairbrother, Andy White, and Greg Day when they started jamming together at school. Jim Thomas and Ash Oliver, both originally from different bands, soon joined their group. Prior to becoming Natives, the members played together under the name Not Advised. Feeling like they needed a fresh start from their Not Advised days, they soon launched Natives. This was shortly after flying to Los Angeles to begin recording their debut full-length album with platinum-selling producer John Feldmann.[1]

Indoor War [2014]

On November 13, 2013, the band announced they had signed record and publishing deals with Transmission Recordings and Notting Hill Music.[2]

On Jan 21, 2014, Natives announced the release of their debut full length album Indoor War.[3] The album was released March 17, 2014 on Transmission Recordings.[4]

Indoor War tells the story of a character named Alvima, who suffers from a huge loss and can't deal with the pain. He then decides that he will live his life making decisions based on logic and science rather than emotions—a resolution of struggle between love and logic. The first half of the album lyrically talks about the tragic low points, where Alvima logically embraces his fate. The second half of the album talks about Alvima giving into embracing his emotions. There is a shift of balance from darkness and logic to feelings of positivity, love, and life.[5]

On Feb 22, 2014, the band performed at the 7107 Festival in the Philippines on the main stage alongside Empire of the Sun and Red Hot Chilli Peppers.[6]

On February 27, 2014, Natives officially premiered their new music video Can't Say No.[7]

Critical Reception

Indoor War received extremely favourable reviews. HMV commented: "The choruses are the size of small countries, the melodies are smooth as freshly woven silk and the production is clean as you like"[8]

Rock Sound praised the band for treading new ground within the pop-rock genre “Indoor War pushes Natives beyond pop rock and into something genuinely intriguing.”[9]

Kerrang called the album “Huge 30 Seconds To Mars Esq, heartening, oh-so-clean-cut pop rock. A victory for Natives” but commented that “the south coast quintet sound a little unsure of themselves at times on Indoor War. But that’s mostly because they’ve based the lyrics on a story about a fictional character, Alvima, who overcomes a huge loss”.[10]

Discography

Year Title Release date Label
2014 The Horizon - EP October 10, 2014 Transmission Recordings
2014 Ghost - Single May 25, 2014 Transmission Recordings
2014 Can't Say No - Single March 7, 2014 Transmission Recordings
2014 Indoor War March 17, 2014 Transmission Recordings
2013 Going in Alone - EP December 17, 2013 Transmission Recordings
Stand for Something - EP May 26, 2013 HiTone Music
2012 This Island - EP June 26, 2012 HiTone Music

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natives.

References

  1. ↑ "THE END OF NOT ADVISED?". Rocksound.tv. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Natives Sign With Transmission Recordings / Notting Hill Music". rocksound.tv. 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Natives Announce Debut Album". @follownatives. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Pre-order your copy now". pledgemusic.com. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Natives Announce The Release Of Their Debut Album, 'Indoor War' On March 17th 2014". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  6. ↑ "7107 Stage Times". 7107. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  7. ↑ "Can't Say No MV". NativesVEVO. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  8. ↑ . hmv.com. 2014-01-28 http://www.hmv.com/music/hmv-tips-for-2014-natives. Retrieved 2014-04-09. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ . 2014-04-09 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jackadvised/13741577943/. Retrieved 2014-04-09. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ . 2014-04-09 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jackadvised/13742061924/. Retrieved 2014-04-09. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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