Kelcey Ayer

Kelcey Paul Ayer is an American musician and co-founder of Los Angeles-based indie rock band Local Natives. In 2017, Ayer released a solo album as Jaws of Love.[1][2][3][4]

Kelcey Ayer
Birth nameKelcey Paul Ayer
OriginOrange County, California, U.S.
GenresIndie rock
Years active2005–present
LabelsK-Rizzla Records

Career

Ayer was raised in Orange County, California, where he was a neighbor of Taylor Rice and Ryan Hahn. The three began performing music together while attending Tesoro High School.[5][6] Ayer attended San Francisco State University before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles, though he dropped out to pursue music full time.[7]

Local Natives have since released four studio albums since forming in 2005. Ayer plays keyboards, percussion, and guitar, in addition to vocals.[8] All members split work on the band's musical output evenly, including cover artwork and songwriting.[9][10]

Discography

With Local Natives

As "Jaws of Love." Tasha Sits Close to the Piano (2017)

References
  1. "Jaws of Love.: Tasha Sits Close To The Piano Review". pastemagazine.com. 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  2. Redfern, Mark. "16th Annual Artist Survey: Kelcey Ayer of Local Natives and Jaws of Love". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  3. "Local Natives' Kelcey Ayer brings solo project Jaws of Love to Barboza". The Seattle Times. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  4. Nattress, Katrina (2017-09-18). "Local Natives' Kelcey Ayer Named His New Album of Love Songs After His Dog". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  5. Purcell, Andrew (2010-11-11). "Local Natives: clockwork from Orange County". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  6. Radio, Southern California Public (2016-09-14). "Local Natives: From high school rock band to selling out theaters". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  7. "Indie group back with new name, ambition". Daily Bruin. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  8. Chinen, Nate (2010-05-09). "Two Indie Bands, With Plenty of Three-Part Harmonies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  9. Comingore, Aly (2017-07-20). "Local Natives' Kelcey Ayer Debuts His Dark Solo Project Jaws of Love". Vice. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  10. "SPILL FEATURE: A DREAM OF WHAT IT COULD BE - A CONVERSATION WITH KELCEY AYER OF LOCAL NATIVES". The Spill Magazine. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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