She then worked with Swedish nu jazz duo Koop on the songs "Summer Sun" and "Bright Nights" (both from 2001's Waltz for Koop) and joined the duo on tour, which she says "opened a lot of doors for me both life and collaboration wise".

[4][8] Little Dragon's third studio album, Ritual Union, was released in July 2011 and the band went on tour in North America, Europe, and Australia.

[14] Also in 2015, Nagano and Little Dragon were featured on Mac Miller's album GO:OD AM on the last track, titled "The Festival".

[15] In 2016, Little Dragon collaborated with De La Soul on the track "Drawn", and a music video for the song was released in 2017.

[18] She and Erik Bodin have played live with fellow Gothenburg artist, José González.

[21][22] Nagano additionally co-wrote "Mama Told Me" and sang on the song's original version.