Little Dragon are a Swedish band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1996. It consists of singer
Yukimi Nagano and her close high school friends Erik Bodin, Fredrik Källgren Wallin and
Håkan Wirenstrand. Wikipedia
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Members:
Yukimi Nagano - vocals, percussion
Fredrik Källgren Wallin - bass guitar
Håkan Wirenstrand - keyboards
Arild Werling - keyboards
Erik Bodin - drums
Name Origin:
The band's name was inspired by the "Little Dragon" nickname Nagano earned due to the
"fuming tantrums" she used to throw while recording in the studio.
"It's a little exaggerated but there is some truth in it", Nagano said.
"But we've grown up a bit and I realised you can't have a fit every day because
otherwise you won't be able to stand each other."
From: Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre(s):
Trip hop,
downtempo,
synthpop,
indietronica,
dream pop,
neo soul
Active From: 1996-present
Did You Know:
• Nagano, Källgren Wallin and Wirenstrand are featured on
Gorillaz's 2010
album Plastic Beach, on the tracks
Empire Ants
and
To Binge
• Little Dragon were the supporting act in Europe, Australia,
New Zealand and Hong Kong for Gorillaz on their Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour.
• They collaborated with
SBTRKT
on the track
Wildfire.
It features vocals
by Nagano, abd appears on SBTRKT's eponymous 2011 album.