{"id":2063379,"date":"2026-07-26T20:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063379"},"modified":"2026-07-26T20:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:13:49","slug":"dhani-harrison-and-radiohead-producer-nigel-godrich-unveil-new-band-dragonflies-with-hypnotic-single-slower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063379","title":{"rendered":"Dhani Harrison and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich unveil new band Dragonflies with hypnotic single \u2018Slower\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dragonflies_Magda_Kuca.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dhani Harrison and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich unveil new band Dragonflies with hypnotic single \u2018Slower\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Their self-titled debut album is set to arrive in September<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-26T21:13:49+01:00\">26th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dragonflies_Magda_Kuca-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Dragonflies_Magda_Kuca\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Nigel Godrich and Dhani Harrison of Dragonflies. CREDIT: Magda Kuca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1228\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b>\u00a0<b>Nigel Godrich and Laura Bettinson on Ultra\u00edsta: \u201cIt\u2019s about looking back without being nostalgic\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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,\u00a0Beatles\u00a0legend\u00a0George Harrison, in 1974.\u00a0Pre-order it\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 Nirvana,\u00a0Earl Sweatshirt,\u00a0The Chemical Brothers,\u00a0Nas\u00a0and\u00a0Run The Jewels.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out here:<\/p>\n<\/p>\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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The pair have cited\u00a0Portishead\u00a0singer\u00a0Beth Gibbons, 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\u00a0Thom Yorke\u00a0on his solo material and with\u00a0The Smile.<\/p>\n<p>His production catalogue also includes\u00a0Beck\u2019s \u2018Sea Change\u2019 and \u2018The Information\u2019,\u00a0Paul McCartney\u2019s \u2018Chaos\u00a0And\u00a0Creation\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Backyard\u2019,\u00a0Arcade Fire\u2019s \u2018We Exist\u2019 and albums by artists including\u00a0IDLES,\u00a0Air\u00a0and\u00a0Charlotte Gainsbourg.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his production career,\u00a0Godrich\u00a0is a musician in his own right. He formed the electronic group\u00a0Ultra\u00edsta\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\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He is also a founding member of\u00a0Atoms For Peace\u00a0alongside Yorke, Waronker,\u00a0Flea\u00a0and 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\u00a0Ben Harper\u00a0and\u00a0Joseph Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>He released his first solo album, \u2018In\/\/\/Parallel\u2019, in 2017, followed by \u2018Innerstanding\u2019 six years later, and has also 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/The-Cure-perform-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Robert-Bumbes-for-Electric-Castle-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">The Cure and Dogstar close out a weekend of magic and mayhem at Electric Castle 2026<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Chase-Status-perform-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Robert-Bumbes-for-Electric-Castle-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Chase-Status-perform-at-Electric-Castle-2026.-CREDIT_-Robert-Bumbes-for-Electric-Castle-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Chase &amp; Status, Yung Lean &amp; Bladee and Nothing But Thieves keep the party going at Electric Castle 2026 day three<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-jennifer-finch-l7-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/live-jennifer-finch-l7-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Jennifer Finch, L7 bassist and pioneering figure in LA punk scene, dies at 59<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1228\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b>\u00a0<b>Nigel Godrich and Laura Bettinson on Ultra\u00edsta: \u201cIt\u2019s about looking back without being nostalgic\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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,\u00a0Beatles\u00a0legend\u00a0George Harrison, in 1974.\u00a0Pre-order it\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 Nirvana,\u00a0Earl Sweatshirt,\u00a0The Chemical Brothers,\u00a0Nas\u00a0and\u00a0Run The Jewels.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out here:<\/p>\n<\/p>\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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The pair have cited\u00a0Portishead\u00a0singer\u00a0Beth Gibbons, 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\u00a0Thom Yorke\u00a0on his solo material and with\u00a0The Smile.<\/p>\n<p>His production catalogue also includes\u00a0Beck\u2019s \u2018Sea Change\u2019 and \u2018The Information\u2019,\u00a0Paul McCartney\u2019s \u2018Chaos\u00a0And\u00a0Creation\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Backyard\u2019,\u00a0Arcade Fire\u2019s \u2018We Exist\u2019 and albums by artists including\u00a0IDLES,\u00a0Air\u00a0and\u00a0Charlotte Gainsbourg.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his production career,\u00a0Godrich\u00a0is a musician in his own right. He formed the electronic group\u00a0Ultra\u00edsta\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\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He is also a founding member of\u00a0Atoms For Peace\u00a0alongside Yorke, Waronker,\u00a0Flea\u00a0and 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\u00a0Ben Harper\u00a0and\u00a0Joseph Arthur.<\/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\u00a0the first official music video for his father\u2019s \u2018Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)\u2019, which was directed by\u00a0<i>Stranger Things<\/i>\u00a0star Finn Wolfhard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dhani-harrison-and-radiohead-producer-nigel-godrich-unveil-new-band-dragonflies-with-hypnotic-single-slower-3959080&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Dragonflies_Magda_Kuca.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Dhani Harrison and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich unveil new band Dragonflies with hypnotic single \u2018Slower\u2019 Their self-titled debut album is set to arrive in September By Max Pilley 26th July 2026 Nigel Godrich and Dhani Harrison of Dragonflies. 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