Unknown Mortal Orchestra are holding their promise of a double album in 2023: It’s known as V, and forward of its March seventeenth launch date, they’ve shared the brand new single “Layla” in the present day.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Ruban Nielson labored on V in each Palm Springs, California and Hilo, Hawaii, taking inspiration from West Coast rock, basic hits, “weirdo pop,” and Hawaiian Hapa-haole music. Nielson, who has household hailing from Polynesia, went to Hawaii mid-pandemic to stick with his ailing uncle, and V is a tribute of kinds to his roots in consequence. It options collaborations along with his brother Kody, his saxophonist and flutist father Chris Nielson, and longtime Unknown Mortal Orchestra member Jacob Portrait. Pre-orders for the report are ongoing.
“In Hawaii, the whole lot shifted off of me and my music,” Nielson mentioned in a press launch. “All of the sudden, I used to be spending extra time determining what others want and what my function is inside my household. I additionally discovered that issues I believed have been true of myself are greater than I believed. My approach of creating mischief — that’s not simply me — that’s my entire Polynesian aspect. I believed I used to be strolling away from music to deal with household, however the two ended up connecting.”
Pushed by a playful groove, “Layla” is a bittersweet music concerning the thrill of escaping a spot that’s acquainted to you, however now not serves you: “See the place one tank of fuel/ Will get us on this lonely world,” Nielson sings over beachy, layered guitars.
Watch VIRA-LATA’s stunning music video for “Layla” beneath, after which preserve scrolling to see the album artwork and tracklist for V.
V contains final fall’s single “I Killed Captain Prepare dinner.” Unknown Mortal Orchestra will rejoice the discharge of the album with an upcoming tour that marks their first in 4 years; seize remaining tickets over at StubHub. Their final correct LP was 2018’s Intercourse & Meals.
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V Tracklist:
01. The Backyard
02. Responsible Pleasures
03. Meshuggah
04. The Widow
05. Within the Rear View
06. That Life
07. Layla
08. Shin Ramyun
09. Weekend Run
10. The Seashore
11. Nadja
12. Keaukaha
13. I Killed Captain Prepare dinner
14. Drag
