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.
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Little Dragon Lyrics
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So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished life
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Textiles with textures caressing your skin
Woman so primitive looking content
Pout your lips, you're such a bird
Don't wrinkle your forehead
Don't even think recommendation from a magazine
Pout your lips, you're such a bird
Don't utter a word
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished life
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished life
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Recommended
Puddle clip claps in healthy cells
And glittering skin such an atomic bomb
When she steps it in
What an ideal
To make you proud lick her face
And tell her wow pout her lips, she's such a bird
Don't utter a word
It's a recommendation
(Recommendation)
A recommendation
(Recommendation)
It's a recommendation
From magazines
The lyrics to Little Dragon's "Recommendation" discuss an ideal standard of beauty and womanhood, particularly as it is presented in magazines and other media. The first few lines of the song describe this standard as a well-garnished life or tomb, suggesting that the focus on appearance and presentation leaves little room for true depth or substance. The mention of perfume and textiles with textures also highlights the emphasis on sensory pleasure and sensory experience, rather than genuine emotion or intellectual engagement.
The lyrics then take on a slightly sarcastic tone as the focus shifts to the woman being observed. She is described as primitive looking but content, suggesting that the ideal of beauty and femininity is not necessarily tied to modernity or sophistication. The refrain of "pout your lips, you're such a bird, / don't utter a word" reinforces this idea that women are to be seen and not heard, and that their primary role is to look pretty and alluring.
The lyrics end with a repetition of the phrase "it's a recommendation" from magazines, tying the ideal of beauty and femininity back to the media and the fashion and beauty industry that shapes and perpetuates it.
Line by Line Meaning
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
You've dressed up and put on perfume
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished life
You've presented yourself in a way that will attract attention and admiration
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Your superficiality and focus on appearances will ultimately lead to your demise
Textiles with textures caressing your skin
The clothes you're wearing feel good on your skin
Woman so primitive looking content
You're trying to look natural and carefree
Pout your lips, you're such a bird
Your pouting lips make you look cute and vulnerable
Don't utter a word
You don't have anything important to say
Don't wrinkle your forehead
You should avoid showing any signs of worry or stress on your face
Don't even think recommendation from a magazine
Don't let yourself be influenced by shallow advice from magazines
Recommended
This is something you should do
Puddle clip claps in healthy cells
The sound of your footsteps is crisp and lively
And glittering skin such an atomic bomb
Your shiny skin is attention-grabbing and explosive
When she steps it in
When you enter the room
What an ideal
You are what everyone should aspire to be
To make you proud lick her face
People will be so impressed by you that they'll want to lick your face
And tell her wow pout her lips, she's such a bird
They'll flatter you and comment on how cute and vulnerable you look
It's a recommendation
This is something you should do
(Recommendation)
This is something you should do
From magazines
Don't be too quick to take advice from shallow sources like magazines
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Erik Oskar Bodin, Fredrik Daniel Wallin, Hakan Wirenstrand, Yukimi Eleanora Nagano
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@frangalliano
[Lyrics]
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened your doomed for a well garnished life
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened your doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Textiles with textures caressing your skin
Woman so primitive looking content
Pout your lips your such a bird
Shhh don't utter a word
Don't wrinkle your forehead
Don't even think recommendation
From a magazine pout your lips
Your such a bird
Don't utter a word
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened your domed for a well garnished life
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened you doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened your domed for a well garnished life
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
So sweetened you doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Recommended
Puddle clip claps in healthy cells
And glittering skin such an atomic bomb
When she steps in
What an ideal
To make you proud lick her face
And tell her wow pout her lips
She's such a bird shhh, don't utter a word
It's a recommendation
Recommendation
A recommendation
Recommendation
It's a recommendation
From magazines
@macacoartico42
Florecido y rociado con perfume
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
Tan endulzado, estás condenado a una vida bien adornada
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished life
Florecido y rociado con perfume
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
Tan endulzado, estás condenado a una tumba bien adornada ahora
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Textiles con texturas que acarician tu piel
Textiles with textures caressing your skin
Mujer tan primitiva que parece contenta
Woman so primitive looking content
Mueve tus labios, eres un pájaro
Pout your lips, you're such a bird
no pronuncies una palabra
Don't utter a word
no arrugues la frente
Don't wrinkle your forehead
Ni siquiera pienses en la recomendación de una revista.
Don't even think recommendation from a magazine
Mueve tus labios, eres un pájaro
Pout your lips, you're such a bird
no pronuncies una palabra
Don't utter a word
Florecido y rociado con perfume
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
Tan endulzado, estás condenado a una vida bien adornada
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished life
Florecido y rociado con perfume
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
Tan endulzado, estás condenado a una tumba bien adornada ahora
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Florecido y rociado con perfume
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
Tan endulzado, estás condenado a una vida bien adornada
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished life
Florecido y rociado con perfume
Flourished and sprayed with perfume
Tan endulzado, estás condenado a una tumba bien adornada ahora
So sweetened, you're doomed for a well garnished tomb now
Recomendado
Recommended
Puddle clip aplaude en células sanas
Puddle clip claps in healthy cells
Y la piel brillante como una bomba atómica
And glittering skin such an atomic bomb
Cuando ella interviene
When she steps it in
que ideal
What an ideal
Para hacerte sentir orgulloso lamer su cara
To make you proud lick her face
Y dile que haga pucheros con los labios, es un pájaro
And tell her wow pout her lips, she's such a bird
no pronuncies una palabra
Don't utter a word
es una recomendacion
It's a recommendation
(Recomendación)
(Recommendation)
Una recomendación
A recommendation
(Recomendación)
(Recommendation)
es una recomendacion
It's a recommendation
De revistas
From magazines
@JPNesker
i could listen to this track on repeat for days
@MkeKen67
I couldn't remember the name of this song, just that the word "magazine" was in it. 18 pages into a lyrics search, and I found it. Thank you, Internet.
@Peabody6517
favorite song hands down
@jornaldas3259
Steph Ler same
@javojavojavojavojavo
Such a fun song
@haydave4884
Still rocking.
@adriang23volta
awesome song fantastic performance
@mariogomez2807
This is the 1st song that turned me on to LD, heard it on the radio like 10yrs ago & never listened back ;)
@toddthornton509
First heard yukimi on koops an a hird jam on compost future sounds of jazz vinyl sublime elucidating would drop this with dark star sampha or stateless or bonobo.Beady belle to vitkler duplaix.😊❤
@philautiaetdiligoalii4089
yall probably got into her from wildfire huh? i found myself read a bit about her because i had to know her influences. apparently her mother had grow up on d'angelo. soon as i found that i was like thats where she gets her soul from! amazing voice