Unknown Mortal Orchestra on their new album: “It just doesn’t sound like there’s a blanket over it.”

Unknown Mortal Orchestra are readying the follow-up to their 2012 album ‘II’, with Ruban Nielson telling DIY to expect something more high-budget but fuzzy all the same.

Today the group shared the latest in a series of trippy, instrumental recordings. ‘SB-02’ is streaming below, although don’t expect it to fully represent the new record.

Asked about progress on the forthcoming LP, Nielson confirmed it’s “the longest I’ve spent working on an album.” Recordings have been taken place in his basement studio, where he’s been writing with his brother Kody. He’s also been working in New York with the band’s bassist, Jake Portrait.

“With the last album, I felt like it really needed to be a sequel to the first album; I wanted it to have a similar sound and use the same equipment,” he told DIY. “Then for this third one, it was my second record for Jagjaguwar and they gave me a budget. I had some ideas about working with producers and I met with a lot that I respect, but I ended up thinking that it might just be more fun if I spent the budget on fancy equipment and try to do a UMO record that sounds more hi-fi.”