Their first release was a double-A-side 7" single on Off The Wall (later signed to Peacefrog) that had two tracks: "Twice" and "Test".
Nagano was born and raised in Göteborg to a Japanese father and American mother. She grew up listening to American folk, but always had an affinity for R&B. Keyboardist Wirenstrand spent his childhood in Småland before moving to Göteborg where listened to a lot of Swedish folk music before getting into electronic music. Bodin grew up listening to early hip-hop and jazz. Fredrik was influenced by experimental, noise and electro house.
Nagano and Bodin play live with José González. Bodin also drums with Peps Perrson, a Swedish blues/reggae artist. Swedish electronic jazz duo Koop's albums Waltz for Koop and Koop Islands feature Yukimi Nagano's vocals on several tracks.
The band collaborated with Gorillaz on two tracks ("Empire Ants" and "To Binge") from their 2010 released album, Plastic Beach. Little Dragon also collaborated with Maximum Balloon (the solo project of David Andrew Sitek, producer and member of TV On the Radio), for one track entitled "If You Return". In 2011, the band's collaboration with SBTRKT on "Wildfire" was released as the lead single from his self-titled début LP.
Blinking Pigs
Little Dragon Lyrics
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Haunting me
My long lost love
And the memories of
You
These nights are haunting
I don't want to run I don't want to leave
I don't want to Run don't want to leave
Was a distant moan
And a smell of home
Haunting me
From the clouds above
Oh the memory of
You
Thou these nights are haunting me
I don't want to run I don't want to leave
Now that your standing closer
I don't want to run I don't want to leave
The lyrics to Little Dragon's song Blinking Pigs are enigmatic and evocative, hinting at a feeling of longing and loss. The opening lines, "Phantom legs and Blinking Pigs / Haunting me / My long lost love / And the memories of / You," are a haunting introduction to the song. The imagery of phantom legs and blinking pigs is jarring and surreal, but it immediately sets a tone of otherworldly longing. The singer seems to be haunted by memories of a lost love that they can't escape, even if they try to run away from them. Despite the fact that the memories seem to be causing the singer pain, they also seem to be unable to let go of them.
Throughout the song, the singer struggles with conflicting feelings of wanting to stay and wanting to leave. The lyrics "These nights are haunting / I don't want to run I don't want to leave / Now that your standing closer / I don't want to Run don't want to leave" suggest a sense of ambivalence about the situation. Perhaps the singer is torn between remaining trapped in the memories of the lost love and being afraid to move on. The second half of the song mirrors the first, with similarly enigmatic phrases like "Was a distant moan / And a smell of home / Haunting me / From the clouds above / Oh the memory of / You." The song ends with the singer still torn between running away and staying close to the source of their pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Phantom legs and Blinking Pigs
I am haunted by a sensation of phantom limbs and the image of blinking pigs
Haunting me
This feeling of being haunted continues to affect me
My long lost love
I have lost someone I loved deeply
And the memories of
The memories of this person still linger in my mind
You
I am thinking of you
These nights are haunting
I am being haunted by these memories at night
I don't want to run I don't want to leave
I don't want to escape these haunting feelings
Now that your standing closer
Now that you are here and present
Was a distant moan
There was a faint sound in the distance
And a smell of home
A familiar scent that reminds me of home
From the clouds above
From the sky, high above me
Oh the memory of
I am reminded of
You
You, the person I lost
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Erik Oskar Bodin, Fredrik Daniel Wallin, Hakan Wirenstrand, Yukimi Eleanora Nagano
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