Watch Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Weird & Wild New Video For "Can't Keep Checking My Phone"
If you've been following the trajectory of Kiwi psych-funk outfit Unknown Mortal Orchestra, then you already know that the group is basically beyond categorization. Visually, sonically, the band, led by singer/guitarist/creative force Ruban Nielson, is something of a musical amoeba, shifting and morphing r&b, funk, soul, prog rock and virtually any discipline under the sun into their very own, very distinctive sound. Today they've unleashed a new video for the lead-off single from their critically-cherished Multi-Love LP, "Can't Keep Checking My Phone," which for lack of a better description, flips through psychological ailments and experiences in a crystalline, albeit moderately discomforting, set of visuals. The disco-ish vibes of the cut, paired with the technophobe sentiments of the lyrics, makes this offering a perfect, yet wholly subversive marriage of sound and sight. Watch Unknown Mortal Orchestra's weird and wild new clip for "Can't Keep Checking My Phone" below and grab a copy of their Multi-Love LP on iTunes to hear what all that fuss & fuzz is about.
Tour Dates:
Sep 08 @ Tavastia – Helsinki, Finland
Sep 10 @ Debaser Strand – Södermalm, Sweden
Sep 11 @ Pustervik – Masthugget, Sweden
Sep 12 @ Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark
Sep 14 @ Ubel & Gefährlich – Hamburg, Germany
Sep 15 @ Gebaude 9 – Cologne, Germany
Sep 16 @ Zoom – Frankfurt, Germany
Sep 17 @ Lido – Berlin, Germany
Sep 19 @ INCUBATE FESTIVAL – Tilburg, Netherlands
Sep 20 @ Tivolivredenburg – Utrecht, Netherlands
Sep 22 @ Brighton Concorde 2 – Brighton, United Kingdom
Sep 23 @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – London, United Kingdom
Sep 24 @ Library at The Institute – Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sep 25 @ The Ritz – Manchester, United Kingdom
Sep 26 @ Whelans – Dublin, Ireland
Sep 28 @ Nottingham Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, United Kingdom
Sep 29 @ Brudenell – Leeds, United Kingdom
Sep 30 @ Queen Margaret Union – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Oct 03 @ Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX
Oct 08 @ Sala – Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
Oct 09 @ iiiPoints October – Miami, FL
Oct 10 @ Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX
Oct 31 @ Pitchfork Music Festival October – Paris, France
Nov 01 @ Le Grand Mix – Tourcoing, France
Nov 02 @ AB Box – Brussels, Belgium
Nov 03 @ KULTURFABRIK – Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg
Nov 06 @ Aktionshalle – Zurich, Switzerland
Nov 07 @ Bronson – Ravenna, Italy
Nov 08 @ Usine – Geneva, Switzerland
Nov 09 @ Le Marché Gare – Lyon, France
Nov 11 @ Apolo – Barcelona, Spain
Nov 12 @ Penelope – Madrid, Spain
Nov 13 @ Armazem F – Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 14 @ Hard Club – Porto, Portugal
Nov 16 @ Salon Iksv – Istanbul, Turkey
Nov 18 @ Reading 3 – Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel
Dec 03 @ Astor Theatre Mount Lawley Wa, Australia
Dec 04 @ Metro Theatre – Sydney, Australia
Dec 05 @ Fairgrounds Festival – New South Wales, Australia
Dec 06 @ The Triffid – Newstead, Australia
Dec 08 @ Corner Hotel – Richmond, Australia
Dec 11 @ Meredith Music Festival Dec 11-13 – Victoria, Australia
Dec 12 @ St James Theatre – Auckland, New Zealand
Dec 14 @ Bodega – Wellington, New Zealand
Dec 15 @ Allen St – Christchurch, New Zealand
Dec 16 @ Chicks Hotel – Dunedin, New Zealand
Dec 17 @ Chicks Hotel – Dunedin, New Zealand