Little Dragon - Constant Surprises (Peacefrog)
1/5
By: Thomas Hannan
The press release states that "Little Dragon takes tired musical traces and styles, gives them a shot in the arm to leave us with something bright and positive." An ominous pre-cursor to a first listen I'm sure you'll agree. After all, this sort of comment usually translates into 'cocky upstarts with Clash/Sex Pistols/Joy Division obsession (delete as appropriate) essentially copy idols but do so with cool haircuts - thus rendering it ok and guaranteeing front page of NME status.'
Thankfully, my fears are allayed by the upbeat, enticingly disjointed music, glazed over with a tantalisingly aloof and sensual voice, emanating from the speakers. Essentially soul music, its the kind of thing that's so strangely non-referential that its impossible to dislike. I suppose if you're looking for comparisons then the likes of Groove Armada come closest, but even then it's a tenuous link. Gloriously enjoyable and un-pigeon-holeable. And nearly perfect.
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