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“Dark Days” by Local Natives featuring Sylvan Esso
From the album Sunlit Youth (2016) Featuring Sylvan Esso
“Dark Days” by Local Natives featuring Sylvan Esso appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2017 and 2020. It was first released in 2016 on the album Sunlit Youth. Its best result is #22 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #135 alternative song of 2020.
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"Dark Days" turns up on Sunlit Youth, the third album from indie rockers Local Natives, which Loma Vista Recordings released on September 9, 2016, and it brings Sylvan Esso aboard as featured guests. The band wrote it and produced it with Brian Joseph, who also recorded it alongside Shawn Everett and Michael Harris, and Craig Silvey handled the mix.
The record around it racked up frequent-flyer miles: the band spent 2014 to 2016 making it in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii and Ojai, California. Critics came away generally warm, and it landed a Metacritic score of 75.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 62 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2017 | 90 |
| 2017 | 83 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2017 | 200 |
| 2020 | 22 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2020 | 91 |
| 2020 | 79 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2020 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 897 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 897 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
Also listed as: Dark Days (feat. Sylvan Esso).
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