Unknown Mortal Orchestra II: Preview
So I’m having my first listen to II – the new (as yet unreleased) Unknown Mortal Orchestra album. (You can pre-order here). The band is touring New Zealand in early January – and the album is released...
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra II Rhythmethod There are touchstones for this sound, more so than antecedents – much like The Flaming Lips in their prime, at their peak, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (or UMO)...
View ArticleLaneway 2014: Lineup Announcement
Auckland’s annual Laneway festival continues to be the highlight of the local efforts to coordinate and curate a decent music festival. A small handful of stages, easy to get between them and a range...
View ArticleUnknown Mortal Orchestra: Blue Record
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Blue Record Jagjaguwar For this new EP Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson decides to revisit three songs from the fantastic II album, and also offers covers of songs by...
View ArticleUnknown Mortal Orchestra II: Preview
So I’m having my first listen to II – the new (as yet unreleased) Unknown Mortal Orchestra album. (You can pre-order here). The band is touring New Zealand in early January – and the album is released...
View ArticleUnknown Mortal Orchestra: II
Unknown Mortal Orchestra II Rhythmethod There are touchstones for this sound, more so than antecedents – much like The Flaming Lips in their prime, at their peak, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (or UMO)...
View ArticleLaneway 2014: Lineup Announcement
Auckland’s annual Laneway festival continues to be the highlight of the local efforts to coordinate and curate a decent music festival. A small handful of stages, easy to get between them and a range...
View ArticleUnknown Mortal Orchestra: Blue Record
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Blue Record Jagjaguwar For this new EP Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson decides to revisit three songs from the fantastic II album, and also offers covers of songs by...
View ArticleUnknown Mortal Orchestra: Multi-Love
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Multi-Love Jagjaguwar Ruban Nielson’s one-man-band for-the-studio/turned-trio-live project Unknown Mortal Orchestra has had an enviable career, release-wise; each one perfectly...
View ArticleFive Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Josh Hetherington
Josh Hetherington is a DJ (Josh On Decks), photographer, Super 8 filmmaker and musician. His current band, Show Me Where It Hurts will release their new EP this weekend, Friday, July 29 with a launch...
View ArticleWhitney: Light Upon The Lake
Whitney Light Upon The Lake Secretly Canadian The hipster-credentials might threaten your engagement with the music – Whitney is a duo comprised of former members of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Smith...
View ArticleKody Nielson: Birthday Suite
Kody Nielson Birthday Suite Flying Nun Ruban and Kody Nielson – together, or alone – the work is always interesting, always worth hearing. I’ve loved all of the Unknown Mortal Orchestra material and...
View ArticleConnan Mockasin: Jassbusters
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