“Heavy Feet” by Local Natives

"Heavy Feet" was one of two singles Local Natives sent out ahead of Hummingbird, their second album, which arrived in January 2013 on Frenchkiss in the US and Infectious in Europe. It's from the record they made as a four-piece after bassist Andy Hamm left in 2011, with The National's Aaron Dessner producing; he'd grown close to them on tour and asked for the job. Here Dessner co-produces with the band, adds guitar and shares the writing credit with Kelcey Ayer, Matthew Frazier, Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice.

Beyond the band, there's Yuki Numata Resnick on violin, Beth Meyers on viola, Clarice Jensen on cello and Dave Nelson on trombone, and Peter Katis mixed. Rice has said losing Hamm unsettled them in a useful way, freeing them to try things instead of fretting over what they could play live.

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