Machine Dreams

Not to be confused with Dream Machine.
Machine Dreams
Studio album by Little Dragon
Released 17 August 2009 (2009-08-17)
Recorded Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Trip hop, downtempo, synthpop, soul
Length 43:52
Label Peacefrog
Producer Little Dragon
Little Dragon chronology
Little Dragon
(2007)		 Machine Dreams
(2009)		 Ritual Union
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (74/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
BBC Music (favourable)[3]
Drowned in Sound (6/10)[4]
The Phoenix [5]
Pitchfork Media (7.7/10)[6]
PopMatters (7/10)[7]
Rockfeedback [8]
Spin (7/10)[9]
URB [10]

Machine Dreams is the second studio album by Swedish electronic band Little Dragon. It was released on 17 August 2009 by Peacefrog Records.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Little Dragon. 

No. Title Length
1. "A New"   4:02
2. "Looking Glass"   4:55
3. "My Step"   3:27
4. "Feather"   4:53
5. "Thunder Love"   3:54
6. "Never Never"   3:37
7. "Runabout"   4:22
8. "Swimming"   3:38
9. "Blinking Pigs"   3:39
10. "Come Home"   4:13
11. "Fortune"   3:12

Personnel

Release history

Country Date Label Format
United Kingdom 17 August 2009[15][12] Peacefrog Records LP, digital download
31 August 2009[16] CD
Sweden 9 September 2009[17][11] CD, digital download
Germany 16 October 2009[18][13] CD, LP, digital download
Japan 28 October 2009[19][20] Village Again Records CD, digital download
United States 3 November 2009[21][14] Peacefrog Records CD, LP, digital download
Australia 26 November 2010[22] EMI CD, digital download

References

  1. ^ "Machine Dreams – Little Dragon". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. http://www.metacritic.com/music/machine-dreams. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Machine Dreams – Little Dragon". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/machine-dreams-r2278102. Retrieved 1 November 2009. 
  3. ^ Thomas, Lou (14 August 2009). "Review of Little Dragon – Machine Dreams". BBC Music. BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3pp2. Retrieved 2 September 2009. 
  4. ^ Grant, William (1 September 2009). "Little Dragon – Machine Dreams". Drowned in Sound. http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14616/reviews/4137730. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  5. ^ Brockman, Daniel (25 August 2009). "Little Dragon | Machine Dreams". The Phoenix. Phoenix Media/Communications Group. http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/88539-little-dragon-machine-dreams/. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  6. ^ Perpetua, Matthew (16 November 2009). "Little Dragon: Machine Dreams". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13701-machine-dreams/. Retrieved 24 November 2009. 
  7. ^ Hung, Estella (31 August 2009). "Little Dragon: Machine Dreams". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110032-little-dragon-machine-dreams. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  8. ^ Mariot, Guss (19 August 2009). "Little Dragon – Machine Dreams (Peacefrog)". Rockfeedback. http://www.rockfeedback.com/review/4355/little-dragon-machine-dreams-peacefrog/. Retrieved 17 September 2009. 
  9. ^ Reeves, Mosi (23 December 2009). "Little Dragon, 'Machine Dreams' (Peacefrog)". Spin. Spin Media LLC. http://www.spin.com/reviews/little-dragon-machine-dreams-peacefrog. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "Little Dragon – Machine Dreams (Review)". URB. 29 November 2009. http://www.urb.com/2009/11/29/little-dragon-machine-dreams-2/. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  11. ^ a b "Machine Dreams (Bonus Track Version) by Little Dragon". iTunes Store Sweden. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/se/album/machine-dreams-bonus-track/id321244487. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  12. ^ a b "Machine Dreams (Bonus Track Version) by Little Dragon". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/machine-dreams-bonus-track/id321244487. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  13. ^ a b "„Machine Dreams (Bonus Track Version)“ von Little Dragon" (in German). iTunes Store Germany. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/machine-dreams-bonus-track/id321244487. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  14. ^ a b "Machine Dreams by Little Dragon". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/machine-dreams/id388076113. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  15. ^ "Peacefrog : Releases : Machine Dreams". Peacefrog Records. http://www.peacefrog.com/releases/machine-dreams. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  16. ^ "Little Dragon: Machine Dreams". HMV. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=39701. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  17. ^ "Machine Dreams – Little Dragon" (in Swedish). CDON.se. http://cdon.se/musik/little_dragon/machine_dreams-6984353. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  18. ^ "Machine Dreams: Little Dragon" (in German). Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B002G1X2Z6. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  19. ^ "LITTLE DRAGON" (in Japanese). Village Again Records. http://v-again.co.jp/artist/little-dragon.html. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  20. ^ "Little Dragon「Machine Dreams」" (in Japanese). iTunes Store Japan. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/machine-dreams/id335938363. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  21. ^ "Machine Dreams: Little Dragon". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G1X2Z6. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  22. ^ "Little Dragon Store – Machine Dreams". Getmusic. Universal Music Australia. http://getmusic.com.au/littledragon/store/detail?id=116166. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
Little Dragon
Yukimi Nagano · Erik Bodin · Fredrik Källgren Wallin · Håkan Wirenstrand
Albums
Little Dragon (2007) · Machine Dreams (2009) · Ritual Union (2011)
Singles
"Twice/Test" (7" vinyl) · "Constant Surprises" (7" vinyl) · "Recommendation" (iTunes release) · "Fortune"/"Blinking Pigs"  · "Feather"/"Stranger" (iTunes release) · "Nightlight"
Collaborators
Labels
Off The Wall · Peacefrog · JVC Victor