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On limited edition gold-hued vinyl, V is Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s fifth studio album, and their first double album. Singer-songwriter and musician Ruban Nielson wrote the music for the record over four years …
Following “I Killed Captain Cook,” Unknown Mortal Orchestra has released “Layla”—both tracks from the highly anticipated upcoming double album, V (out 17 March). Frontman Ruban Nielson, who is of Hawaiian and Maori heritage, …
Jazzy synth-pop, subdued psych-pop, textured folk and more new music from the week
Caroline Polachek’s ethereal psych-pop track “Billions” enthralls listeners from the first eerie pulses and clanks. Featuring vocals from London’s Trinity Boys & Girls Choir, the song shape-shifts over its almost-five minutes, from …
Playful psych-pop, laidback R&B, a mesmerizing cover version and a farewell to an icon of house music
In June Unknown Mortal Orchestra released their first new single since their 2018 album Sex & Food, and today ushers in “That Life,” a song that’s immediately recognizable as the Auckland-founded, Portland-based …
LA-based multi-instrumentalist Brad Oberhofer returns under the solo moniker Oberhofer for the first time since 2017’s Table 19. Since then, he has collaborated with various artists from Rostam to Moses Sumney and …
From French psych-pop and Danish hip-hop to enchanting covers and collaborations
Mellow and satisfying, “Dear Stranger” by STRFKR (Joshua Hodges, Shawn Glassford, Keil Corcoran and Arian Jalali) appears on the Portland, Oregon-based outfit’s fifth studio album, Future Past Life. Beginning with a familiar …
Country-inflected pop, chopped-up Beyonce samples, carnivalesque chaos and more music from this week