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Little Dragon breathes fire in SA

It may not be Abba, but the fact that Friday night’s show by Gothenburg electro soul foursome (sometimes fivesome) Little Dragon was sold out, proves that Swedish music still makes waves internationally and among South Africans. The show, at the … Continue reading

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Little Dragon lands in SA

When the Swedes are not celebrating their midsummer with crayfish and aquavit parties, they’re busy making “pop music for folks who think they hate pop music” – an accurate description of Swedish band Little Dragon. Yet the success that they’ve … Continue reading

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Little Dragon talk Big Boi collaboration and opening for the Chili Peppers

After tearing up the main stage at L.A.’s Hard Summer on Friday night, Swedish band Little Dragon headed off to Montreal for a gig yesterday at the Osheaga Festival and then moved on to Chicago to wrap up the weekend … Continue reading

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Confirmed: Little Dragon will feature on forthcoming Big Boi record

“Last night at a private listening party in New York at MSR Studios, Big Boi showcased several rough cuts from his forthcoming solo album, Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors (via Billboard). He told listeners that the album would feature Little … Continue reading

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Interview: Clash Music speak to Erik Bodin of Little Dragon

How many gigs have you been to in an abandoned fortress? From 6th-9th September Dimensions festival in Croatia will be bouncing bass-heavy beats off the walls of Punta Christo – an eighteenth century citadel. It’s a bit like having piss-up … Continue reading

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Little Dragon prove they are less puff and more fire

Edinburgh’s Liquid Room is the busiest I have ever seen it. From my position on the balcony, looking down upon the heaving mass of tangled limbs, I get a fairly concrete idea of why some bands develop such God complexes. … Continue reading

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Le Baron present Little Dragon

If you don’t love Swedish electro-pop band Little Dragon, you are not human — and the that line snaked for about three blocks outside of Le Baron yesterday at 7 p.m. (an early start for a nightclub known for playing … Continue reading

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Little Dragon interviewed by Idol Magazine

Click the image for a lovely Little Dragon interview with Idol Magazine’s Bianca Spada, along with multiple photographs by Alina Negoita.

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Review: Little Dragon at the Liquid Rooms by Is This Music

Little Dragon sure do know how to get a capacity gig moving. From the balcony to the bar to the faithful fanatics at the front, feet were shuffling and the crowd were grooving along to the electro pop sounds blasting … Continue reading

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Leeds Uncut review Little Dragon’s Leeds show

Sweden’s Little Dragon returned to Leeds to play to a packed out Stylus at Leeds University. The last time the band were here they’d just released ‘Machine Dreams’, an album that signalled a transition to a more upbeat version of … Continue reading

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