LITTLE DRAGON TO PLAY TERMINAL 5 (NYC) & THE AVALON (LA) IN THE FALL + WORLD TOUR
THIRD LP RITUAL UNION OUT NOW WITH LOVE FROM ESQUIRE, NPR, OUT MAGAZINE, ROLLING STONE, COMPLEX, VIBE, SPIN, FADER, ELLE, BLACKBOOK, EW, TEEN VOGUE & MORE! |
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"Little Dragon makes pop music for folks who think they hate pop music" - NPR
"But you need to listen to it if only because rarely do young bands step forward so quickly with something this majestic and memorable and modern. Little Dragon's evolution will be fun to listen to. Maybe even more than Prince's next three albums." - ESQUIRE
"Sure to be your sultry summer soundtrack." - Complex
"If it was a love invocation, it worked. Swoon!" - Fader
"If you're looking for a new band to love, this little Swedish electro/soul outfit could be what you've been waiting for." -Huffington Post
"The sweet spot separating Motown and Paisley Park" - Esquire
"An alternatively propulsive and delicate sound dictated by strains of electro and the striking vocal coo of Yukimi Nagano." - Spin
"You can dance to these tracks, but you can also just chill out to them-the music is a sort of indie jazz that'll suit any type of playlist." -- Teen Vogue
"...Richly textured and highly vibe-y electronic music that could soundtrack both the dance party ("Night Light," "Little Man") and the chill-out room ("Crystalfilm," "When I Go Out"). -- RollingStone.com
"Pressing yet vulnerable, the title track on the new "Ritual Union" sounds like an electro-tweaked update of the sleek Holland-Dozier-Holland-produced hits of mid-'60s Motown. " - Washington Post
--- Little Dragon is celebrating the release of Ritual Union this week, an album which finds futuristic, trance-like rhythms mixed with the soulful vibes of their debut LP plus upfront and danceable sounds of Machine Dreams. The support has been unbelievable with positive support from all sides of the music industry including a "First Listen" from NPR leading up to the release and the current "Listening Party" provided by AOL's Spinner.com: http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/spinner#/1 As with each of their previous albums, Little Dragon did all of the recording themselves at the Seal Colonie, the same place where they all lived together in their early days. "We're all about writing in our space, our bubble," Yukimi says. "We haven't really recorded in any fancy studios. We'd rather be in our junkyard." With its unusual cover artwork (drawn by Yukimi's father in the '70s) and playful, imaginative videos (for "Twice, "Constant Surprises" and "After the Rain"), Little Dragon's self-titled debut offered a distinctive and wondrous visual aesthetic to go with its unique, enchanting sound. Despite their CD being available only as an import in the US, the group sold out clubs across the country during their first American tour in '08. A smattering of positive press clippings began recognizing Nagano and her understated yet unmistakable voice. Little Dragon's second album, Machine Dreams,a more uptempo set with '80s influences like Prince and Depeche Mode working their way into the mix, followed in 2009. Meanwhile, Gorillaz front man Damon Albarn tapped Little Dragon to appear on their album Plastic Beach and to open-along with De La Soul-their arena-filling world tour. Also in 2010, the group appeared on "If You Return" from Maximum Balloon, aka the solo project of Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio. The next chapter leads toRitual Union, their third LP out now on Peace Frog / EMI as of July 26th. A remix EP featuring contributions from Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Tensnake is out now as well. Little Dragon also plan to do a full US tour in October with many dates to be added. For now Terminal 5 in NYC & Avalon in LA have been added proving the band's exponential growth and hard work over the years.
"NightLight" single: http://pitchfork.com/news/42007-little-dragon-announce-new-album/ LITTLE DRAGON YOURS TRULY PERFORMANCE: http://yourstru.ly/2011/04/27/little-dragon-little-man-video/ LITTLE DRAGON ON PITCHFORK TV http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/tunnelvision/1621-little-dragon/2568-blinking-pigs/
LITTLE DRAGON ON TOUR THIS FALL
08/14 @ Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival- San Francisco, CA 10/06 @ Avalon- Los Angeles, CA 10/14 @ Terminal 5- New York, NY 10/28 @ Moog Fest- Asheville, NC10/31 @ 591- Munich, Germany 11/01 @ Luxor- Koln, Germany 11/02 @ Postbahnhof- Berlin, Germany11/04 @ Eter- Wroclaw, Poland 11/05 @ Eskulap- Poznan, Poland 11/06 @ Palladium- Warsaw, Poland 11/08 @ Knust- Hamburg, Germany 11/09 @ Botanique- Brussels, Belgium 11/10 @ Melkweg/Max- Amsterdam, Holland 11/11 @ Tivoli- Utrecht, Holland 11/12 @ Effenaar- Eindhoven, Holland 11/14 @ La Maroquinerie- Paris, France 11/16 @ Vox Hall- Aarhus, Denmark 11/17 @ Vega- Copenhagen, Denmark 11/18 @ Tivoli- Helsingborg, Sweden 11/19 @ Gota Kallare- Stockholm, Sweden 11/25 @ Rough Trade East- London, UK 11/26 @ O2 Academy- Brixton, UK w/ Friendly Fires) 11/27 @ Ruby Lounge- Manchester, UK 11/29 @ Crawdaddy @ The Button Factory- Dublin, Ireland 11/30 @ The Arches- Glasgow, UK 12/02 @ Thekla- Bristol, UK 12/03 @ Concorde 2- Brighton, UK
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