NATIVE Orthodox EP Clear Vinyl the richly textured set -

the richly textured set - the bookend to the fast-paced Four & More - captures the warm ballads and delicate pieces performed at a February 12

Levitating (feat

South African bubblegum and mbaqanga meet contemporary R&B

earthy and coarse

Features swinging big band arrangements by John Clayton and several tracks for quartet including string arrangements by Johnny Mandel

NATIVE Orthodox EP Clear Vinyl the richly textured set -The thing about progress is that sometimes we never recognize it until we've arrived at the end goal and reflected. That's what's so telling about the title ofNative's sophomore album, Orthodox: inasmuch as it dispenses with the quartet's prior musical conventions as it tackles weighty social issues often left unchallenged by today's bands. It's an album filled with subtle intricacies for obsessives to hone in on for years to come, while equally