Digital Ink Los Angeles

There’s a little group out of Gothenberg, Sweden (same place as Jose’ Gonzalez) who’re capable of big sounds, and their electro-pop, soul-infused, funk ballads are primed for dancefloors, headphones, and big-booming car systems around this world.

Teamed with the beautiful looks and sublime seduction of Yukimi Nagano‘s voice, high-school friends Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Wallin (bass), and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards) came together as the band Little Dragon, stepping into the spotlight with the release of their late-2007 single on Peacefrog Records, called “Twice“.

Their self-titled album, Little Dragon, went on to achieve popular success with those in-the-know in 2008, and their major-label debut, Machine Dreams, is slated for a September 3, 2009 domestic release.

These Swedes have a gifted take on the pop-funk, synth-soul dance vibe, and they’ve taken the torch from similar sounding groups like Koop, Massive Attack, Zero 7, and Phoenix.

The first single from the new album is in heavy rotation on KCRW, and has a chill, trip-hop vibe to it.

Called “Feather,” there are a few copies floating around YouTube, and here’s one:

That’s some Super GOODness!

School of Seven Bells (often just SVIIB) was formed as a three-piece band by Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines, together with identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza. According to their legend, the ethereal-sounding band is named after the “School of the Seven Bells,” a mythical South American pickpocket training academy

Here’s a YouTube video of their more popular release, “Half Asleep“: