Little Dragon Explains ‘Nabuma Rubberband’ Meaning, Reveals U.S. Tour Dates

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Little Dragon February 2014

Little Dragon

Little Dragon will soon release their fourth studio album, Nabuma Rubberband , which the band describes as “everything you want it to be. A dream girl, a unknown country, a euphoric state, a dance, a forgotten species… and hopefully you will have it all figured out once you hear the album…maybe, perhaps, somehow in a way.”

Out May 12th outside the U.S. and May 13th in the U.S., the long-awaited new LP will follow their critically acclaimed Ritual Union (2011).

Since then, sensational lead vocalist Yukimi Nagano has appeared on SBTRKT ‘s 2011 self-titled album ( “Wildfire” ), DJ Shadow ‘s 2011 album The Less You Know, the Better ( “Scale it Back” ), Raphael Saadiq ‘s 2011 album Stone Rollin ‘ ( “Just Don’t” ), Big Boi ‘s 2012 album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors ( “High Res” / “Descending” / “Thom Pettie” ) and a compilation CD called Latinova 4 ( “I See a Different You” w/ Koop ).

The first single from Nabuma Rubberband is “Klapp Klapp,” which has an accompanying visuals directed by Taylor Cohen .

Watch: Little Dragon’s Trippy “Klapp Klapp” Performance on ‘David Letterman’

They’ve also released upcoming tour dates for the U.S, which will begin with Portland’s Soul’d Out Music Festival.

Tour Dates

4/10 – Roseland Theatre (Soul’d Out Music Festival) – Portland, OR
4/13 – Coachella 2014 – Indio, CA (sold out)
4/16 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Joshua Tree, CA (sold out)
4/20 – Coachella 2014 – Indio, CA (sold out)
5/10 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus
5/22-26 Lightning in a Bottle, Bradley, CA
6/7 – South Side Music Hall – Dallas, TX
6/8 – Fitzgerald’s – Houston, TX
6/10 – Republic – New Orleans, LA
6/11 – The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
6/12 – Grand Central – Miami, FL
6/14 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
6/15 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
6/17 – Music Farm – Charleston, SC
6/18/ – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
6/20 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY

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