Little Dragon has always been like this group that could have gone the Sade direction, but went more towards Zero 7. Their new album, Ritual Union, with its electronic-soul sound, isn't a complete change of pace for the band but it is a bit quirkier.
As a whole, I prefer Debute for the emotional ache you could feel in almost every song. But there are definitely some stand out tracks on this one. "Summertearz" sounds like a battle to not be sad during a time that should be happy. "Please Turn" and "Shuffle a Dream" have a bit of a Blondie sound in the background that stand out but don't dominate. And the title track, had my head bopping immediately.
Ritual Union is not a dance album, but remixers and Djs could have a field day with it. I can't wait to hear what they do with it. Listen to the full album on NPR.
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