Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Bio

Unknown Mortal Orchestra first dropped into the world in late 2010 as a bandcamp account carrying a single called ‘Ffunny Ffrends’. ‘Ffunny Ffrends’ was everything you imagined it might be – alien beatnik pop music that echoed 60s psychedelia and krautrock minimalism with just a hint of gentle weirdness that suggested its roots might equally lie in the verdant indie of the equally distant New Zealand scene. Ruban Nielson is a New Zealand native who had transplanted to Portland, Oregon, USA with his band The Mint Chicks. UMO was a project conceived as Ruban’s escape hatch to a new musical dimension where his vision of junkshop record collector pop could be realized in a sound that recalled Captain Beefheart, Sly Stone and RZA jamming on some kids TV theme too dark to ever be broadcast. The eponymous UMO debut album was released in 2011 on Fat Possum Records, followed by II (2013), Multi-Love (2015), Sex & Food (2018) and IC-01 Hanoi (2018). . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Genres

Lo-Fi,indie rock,psychedelic,indie,seen live,lo-fi,psychedelic rock,garage rock,art pop,indie soul,indietronica,kiwi rock,neo-psychedelic,portland hip hop,psychedelic pop,

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On Tour: No

country: US

City: Portland

Begin Date: 2010

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Song Kick

Hulaween Festival 2026

Tallahassee - Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

22/Oct

2026

Videography

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Artist discography

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Last FM

Sb-07 - EP

Dec/2019

SB-07

Dec/2019

SB-06

May/2019

SB-06 - EP

May/2019

SB-06

May/2019

IC-01 Hanoi

IC-01 Hanoi

Oct/2018

Hanoi 6

Sep/2018

Hunnybee

Sep/2018

Hunnybee (Baltra Remix)

Hunnybee (Baltra Remix)

Sep/2018

Sex & Food

Apr/2018

Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays

Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays

Mar/2018

Not in Love We're Just High

Not in Love We're Just High

Feb/2018

American Guilt - Single

American Guilt - Single

Jan/2018

American Guilt

Jan/2018

SB-03 / SB-04

Jan/2018

SB-05

Dec/2017

SB-05 - EP

Dec/2017

SB - 05

Dec/2017

SB-05

Dec/2017

SB-04 - EP

Dec/2016

That Life - Single

That Life - Single

Aug/2021

That Life

Aug/2021

Weekend Run - Single

Weekend Run - Single

Jun/2021

Weekend Run

Jun/2021

Sb-08 - EP

Dec/2020

SB-08

Dec/2020

Sex & Food

Sex & Food

Apr/2018

Not in Love We're Just High

Not in Love We're Just High

Feb/2018

Sb-09 - EP

Dec/2021

I Killed Captain Cook

I Killed Captain Cook

Oct/2022

I Killed Captain Cook - Single

I Killed Captain Cook - Single

Oct/2022

JAM1.SONG4.rough1

JAM1.SONG4.rough1

Mar/2023

V

Mar/2023

Meshuggah

Mar/2023

Nadja

Feb/2023

Layla

Feb/2023

SB-10

Feb/2023

II (10th Anniversary Edition)

II (10th Anniversary Edition)

Nov/2023

II (10 Year Anniversary Edition)

II (10 Year Anniversary Edition)

Mar/2023

Sketchbook

Apr/2024

CURSE

Jun/2025

BOYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOLVES

BOYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOLVES

May/2025

IC-02 Bogotá

IC-02 Bogotá

Mar/2025

Earth 1

Feb/2025

IC-02 BOGOTA

Mar/2025

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