“The double-album is half composed of groovy, funk instrumentals and half of sun-kissed melodies.”
“When Unknown Mortal Orchestra first surfaced in 2010, it was near-impossible to find out anything about the person behind the music. The UMO name itself was obtuse, while that year’s self-titled debut EP — a four-song collision of lo-fi punk and strangled funk rhythms with a skull graphic on the sleeve — left plenty to the imagination. It was an artful mess: a record with a magical vibe that left ”
“While everyone was stranded in their old place due to Covid, Ruban Nielson decided to relocate from Portland to Palm Springs. Something there reminded him of his childhood, spent between New Zealand and Hawai’i, following his parents as they worked as performers in hotels and resorts. Before the global lockdown, he flew his brother and bandmate Kody to California, and the pair started recording, i”
“On his fifth album, Ruban Nielson accompanies some of his strongest songwriting and performances to date with foggy production that makes the whole thing feel like a long, rummy sigh.”
