The band have reverted back to their fuzzy beginnings.
Ruban Nielson-led band Unknown Mortal Orchestra are back. Today they share ‘American Guilt’, the first single from their forthcoming album Sex & Food.
Aside from the 2017 instalment of their annual Christmas instrumental series – the 27-minute-long epic ‘SB-05’ – ‘American Guilt’ marks the release of UMO’s first original work since 2015’s Multi Love. The song sees the band revert back to their fuzzy, lo-fi beginnings after exploring a more refined studio sound and trading out guitar as the prominent instrument in favour of synthesizers throughout Multi Love.
Alongside news of Sex & Food is an international tour itinerary. See if UMO are stopping in a city near you below.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra 2018 tour dates
April 23 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
April 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
April 26 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
April 27 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
April 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
April 30 – Boston, MA @ Royale
May 2 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 3 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
May 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
May 7 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre
May 8 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
May 9 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
May 10 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
May 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
May 12 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet’s
May 18 – Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefährlich
May 19 – Berlin, Germany @ Kesselhaus
May 20 – Heidelberg, Germany @ Karlstorbahnhof
May 21 – Düsseldorf, Germany @ zakk
May 22 – Paris, France @ La Gaîté Lyrique
May 24 – London, United Kingdom @ Roundhouse
May 25 – Bristol, United Kingdom @ SWX
May 26 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Strange Waves
May 27 – Leeds, United Kingdom @ World Island
May 28 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
July 7 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
July 8 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
July 9 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
July 11 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic
July 12 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
July 13 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs BBQ
July 14 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
July 16 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
July 17 – Ogden, UT @ Ogden Amphitheatre
July 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock
July 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Sit tight for news on the release date of Sex & Food.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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