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Little Dragon
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Little Dragon

Little Dragon is a synthpop artist from Sweden formed in 1996. 75 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Synthpop · Sweden · Best synthpop albums

75
Releases
2007–2026
Active years
1996
Formed

Discography

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Machine Dreams

2009 · 11 tracks

Singles & EPs

64

Live & compilations

1

Appears on

9

Releases by other artists featuring Little Dragon.

Featured tracks

9

Videos

1

Collaborators

11

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About

Little Dragon are a Swedish electronic music/downtempo band from Gothenburg, formed in 1996. It consists of singer Yukimi Nagano (vocals, percussion) and her close high school friends Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Källgren Wallin (bass) and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards). Little Dragon's first release was the double A-side 7" single "Twice"/"Test", released on the Off the Wall label in 2006. The following year, the band signed with the larger British indie label Peacefrog Records and released their self-titled debut album Little Dragon on 27 August 2007. Their second album, Machine Dreams, was released on 17 August 2009, followed by their third album, Ritual Union, released on 25 July 2011. 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 realized you can't have a fit every day because otherwise you won't be able to stand each other."

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Little Dragon has toured throughout Europe and has also made music videos for the songs "Test", "Twice", "Constant Surprises", "After the Rain" and "Fortune". The video for "Twice" was directed by award-winning Swedish filmmaker Johannes Nystrom. The double A-side single "Fortune"/"Blinking Pigs" was released in the UK on 26 January 2009. Their song "Twice" was featured in an episode of the fifth season of Grey's Anatomy; and in October 2011 was featured in the end sequence of the fifth episode of Revenge. It was also featured in the season premiere of the fourth season of The Vampire Diaries. In late 2009, the group was chosen as one of Beyond Race Magazine's "50 Emerging Artists", resulting in a spot in the publication's eleventh issue as well as an exclusive online Q&A on the magazine's site. In September 2011, former keyboardist Arild Werling rejoined the group on support keys during live performances.

Little Dragon in brief

How many Little Dragon releases are on Riffiter?
75 releases are catalogued, spanning 2007 to 2026.
When was Little Dragon formed?
Little Dragon formed in 1996, in Sweden.
What genre is Little Dragon?
Little Dragon is catalogued under Synthpop.
What is the most recent Little Dragon release on Riffiter?
Vann du livet?, released in 2026.

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