Producer : J. Irwin
Song-writer : J. Irwin
All songs were recorded, mixed, and mastered by Irwin, between November 2007 – February 2008 at Townside Studio
Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, and Drums tracking were done by J. Irwin
Cover sleeve design by Wok The Rock
Cover sleeve photography by Wimo Ambala Bayang
J. Irwin protrait by Danang Wahyu Nugroho

Special thanks to:
Mas Titis (SA Studio)
Bowo (The Southern Beach Terror / Coffin Cadillac)
Wonderful people and events that inspired me to write songs

Dibandingkan dengan Hymn For A Friend In The Sky, single-nya terdahulu, J. Irwin kali ini memamparkan sesuatu yang berbeda. Local Heroes menawarkan kepada kita satu bentuk eksplorasi terhadap beberapa bentuk pendekatan instrumentatif. Disini, sang gitaris yang terkenal dengan gaya khas Jimmy Page ini mengeksplor banyak celah demi menghasilkan karya yang original.

Di album ini, J. Irwin memasukkan banyak unsur, unsur tersebut yang menyebabkan mini album ini terasa kaya dibanding karyanya terdahulu. Sebut saja cuilan-cuilan soul, R&B ala Who, down-tempo ke balada khas yang membatasi antara The Stones dan The Charlatans, ruang-ruang absurditas Doors sampai progresivitas yang sekeras Iron Butterfly sekalipun, plus cubitan-cubitan melodi yang kadang sesekali melanggar pakem di atas tadi dengan menyelipkan melodi-melodi post-pentatonik yang akrab di pedusunan dataran tinggi di Jogja yang berkabut, hijau dan tenang. Sebuah album yang akan menghantarkan Anda akan riuhnya perjalanan sang gitaris, dari ketenangan di puncak gunung ke sudut jalan ibukota yang kotor dan penuh dengan intrik dan mara bahaya. Coba resapi! (Wahyu Nugroho)

Compared to his previous debut single, Hymn For A Friend In The Sky, this time J.Irwin is trying to reflect an indifference atmosphere. Local Heroes gives the audience a shape of exploration towards several forms of instrumental music. In this album, the guitarist who is famous with his Jimmy Page style is working through many unique ways to produce an original work of art.

In this album, J.Irwin involved a great deal of elements which makes this mini-album sounds more definite rather than his previous works. You can feel the pieces of soul music, The Who’s R&B, the down-tempo of peculiar ballad which clearly stands out between The Stones and The Charlatans UK, absurd spaces from The Doors, and even the hard progressive side from band such as Iron Butterfly. Not to mention the solo guitar playing which slightly breaks the standard of the music genres stated above. In brief, you will hear the post-pentatonic melodies that take you out there to peaceful, foggy, and green high-land villages in Yogyakarta. An album which is going to take you drifting through a complex journey of the guitarist himself, from a peaceful spot in the mountain peak to every corners of the capital city which dirty, dingy, and full of danger. Experience it! (Wahyu Nugroho)