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  Unknown Mortal Orchestra Tenderly Cover Otis Redding's 'Dock of the Bay'

  June 13, 2013 – Kraut-soul trio Unknown Mortal Orchestra have got a dangerously potent combination of guts and chops. …
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  See Unknown Mortal Orchestra Emasculate an Art Student in 'From the Sun'

  May 30, 2013 – Unknown Mortal Orchestra don't mess around when it comes to music videos. In the first clip for their latest album II, McLovin waged bat-wielding war against a hippie cult. And then there was that thing with the adorable masturbating puppets. Now we have "From the Sun," which also strikes a nice balance between oddly playful and entirely disturbing. …
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  Hear Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Post-Rock Cover of Lindstrom's 'Ra-ako-st'

  April 25, 2013 – Unknown Mortal Orchestra's just-out sophomore album II has delivered plenty of gems on their behalf: There's the "Swim and Sleep" video where puppets masturbate, the "So Good at Being in Trouble" clip featuring McLovin battling a cult, that rock-solid Late Night With Jimmy Fallon drop-in, and that excellent interview where main man Ruban Nielson talked to SPIN about "nerding out." But despite all of that, the band has yet anot …
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  Watch Puppets Masturbate in Unknown Mortal Orchestra's 'Swim and Sleep' Video

  March 4, 2013 – Unknown Mortal Orchestra continue to take a just slightly offbeat path. Last week, the Portland-based band chewed gum during its national TV debut. Before that, McLovin starred in the video for "So Good at Being in Trouble," from UMO's new sophomore album, II. And now the latest video from the album involves puppets masturbating and working out their psychological problems. …
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  Watch Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Low-Key U.S. TV Debut on 'Fallon'

  February 26, 2013 – Unknown Mortal Orchestra turned heads with the viral hit "Ffunny Ffrends," which came out of nowhere (actually, Bandcamp) before winding up on the Portland band's 2011 self-titled debut. They've gradually had to give up more and more of that online anonymity, but even though sophomore album II is, as main man Ruban Nielson told SPIN, tinged with existential dread, UMO have managed to do so without becoming suffocatingly serious. …
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  Watch McLovin Battle a Cult in Unknown Mortal Orchestra's 'So Good at Being in Trouble' Video

  February 5, 2013 – Nothing says "release date" like "McLovin." Portland/New Zealand's Unknown Mortal Orchestra drop their second album II today and they're celebrating with a new video for "So Good at Being in Trouble," starring Christopher Mintz-Plasse of Superbad fame. In the video, a goateed, eyeglasses-less CM-P stars as a dude who sees a former flame dancing in Venice Beach with some neo-hippie cult. …
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  10 Albums You Can Hear Now: Ra Ra Riot, Tomahawk, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, and More

  January 23, 2013 – Another week means another batch of ready-to-stream records. Plug in your headphones and tune out with these 10.1) Tomahawk, Oddfellows. "Oddfellowsis full of dusty Morricone metal, minor-key creep-rock, moonlight tumbleweed swing, Lynchian cabaret doom, whip cracks, and lead belter Patton hitting his hugest, most anthemic melodies since Faith No More's swan song, Album of the Year." (via SPIN)2) Oliver, Mechanical EP. …
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  Hear Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Sepia-Soul 'So Good at Being in Trouble'

  January 15, 2013 – Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Sky Ferreira remix was no fluke. In stretching out the atmospheric-pop singer's "Everything Is Embarrassing," UMO maestro Ruban Nielson was already working with a song bearing the R&B-conscious fingerprints of Solange collaborator Blood Orange. …
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  Unknown Mortal Orchestra Transform Sky Ferreira Song Into Krautrock Epic

  December 13, 2012 – With the Knife once again lurking, young beat-damaged popstresses like Sky Ferreira would be wise to step up their game. Luckily, the Los Angeles-born singer is ahead of the pack. …
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  Unknown Mortal Orchestra 'Nerd Out' On Sophomore LP

  September 25, 2012 – Since the release last year of his Unknown Mortal Orchestra project's self-titled debut, former Mint Chick Ruban Nielson has lived on the road, providing opening support for Girls, Liars, and most recently, Grizzly Bear. …
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