Ritual Union - Little Dragon
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics What's this?

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Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The Swedish foursome release a third album of experimental electro-pop.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 30
  2. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Jul 21, 2011
    100
    Though consistently ground-breaking and lyrically challenging, Ritual Union never feels like hard work.
  2. 80
    If diversity is key, this album certainly has it in abundant strength and as more is revealed, the range of the band takes over.
  3. Dec 7, 2011
    80
    The group puts some twists on its sound, and Yukimi Nagano's lyrical thorns, typically concealed by her subtle approach -- are sharper than ever.
  4. Nov 28, 2011
    60
    Ritual Union is catchy and well-produced, but it certainly doesn't demand any more than a handful of listens.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Really solid album that starts off with a hell of a bang and doesn't let go until it's over. I would say it's their best and not even really all that close. Shuffle A Dream is one of the greatest songs that's come out of any genre in years. Please Turn is amazing as well, hell all of the tracks are. Expand
  2. j30
    5
    I was a bit disappointed in this album. After hearing Little Dragon's contributions to Gorillaz (best song on the album, Empire Antz) and Maximum Balloon (If You Return) you'd expect something a bit more fresh. I really wanted to like this album and I'm still interested to hear where they go from here. All in all it's just meh. Expand
  3. The first track is good but all of the rest of the album is just noise. Pity they couldn't repeat the first track over the rest of the album. Speaking about that good first track...its awful to watch on studio live versions as the vocal distortions dont work live. Expand