Writing by Izel Villarba, find more of his work here. Photo by Alec Castillo, find more of his work here.
If you’ve been paying attention at all to the Brooklyn music scene in the last few years, you’ll have already attended a Native Sun show. If you haven’t, then frankly you’re not as locally versed as you think you are. This band’s a standout amongst an ever growing crowd of post-punk revivalists, bringing us a version of rock n roll that feels both timeless and refreshing – and boy have they been cooking up a storm.
Fresh from the studio, today Native Sun releases Sister. Produced by Walter Schreifels (check out this Turnstile shoutout) — of acclaimed bands such as Gorilla Biscuits and Quicksand — this song emanates a ferocious odyssey through the streets of the city. Its lyrics harken you back to the best of late night meanderings, from reflecting on life’s absurdities to meeting the endless cast of characters in your New York story. If you’ve been here long enough, you’ll inevitably find yourself living in the words of this song.
Sister is dedicated to the experiences, real moments, and eternal characters of after-hours New York City – directionless and constantly searching for some sort of unknown. Grabbing the senses of a time and a place with the realities of streetwise independence that shape the individual. The urban landscape changes and decays, the emotions remain the same. There are things that take place daily that only appear if one just pays close enough attention.
Native Sun
“Tossed on the street,
That’s where I’ll be,
Trying to find,
What I don’t need.”
Hear Sister below and do yourself a favor by seeing Native Sun live, opening for A Place to Bury Strangers on June 6th at Music Hall of Williamsburg.
You won’t regret it.
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