"Breakers" is a song by

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band

Local Natives Local Natives is an American indie rock band formed in Orange County, California, and based in Los Angeles. The band currently consists of Taylor Rice (vocals, guitar), Ryan Hahn (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Frazier (drums) and Nik Ewing (ba ...

, from the band's second studio album ''

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''. The song was released as a single on October 18, 2012.

Reception

"''Breakers''" received positive reviews from most music critics. The song was chosen upon release as

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's "Best New Track". Ian Cohen noted that "you can hear the influence of tourmates

Arcade Fire Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Jeremy Gara. The band's touring line-up includes former core ...

and the National in the drums and the production, which shift Local Natives away from the more wooly sounds of ''

Gorilla Manor ''Gorilla Manor'' is the debut album by Los Angeles based indie rock band Local Natives. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2009, on Infectious Records, and February 16, 2010, by Frenchkiss Records in the United States. The al ...

'' to something more streamlined and arena-filling." He also noted that "where those bands often sound like they're pushing back at the weight of society's ills and aging,

still retain their youthful vigor and identifiable quirks with swaying, full-bodied harmonies and a dynamic booster shot of a chorus."

Track listing

References

External links

* {{authority control 2012 singles 2012 songs Local Natives songs Songs written by Aaron Dessner Frenchkiss Records singles Infectious Music singles