Unknown Mortal Orchestra - II

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - IILP Jagjaguwar JAG232 (2013) US Emerging from rampant hedonism and isolation is II, the new album from Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The musical vision of Portlander via New Zealand Ruban Nielson started as an anonymous home recording project that fused psychedelia, soul, choppy percussion and funk. UMO came to life in basements and bedrooms after Nielson moved from his native New Zealand to Portland, Oregon with his family. Following the recruitment of

uncompromising music for smart people

From their early singles and their 1993 Mercury Music Prize-winning debut album to their break-up in 2003

The Record Store Day exclusive features the iconic cover portrait lensed by Barry Feinstein

Mondo and Hidden Note Records present the long awaited trilogy capper to Dashboard Confessional's EP series that started in 2001 with the SO IMPOSSIBLE EP

The gentle power of "Rocky Trail" makes it clear that the band have lost none of their skill or emotional eloquence since they last recorded together

Dainis engineered it and Liam "Snowy" Haillwell mixed and mastered all tracks

but here opens up into new moments of perspective and grace

Gold / Clear Vinyl Sub Pop (2022) US

Sampled by T

"This album came about during a period of intense creative and emotional struggle

Origin of Symmetry is a lush

Jagged Little Pill was a commercial success