LISTEN TO UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA’S FUNKY NEW “MULTI-LOVE” ALBUM

By Ian Bremner

Towards the end of May, Unknown Mortal Orchestra released their 4th full-length and funky album, Multi-Love. It would be near impossible if you haven’t heard from them since then. The name alone is hard to ignore-UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA, but you have seen their name on festival bills, tour schedules and record shop window displays (pictured: Sonic Boom in Ballard, Seattle)

Frontman and multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson is at the forefront, and the UMO sound is the highlight, but this record features new ideas with a newborn love of synthesizers to add a funkier, trippier element.

The whole album flows easily, but the highlights are the opening title track, Multi-Love and the 2nd single, Can’t Keep Checking My Phone.

Listen to Can’t Keep Checking My Phone via soundcloud

Watch the official video for Multi-Love

Listen to Multi-Love in Full via Spotify

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DELVE INTO THE MODERN HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA’S LATEST ALBUM, “SEX AND FOOD” – OLD ROOKIE on April 9, 2018 at 10:52 pm

[…] Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson is exceptionally good at tapping into topics that matter and drawing the listener into his world; he is in some ways a story-teller, albeit one that uses repetition of only a few key words matched with soulful, psychedelic beats to flesh out his songs. In his 2015 album Multi-Love, Nielson grapples with many emotional topics that feel especially personal, but that touch on human experience with the external world. While a lot of his songs are catchy with an almost pop vibe, his music has true substance and seems to exist with the intention of pointing out cultural issues and unpacking them through a creative lens. […]

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