Live on KEXP at Home: Little Dragon
Swedish four-piece Little Dragon patrol the borderline between electronic dance and down-tempo trance-jams. To one side are fiery lakes of club bass and tightly kicked beats. To the other, the placid Sea of Sade (pronounced shar-day), where glacial funk floats in smooth waves of R&B. Little Dragon's fourth full-length, Nabuma Rubberband, was nominated for a Grammy in the best dance/electronic album category in 2015. Vocalist Yukimi Nagano is a cosmic siren (you may recognize the voice from her work with Gorillaz) who projects her vocals deep into the chasm formed by synth player Håkan Wirenstrand, drummer Erik Bodin, and bassist Fredrik Källgren Wallin. TRENT MOORMAN