KCRW presents Little Dragon, currently on a North American tour, with special guests Hiatus Kaiyote and Sango (Soulection) on Saturday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Greek Theatre, 2700 N. Vermont Ave. in Los Angeles.
A Grammy-nominated group for dance/electronic album of the year, Little Dragon has steadily grown from being the biggest underground secret to international acclaim after four successful albums and touring all over the world. Their energetic live set and unique recording process has made fans out of some of the biggest names in the music industry.
The release of Little Dragon’s fourth album, “Nabuma Rubberband,” is the culminating moment in their career after years of building a grassroots fan base.
Yukimi Nagano, Erik Bodin, Fred Wallin and Håkan Wirenstrand make up Little Dragon, the zeitgeist band that blend strands of R&B, electronic and indie into beautifully and meaningfully crafted songs. Over the course of three critically lauded albums, Little Dragon have established themselves as a band keen to never rest on their laurels, constantly prodding and playing with the boundaries of their sound.
Musically inspired by the more experimental pockets of Prince’s back catalogue, club culture and the vintage Janet Jackson slow jams Yukimi used to listen to wandering around Gothenburg during the unrelenting winter, “Nabuma Rubberband” has a different feel from previous Little Dragon albums.
“When you put some of Janet’s really slow stuff on you feel like you’re floating,” Nagano explains. “That feeling really influenced me and maybe that’s why there are quite a lot of slow jams on the record. In the past we’ve been a bit self-conscious about making slow jams after ‘Twice.’ Then we wanted to make dance music, which we did with ‘Machine Dreams,’ and then ‘Ritual Union’ still had a dance vibe, but with this album it wasn’t about that. The intention was about whatever we felt strongly about.”
For ticket and parking information, go to www.greektheatrela.com. For more information on the band, visit http://little-dragon.net or go to their Facebook page.