Kelcey Paul Ayer is an American musician and co-founder of Los Angeles-based indie rock band Local Natives.

[1][2][3][4] Ayer was raised in Orange County, California, where he was a neighbor of Taylor Rice and Ryan Hahn.

[11] All members split work on the band's musical output evenly, including cover artwork and songwriting.

In an Instagram post, Ayer explained his departure: "Being in a band this committed and this intense comes with a lot.

It came to a point that I realized my whole adult life I've been a part of one thing and I just yearn to explore."