As the decade comes to a close we look back on what has been a revolutionary period for psychedelic rock. A veritable renaissance has swept…
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Unknown Mortal Orchestra is the psychedelic rock project of singer, guitarist and songwriter Ruban Nielson and bassist Jake Patriot and begain in Auckland, New Zealand in 2010. The band released their debut self titled album via Fat Possum Records, receiving various shining reviews and awards.
They have since released three studio albums via Jagjaguwar: II (2013), Multi-Love (2015), Sex & Food (2018). In late 2018, Unknown Mortal Orchestra released IC-01 Hanoi, a collection of instrumental outtakes.
In 2o15, Multi-Love won the New Zealand Music Award for Best Alternative Album as well as the APRA Silver Scroll.
As any fan of Unknown Mortal Orchestra will tell you, the ‘SB’ series is as essential to the band’s output as any of their studio…
Last night the New Zealand Music Awards took place, crowning the country’s best musicians across a range of genres and categories.
The big winners were…
A good jazz album is truly something worth investing time into. You pour yourself a tall glass of your favourite poison, clear the schedule, and…
Imagine you’re in a neurotic dream-state. You push through crowds that propel past you with their hive-mind purpose, all the while you weave through the…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra have unveiled Hanoi 6, the first track from their newly announced instrumental album IC-01 HANOI. Just wait until that sax hits.
Hanoi…
Over the past couple of years, Brisbane Festival has built itself as one of the biggest and best city-wide festivals on the globe. But this…
Unkown Mortal Orchestra have just released an incredible video for Hunnybee, one of the finest cuts from their new album, Sex & Food. If you…
This is some chunky shit. Strap yourself in and listen to American Guilt, an earth-shattering new tune from Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
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Hours and hours of…
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You may have noticed during the year that we really froth for bands who call Australia’s west coast home. Perth and its surrounds have somewhat become…
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