ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE iNTERViEWS THE LOCALS

APRiL 5, 2010
SALT OF THE EARTH
THE LOCALS TALK TO ROCKWiRED
ABOUT THEiR LATEST EP SALT
COMiNG TOGETHER AS BANDMATES AND FRiENDS
AND THE EVOLUTiON OF THEiR SOUND
iNTERViEWED BY BRiAN LUSH
The amped up electric guitar sound of the Chicago-based trio THE LOCALS was harder to come by than can be imagined. Ten years ago, the band got its start as an acoustic duo featuring singer/guitarist YVONNE DOLL and bassist CHRISTY NUNES. In the year 2006, DOLL and NUNES chose to move away from their coffeehouse acoustic approach and hired drummer KIRK SNEDEKER to help forge a harder, edgier sound in the tradition of THE PIXIES or THE WHIGS. For the bands latest release – the EP ‘SALT’ – THE LOCALS have cranked up the amps and have added a few synth touches. While style changes have earned the band new fans at every turn in their development, one thing has remained constant – singer/songwriter YVONNE DOLL’s penchant for penning songs that are clever both lyrically and musically. With NUNES and SNEDEKER giving DOLL’s songs the perfect launch pad from which to take off from and production from STEVEN GILLIS (drummer for FILTER), The EP ‘SALT’ will have listeners craving more than four exceptionally crafted songs. (READ MORE)