catalogue

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA

II (JAGJAGUWAR)

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - II 58481
format:
1 CD
release:
15.02.2013
label:
JAGJAGUWAR
genre:
Rock
item ID:
58481
barcode:
0656605223223
"II" builds on the break-beat, junk-shop charm the 32-year-old multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Ruban Nielson came to be renowned for following Unknown Mortal Orchestra's self-titled 2011 debut, and signals the solidification of the band's position as an endlessly intriguing, brave psychedelic band.

UMO is unafraid to dig deeper than the rest to lock into their intoxicating, opiate groove and bring rock'n'roll's exaggerated myths to life.

Written during a punishing, debauched touring schedule during which Nielson feared for both his sanity and health, "II" illustrates the emotional turmoil of life on the road, painting surrealist, cartoonish portraits of loneliness, love and despair.

Pulling Pink Floyd, the Family Stone, The Beatles and the Soft Machine through his warped rock'n'roll filter; Nielson created a collection of expressive, psychedelia.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra was once Nielson's closeted concern. With an album that uses his singular musical imagination and extraordinary talent to parade his emotions with unyielding honesty, it is now a fully realized band operating at the peak of its powers.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. FROM THE SUN
  • 1.2. SWIM AND SLEEP (LIKE A SHARK)
  • 1.3. SO GOOD AT BEING IN TROUBLE
  • 1.4. ONE AT A TIME
  • 1.5. THE OPPOSITE OF AFTERNOON
  • 1.6. NO NEED FOR A LEADER
  • 1.7. MONKI
  • 1.8. DAWN
  • 1.9. FADED IN THE MORNING
  • 1.10. SECRET XTIANS