| Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Ii |
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| Album: | Ii | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Added: | Feb 2013 | |
| Label: | Jagjaguwar | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-04-14 | Pull Date: | 2013-06-16 |
| Week Ending: | Jun 9 | Jun 2 | May 26 | May 19 | May 12 | May 5 | Apr 28 | Apr 21 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 09, 2019: | Hannah Scott DEMO Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark) | 4. | Oct 17, 2018: | Goggles Optional Faded In The Morning | |
| 2. | May 06, 2019: | wild kingdom So Good At Being In Trouble | 5. | Sep 15, 2018: | FMF So Good At Being In Trouble | |
| 3. | Feb 27, 2019: | nearby galaxies So Good At Being In Trouble | 6. | Dec 03, 2017: | FMF Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark) |
| Album Review |
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| HYPRK Reviewed 2013-04-04 | ||
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Psychedelic indie rock. A very impressive sophomore effort from the Australian/American band Unknown Moral Orchestra. A bit lo-fi at times, but the material is all strong enough to not need it as a crutch. For fans of Tame Impala, Of Montreal, the Byrds, and Malachai. FCC CLEAN 1. Slow-plucked guitar intro leads into jangly rocker. *2. Distorted Byrds with on-point percussion and amazing guitar interplay—these guys can really play. *3. Vocal prowess with cool funky guitar and a mellow laid back vibe. *4. Funky Jimi Hendrix acid-washed guitar riffs with low-fi aesthetics and a bit of sax. *5. Bouncy indie rock with washed-out vocals and lots of glissando guitar. It’s impossible to listen to this and not be reminded of “Gimme Shelter,” but in the best way possible. 6. Grainy scratchy guitar with distorted vocals. Driving and a bit coarse. 7. Slow-moving and soulful with ragged guitar strumming and syrupy filtered vocals. Another track with obvious Hendrix influences. 8. Wandering synth instrumental. Nothing too special here, but serves as a nice interlude if you’re listening to the whole album through. *9. Loud and proud psych rock with lacerating guitar riffs, stomping percussion and bombastic vocals. 10. Mellow indie rock—a good outro with nicely hummed melodies and a cool breezy feel. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | From The Sun | 6. | No Need For A Leader | |||
| 2. | Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark) | 7. | Monki | |||
| 3. | So Good At Being In Trouble | 8. | Dawn | |||
| 4. | One At A Time | 9. | Faded In The Morning | |||
| 5. | The Opposite Of Afternoon | 10. | Secret Xtians |