Jack Whiteley and Joe Wills direct an exceptionally magic and joyful new video for Little Dragon

Every so often we see a music video at It’s Nice That which eclipses any we’ve seen before. Director Jack Whiteley and Joe Wills have created what we can only describe as a magical masterpiece for Swedish electronic band Little Dragon’s latest delicious record, Lover Chanting.

The action kicks off with a young girl, logging into a mythical role-play game from her teen-ephemera packed bedroom, with a bowl of sugary cereal next to her computer monitor (for fuel, naturally). What ensues is a suitably other-worldly place of fellow role-play gamers. There’s a cartoon-like character with a shield and sword. A host of wildly dressed up dancers, jokers and magicians. Then enters main star, Little Dragon’s own Yukimi Nagano, in a dark blue velvet cloak.

Levelling up through a series of records acting as level-up coins, the characters enter a crazy castle with an exceptionally out of this world DJ and they all dance like the world is going to end… and if it did, what a joyful way to go. Yukimi emerges in this scene with a holographic, iridescent rainbow get up. The music video is essentially full of pure delightful joy. This is a role play game we really want to play.