Violet Street

Violet Street
Studio album by Local Natives
Released	April 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)
Studio	CSLMI Studios and BLVD Studios in Los Angeles, California [1]
Length	40:47
Label	Loma Vista
Producer	Shawn Everett [2]
Local Natives chronology
Sunlit Youth (2016) Violet Street (2019) Sour Lemon (2020)
Singles from Sunlit Youth
"When Am I Gonna Lose You" Released: March 7, 2019 "Café Amarillo" Released: 2019 "Tap Dancer" Released: 2019 "Megaton Mile" Released: 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DIY	[5]
Exclaim!	8/10 [6]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10 [7]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [8]

Violet Street is the fourth studio album by American band Local Natives. It was released on April 26, 2019 through Loma Vista Recordings. ^[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn, and Taylor Rice. All music composed by Local Natives ^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Vogue"	2:48
2.	"When Am I Gonna Lose You"	4:24
3.	"Café Amarillo"	4:23
4.	"Munich II"	0:46
5.	"Megaton Mile"	4:26
6.	"Someday Now"	5:05
7.	"Shy"	4:31
8.	"Garden of Elysian"	4:36
9.	"Gulf Shores"	5:00
10.	"Tap Dancer"	4:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from LP liner notes. ^[1]

Local Natives

• Taylor Rice – vocals, guitar
• Kelcey Ayer – vocals, keyboards, percussion, guitar
• Ryan Hahn – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Matt Frazier – drums
• Nik Ewing – bass, keyboards, vocals

Production and additional personnel

• Shawn Everett - producer, mixing, engineer
• David Gaume - engineer
• Fernando Navarro - engineer
• Ivan Wayman - engineer
• Omar Yakar - engineer
• Chris Bellman - vinyl cut
• Bob Ludwig - mastering
• Sarah Neufeld - strings on "Vogue"
• Rob Moose - string arrangements on "Café Amarillo" and "Garden of Elysian"
• Olivia Walker - additional vocals on "Café Amarillo"
• Anjolee Williams - additional vocals on "Café Amarillo"
• Asdru Sierra - horns on "Shy"
• Public-Library - art direction & design
• Allister Ann - photography
• Jonathan Chu - photography
• Huy Doan - photography
• Drew Escriva - photography
• Phil Costello - artist representation/management

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [10]	51
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [11]	11

References

1. "Local Natives - Violet Street (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs . April 26, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
2. Aniftos, Rania (April 26, 2019). "Local Natives Talk Experimental New Album 'Violet Street' & the Chaotic Road to Serenity". Billboard . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
3. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
4. Collar, Matt. "Violet Streets - Local Natives". AllMusic . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
5. Williams, Jenessa (April 26, 2019). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
6. Mohammed, Jenna (April 24, 2019). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
7. Kuscher, Oliver (April 25, 2019). "Local Natives recapture their essence on fourth LP Violet Street". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
8. Cohen, Ian (May 3, 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
9. Bloom, Madison (March 8, 2019). "Local Natives Announce New Album". Pitchfork . Retrieved June 29, 2019.
10. "Local Natives Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
11. "Local Natives Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.