Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband

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Jan 4, 2018 Sold Date

Apr 2, 2017 Start Date

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Artikel Name: Nabuma Rubberband
Genre: Electronic Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Because Music Titelanzahl: 24

Trackliste LP - 1

1. Little Dragon - Mirror 2. Little Dragon - Klapp Klapp 3. Little Dragon - Pretty Girls 4. Little Dragon - Underbart 5. Little Dragon - Cat Rider 6. Little Dragon - Paris 7. Little Dragon - Lurad 8. Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband 9. Little Dragon - Only One 10. Little Dragon - Killing Me 11. Little Dragon - Pink Cloud 12. Little Dragon - Let Go

Trackliste LP - 2

13. Little Dragon - Mirror 14. Little Dragon - Klapp Klapp 15. Little Dragon - Pretty Girls 16. Little Dragon - Underbart 17. Little Dragon - Cat Rider 18. Little Dragon - Paris 19. Little Dragon - Lurad 20. Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband 21. Little Dragon - Only One 22. Little Dragon - Killing Me 23. Little Dragon - Pink Cloud 24. Little Dragon - Let Go

Beschreibung

That carefree and innocent look contradicts the sound of Little Dragon's fourth album. It doesn't look like it should begin with an austere, shuddering ballad in which Yukimi Nagano achingly stews prior to resolving, as ice flows through her veins, "You're gonna make me put my fist through this mirror." Recorded in the group's native Gothenburg and evidently affected by the region's grim winter weather -- as well as Janet Jackson ballads, and maybe a suffocating relationship -- Nabuma Rubberband contains little in the way of bopping bop. The driving lead single "Klapp Klapp," released almost three months prior to the album, isn't representative, though its stormy synthesizer undercurrents hinted at the overall mood. "Paris" is nimble as well but depicts a lonesome post-breakup scene. Nagano confessed to feeling uneasy about making ballads following the popularity of the debut album's "Twice," but there's no sense of apprehension, nor is there any attempt to rewrite that song here. Most brilliant is "Cat Rider," sinuous and spacy -- an alluring takedown that could fit into mainstream R&B radio playlists. "Pink Cloud," more like a slightly brightened update of Machine Dreams' highlight "Fortune," initially does almost as much with even less, then slowly levitates with impeccably arranged strings and mallets -- like they aimed to make an alternate ending to Japan's Tin Drum. The writing, playing, and production is predominantly the work of the group on their own, with two collaborators playing small but significant roles. Dave (of De La Soul) co-wrote "Mirror," as well as one of the other darker highlights, "Killing Me," a slowly swaying kiss-off in which Nagano seethes, "I'll take my rocket ship and get the hell outta this/Nothin' that I'm gon' miss." That song, along with the satisfying closer "Let Go," was co-produced by Robin Hannibal (Quadron, Rhye). Subtract those contributions and this would still be the group's most accomplished work. ~ Andy Kellman

Andy Kellman