Released: 2009
Essentials: 2009

Gorilla Manor is the debut album by Los Angeles based band Local Natives. It was released on November 2, 2009, on Infectious Records (UK), and on February 16, 2010, by Frenchkiss Records (US). The album was produced by the band, in collaboration with Raymond Richards, and is titled after the house the band shares in Orange County, California, where most of the album was written. The album is characterized by soaring, sky-scraping harmonies, dreamy orchestral melodies, and throbbing tribal beats. Read more on Last.fm.