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Machine Dreams

  • AMG Review of Machine Dreams

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    Andy Kellman
    All Music Guide

    Lest you believe Little Dragon lack an aesthetic spine, their shift away from low-key left-field hip-hop, plaintive piano ballads, and acoustic jazz -- a combination that helped make their debut a cult classic -- seems more natural after a couple spins. There's no way around the fact that most of Machine Dreams is icy electro-pop, but it is not as if the truly singular Yukimi Nagano, an enamoring vocalist, has switched to drone mode, forsaking her grounding in R&B. She has kind of perked up, in fact, with her hooks carrying more lift to suit her band's rubbery rhythms and liquid synthesizer patterns. Just as "Twice" was the standout on Little Dragon, the songs here that resonate most, however -- the opening "A New," "Thunder Love," and the closing "Fortune" -- are this Swedish group's version of (electric) quiet storm, deceptively intense and even sensual.

Little Dragon: Machine Dreams (Review)
3 months ago

Machine Dreams is an exercise in scoping out the frontiers of avant-garde electronic pop not seen since the early '80s.

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Little Dragon - "Blinking Pigs"
2 months ago

I had never heard this group, but here's what got me enticed:1) The band's name is Little Dragon.2) The song's name is "Blinking Pigs".3) The album's name is Machine Dreams. (Out 10/20)Before I had even pressed 'play' my imagination was swimming in an ocean of possibility. But that was probably just part of this 3 week acid trip I've been trying to maintain. Just kidding. It was probably a comb...

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New: Little Dragon - My Step
3 months ago

Here’s a track that will grow on you with each listen. Has some old school electro vibe on it with a slick disco-esque chorus.   This track is track from Little Dragon’s full lenght, “Machine Dreams” (due out September 3rd).New: Little Dragon - My Step

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Little Dragon: Machine Dreams (Review)
3 months ago

Machine Dreams is an exercise in scoping out the frontiers of avant-garde electronic pop not seen since the early '80s.

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Little Dragon tours US, plays Minneapolis at the 400 Bar
about 1 month ago
Little Dragon ‘Machine Dreams’
3 months ago

Unless you have been sleeping under a rock, I’m sure you have been hearing tracks from Little Dragon’s new album, Machine Dreams, being played everywhere. It’s about damn time too, considering the lack of attention their self-titled debut album received. A little more upbeat and electronic than their first release, it still packs [...]

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Little Dragon : Feather
19 days ago

The Swedes know their thing when it comes to making electro pop (or melodic death metal, for that matter). The first single of Little Dragon's sophomore release Machine Dreams. I heard they'll be in Istanbul soon.

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Little Dragon: Machine Dreams
2 months ago

Little was made of Little Dragon's 2007 début self titled L. P. Driftingunder the carpet like an unnoticed dust-ball, the record was a silent success, gaining acclaim from the few that did manage to catch it (including us) and steadily building a growing hype for its successor.

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--=[ Little Dragon 2 ]=--
2 months ago
mp3: Little Dragon "Feather"
3 months ago

Sweden is at it again with another most excellent export called Little Dragon. They have a new album out on Sept 8th called Machine Dreams and the first single (are they still called singles?) is "Feather" and it's effing awesome. So kick your feet up on your Ikea coffee table or desk and chillax to this song for a few.Little Dragon - "Feather"[via Prefix]

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The Little Dragon Album Dropped Yesterday
3 months ago

Did you cop it?I’ve had the preview copy for a while, and I gotta say, it’s different from their previous album. They managed to make Machine Dreams more dancable and dare I say pop than their previous effort. I know a few of you were expecting more ballads, but after their show in DC this [...]

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Suggested Listening: Little Dragon – Machine Dreams
about 1 month ago

The genre of electronic pop music has become crowded as of late hasn’t it?  A voice and a keyboard can grab the attention of the masses so easy, but it can also fade away just as easily.  That’s exactly what Sweden’s Little Dragon does not do…fade away.  Sure they’re electronic pop, but, as their second [...]

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