{"id":2518601,"date":"2026-07-27T04:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2518601"},"modified":"2026-07-27T04:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:45:34","slug":"dhani-harrison-and-radiohead-producer-nigel-godrich-unveil-new-band-dragonflies-with-hypnotic-single-slower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dhani-harrison-and-radiohead-producer-nigel-godrich-unveil-new-band-dragonflies-with-hypnotic-single-slower\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhani Harrison and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich unveil new band Dragonflies with hypnotic single \u2018Slower\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dhani-harrison\">Dhani Harrison<\/a>\u00a0and longtime\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/radiohead\">Radiohead<\/a>\u00a0producer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nigel-godrich\">Nigel Godrich<\/a>\u00a0have formed the new band Dragonflies and shared\u00a0debut\u00a0single \u2018Slower\u2019 \u2013\u00a0check\u00a0it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The pair will release their self-titled debut album on September 18 via Dark Horse Records\/BMG, the label originally founded by Harrison\u2019s father,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-beatles\">Beatles<\/a>\u00a0legend\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/george-harrison\">George Harrison<\/a>, in 1974.\u00a0Pre-order it\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dragonflies.lnk.to\/Dragonflies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Slower\u2019 serves as the record\u2019s opening track and combines tape loops, layered percussion and Harrison\u2019s vocals with a hazy, trip-hop-influenced sound.<\/p>\n<p>It arrives alongside a hand-drawn, psychedelic video directed by Bristol animator RUFFMERCY, whose previous credits include work with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nirvana\">Nirvana<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/earl-sweatshirt\">Earl Sweatshirt<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-chemical-brothers\">The Chemical Brothers<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nas\">Nas<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/run-the-jewels\">Run The Jewels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragonflies - Slower (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZvsC5H8kjAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Harrison and\u00a0Godrich\u00a0are longtime\u00a0friends, but\u00a0began working together after the former contacted the producer during the pandemic for advice on what would eventually become his 2023 solo album \u2018Innerstanding\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Godrich later invited Harrison to his studio in Brixton, where they began constructing new songs from tape loops and working quickly without a fixed plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like one person throwing something in the air and the other person catching it,\u201d Godrich said of their creative process.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison added: \u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0a machine. He has strong opinions about what he wants to hear, and for me\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0very humbling.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0such a new experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project saw Harrison step back from the detailed computer-based production of his solo work to concentrate primarily on singing and playing guitar, while Godrich shaped the songs in real time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbGRUlhJjJS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pair have cited\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/portishead\">Portishead\u00a0<\/a>singer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/beth-gibbons\">Beth Gibbons<\/a>, Japan\u00a0frontman\u00a0David\u00a0Sylvian\u00a0and late composer Ryuichi Sakamoto as influences on the album, describing its sound as a form of \u201cearthbound space rock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Godrich is best known for his long-running creative partnership with Radiohead, having produced every one of the band\u2019s studio albums since 1997\u2019s \u2018OK Computer\u2019, as well as working extensively with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/thom-yorke\">Thom Yorke\u00a0<\/a>on his solo material and with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-smile\">The Smile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His production catalogue also includes\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/beck\">Beck<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Sea Change\u2019 and \u2018The Information\u2019,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/paul-mccartney\">Paul McCartney<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Chaos\u00a0And\u00a0Creation\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Backyard\u2019,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/arcade-fire\">Arcade Fire<\/a>\u2019s \u2018We Exist\u2019 and albums by artists including\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/idles\">IDLES<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/air\">Air<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/charlotte-gainsbourg\">Charlotte Gainsbourg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his production career,\u00a0Godrich\u00a0is a musician in his own right. He formed the electronic group\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ultraista\">Ultra\u00edsta<\/a>\u00a0with singer Laura Bettinson and drummer Joey Waronker, releasing their self-titled debut in 2012 and follow-up \u2018Sister\u2019 in 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbGQWzIq7t2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He is also a founding member of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/atoms-for-peace\">Atoms For Peace\u00a0<\/a>alongside Yorke, Waronker,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/flea\">Flea\u00a0<\/a>and Mauro\u00a0Refosco. The supergroup released its debut album \u2018Amok\u2019 in 2013, with Godrich contributing keyboards,\u00a0synthesisers\u00a0and guitar as well as production.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0around the release of\u00a0Ultra\u00edsta\u2019s\u00a0second album, Godrich described making his own\u00a0music as\u00a0distinct from his better-known production work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re producing, you\u2019re trying to help somebody else\u00a0realise\u00a0their vision,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re making your own record, you\u2019re responsible for every decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harrison, the only child of George and Olivia Harrison, first\u00a0emerged\u00a0as a member of the alternative rock band thenewno2, before forming the supergroup Fistful\u00a0Of\u00a0Mercy with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ben-harper\">Ben Harper<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/joseph-arthur\">Joseph Arthur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He released his first solo album, \u2018In\/\/\/Parallel\u2019, in 2017, followed by \u2018Innerstanding\u2019 six years later, and has also composed music for film and television projects including <i>Beautiful Creatures<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Good Girls Revolt<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Dogs<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, he executive-produced\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/stranger-things-finn-wolfhard-directs-first-ever-music-video-for-george-harrisons-give-me-love-give-me-peace-on-earth-3918890\">the first official music video for his father\u2019s \u2018Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)\u2019<\/a>, which was directed by\u00a0<i>Stranger Things<\/i>\u00a0star Finn Wolfhard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhani Harrison\u00a0and longtime\u00a0Radiohead\u00a0producer\u00a0Nigel Godrich\u00a0have formed the new band Dragonflies and shared\u00a0debut\u00a0single \u2018Slower\u2019 \u2013\u00a0check\u00a0it out below. 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