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Artist: 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.

The 25 best psychedelic rock albums of the 2010s

by Luke Saunders

We reflect on a mammoth decade of psychedelic rock and whittle it down to the gems. Here are the albums that dared to innovate, re-create…

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LISTEN: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – SB-06

by Happy

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…

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Here’s who took home the Tuis at the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards

by Happy

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…

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5 sprawling jazz albums for the modern listener

by Happy

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…

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IC-01 Hanoi proves Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s limits are boundless

by Joe Khan

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…

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LISTEN: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Hanoi 6

by Happy

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 6 will be…

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Brisbane Festival announce absolutely huge full 2018 line-up

by Happy

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…

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WATCH: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Hunnybee

by Nick Stillman

Unkown Mortal Orchestra have just released an incredible video for Hunnybee, one of the finest cuts from their new album, Sex & Food. If you…

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LISTEN: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – American Guilt

by Happy

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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10 album covers which were actually improved by MS Paint

by Happy

Yesterday we heard the unspeakably sad news that Paint, Microsoft’s 32-year-old image editing baby, was going the way of the dodo. Hours and hours of…

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The 5 best Pitchfork Music Festival sets from a decade of recordings

by Tom Cameron

If you’re any kind of cluey Happy reader, you may have noticed us fawning over Pitchfork before. The world-class publisher is an endlessly satisfying tastemaker,…

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Methyl Ethel’s top 10 songs of 2015

by Happy

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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Happy’s Top 100 Songs of 2015: 41-50

by Happy

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