La disincantata voce di Yukumi Nagano è il tratto distintivo del synth-pop dei Little Dragon, che nelle undici tracce di "Ritual Union" provano a sporcarsi le mani con le sincopi grasse del dubstep. Il risultato è meno brillante di quanto non fosse lecito aspettarsi nell'annus mirabilis del gruppo di Göteborg, che arriva al traguardo del terzo album dopo aver archiviato anche un'importante collaborazione con i Gorillaz (Plastic Beach). La corsa verso il successo parte con due potenziali singoli che farebbero impazzire gli Hot Chip ("Ritual Union", "Little Man"), ma fa prendere scivoloni che assomigliano al bubblegum pop di Kate Perry ("Shuffle A Dream"). La scelta dei suoni non aiuta le canzoni a uscire da uno schema fin troppo ripetitivo: un frullato di funky, synth-pop e dubstep decisamente poco saporito.
Ride the wave of great music
Add OndaRock to your favorite sources on Google Discover. Don't miss our reviews, milestones and latest news straight in your feed.
24/08/2011
This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Roberto Mandolini, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
Tracklist
- 1. Ritual Union
- 2. Little Man
- 3. Brush The Heat
- 4. Shuffle A Dream
- 5. Please Turn
- 6. Crystalfilm
- 7. Precious
- 8. Nightlight
- 9. Summertearz
- 10. When I Go Out
- 11. Seconds
LITTLE DRAGON sul web
Little Dragon su OndaRock
Go to artist page
All Reviews on Ondarock
Latest Reviews
FLOATING POINTS
Mere Mortals
A new experiment for Sam Shepherd, this time between electronic and contemporary music
NOTHING BUT THIEVES
Stray Dogs
The most markedly alt-rock work yet from the English band fronted by Conor Mason
SPACE AFRIKA
Quiet Storm
The new album from the Anglo-Berlin duo is an ode to resilience
ANGELA AUTUMN
Believer
New songs from the Zelienople singer-songwriter, written while wandering through the Appalachians
GURRIERS
Nobody’s Coming To Save You
Ten convincing tracks that confirm the talent and ambitions of the young Dublin post-post-punk quartet
BRENNAN WEDL
Brennan Wedl
Inspired by Kathleen Edwards, Lucinda Williams and Tom Petty, the scrappy debut from the Nashville-based artist
NED COLLETTE
Mixed Light
The Australian singer-songwriter's return is a tribute to the need to escape the logic of the mainstream
BORIS MAURUSSANE
Tears Of English Town
A refined blend of bossa nova, jazz, psychedelia and classical music
original design & development by
Edoardo M. Cappuccio
Edoardo M. Cappuccio
redesign by
Gabriele Brombin
Anna Quaranta
Gabriele Brombin
Anna Quaranta