Collab-friendly quartet BADBADNOTGOOD has unveiled a new song with Swedish electronic pop band Little Dragon called “Tried.” The soulful single comes from years of mutual admiration between the two bands, with BBNG sending the Gothenburg quartet the instrumental in late 2017. "We sent over the instrumental for 'Tried' to share and start a conversation with LD,” recalls BBNG’s Alex Sowinski to NPR. “The song Yukimi wrote over our music continues the spirit of honest lyrics and performance.”
BBNG’s last studio record was 2016’s IV. Most recently, they appeared on Kali Uchis’ debut album, Isolation, for the song “After the Storm.” Little Dragon released Season High last year and, strangely enough, ended up on Eminem’s Kamikaze with a writing credit on “Normal.” Below, listen to “Tried” and watch Little Dragon’s live performance on the KEXP stage at Little London Plane for 2018's Upstream Music Fest.
Toronto’s BADBADNOTGOOD’s first headlining show in Seattle proved that they have come a long way from their viral-video rap-cover roots, as the three-piece made some serious noise tearing through several familiar covers and even more originals from their debut album, III. With only a drum kit, elec…
A rubber band is the perfect picture to fit Swedish electronic outfit Little Dragon. Up to this point, the band has been carving a unique sound that occupies a haunting modern space somewhere between historical influences like Massive Attack and Bjork. After singer Yukumi Nagano made an appearance …
Swedish band Little Dragon are back with their fourth album, Nabuma Rubberband, which KEXP's Music Director Don Yates describes as their "most impressive set yet of chilly, R&B-tinged electro-pop." Why not let the downtempo electro-beats help you channel your inner eight-year-old for a chance t…
