Little Dragon - [2009] Machine Dreams
Little Dragon are an electronic outfit from Sweden. The singer is a hybrid of Japanese and Swedish, while the other members are quite blatantly pure Swedish (you'll understand when you see the keyboardist's beard). Some of the music appears shallow at first, particularly the verses in the track 'My Step', however listen to this properly and you'll soon appreciate all the spacey, tripped out sounds strewn through the song, and the entire album.
To me, Machine Dreams sounds like drugs, before you've even taken the drugs. Some tracks are mellow, and remind me of Massive Attack's 'Mezzanine', however rather than the saucy British vibe, you get this over-the-top 'The Mighty Boosh' level of ridiculousness. Listen to this album and you'll realise there is a great deal of depth to it. I wouldn't be surprised if these guys dropped acid and played with synthesizers all day.
Official: http://www.little-dragon.se/
