UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘HUNNYBEE’

The day their new album Sex & Food was released, it was clear that this understated song was really hitting a chord with fans in a special way. A live show favorite, the song draws lyrical inspiration from UMO mastermind Ruban Nielson’s daughter, whose middle name gave the song its title. The video remains stylistically […]
-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- This is the third time music promoters Now Wave and Strange Days have brought their pysch rock night to Manchester and the line up certainly doesn’t disappoint, Despite the blistering bank holiday sun outside, the first act, Boy Azooga, must have had a pretty sizeable crowd because by the time I get […]

LIVE: STRANGE WAVES III (UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA / DEERHUNTER / BLACK LIPS / SAM EVIAN) – 26/05/2018

UMO CREATE SOME FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS

*Guest Editor Pick Worldly, indie/funk jet setters Unknown Mortal Orchestra release the video for “First World Problem”, acting as a standalone single and follow up to the brilliant ‘Multi-Love’ (2015). Featuring a video of a man and woman dancing across various different landscapes, from a living room to a desert, it’s a great piece of […]
ALBUMS Chastity Belt – Time to Go Home The Seattle band’s second LP is a brilliant testament to drunken mayhem and pondering self-reflection. Sounding a little like an all female version of DIIV. It is lyrically very open to confronting past regrets whilst, at the same time, feeling sedated to them and looking forward. Chiming […]

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UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCE UK TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM

Unknown Mortal Orchestra have announced a UK tour to promote to the release of their new album, Multi Love. The three piece will play nine UK dates in September, after the album is released on Jagjaguwar on May 26. The title track from the new album is available to stream now. The band have also […]
The Vaccines have been announced as the third headline act for this year’s Liverpool Sound City. The indie rockers will join previously announced headliners The Flaming Lips and Belle and Sebastian at the three day event, which will be held on May 22, 23 and 24. The London band recently previewed their new single, Handsome, and […]

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NEWS: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – VIDEO FOR “FROM THE SUN”

Between the close of their recent European tour and the launch of their imminent US tour dates in June, Unknown Mortal Orchestra have a video for ‘II’ opener ‘From the Sun.’ Directed by Rick Alverson (of ‘The Comedy’ fame), the video has a darker, more deadpan tone than the band’s earlier videos and usual brand […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Rushing over from Salford’s Media City following a live set for Marc Riley’s BBC 6 Music radio show, Unknown Mortal Orchestra appear unsurprisingly hurried as they check their equipment in front of tonight’s sell-out crowd. Frontman and New Zealander Ruban Nielsen apologises for any inconvenience caused… Axel Rose and […]

LIVE: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – 06/05/2013

NEWS: UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA – NEW LIVE DATES + LIVE SESSION VIDEO

Following a sold out London show in February and a full tour in May including Manchester’s Deaf Institute (May 6th) which sold out 3 months in advance, Unknown Mortal Orchestra are returning to UK in November due to huge demand, to play London’s legendary Electric Ballroom (their biggest UK show to date) and Manchester’s Gorilla […]