Unknown Mortal Orchestra play session for Lauren Laverne’s 6 Music show

Ahead of the release of their third album ‘Multi-Love’, Unknown Mortal Orchestra joined Lauren Laverne in the BBC Radio 6 Music studios to chat about the new album, working with Frank Ocean and Toro Y Moi and potentially illegal sources of influence. The American/Kiwi psych rock band also performed ‘Can’t Keep Checking My Phone’ and ‘Stage or Screen’ from ‘Multi-Love’.

Ahead of its release on 25th May via Jagjaguwar, the follow-up to 2013’s ‘II’ is now available to hear via NPR’s ‘First Listen’ service. Pre-order here via iTunes.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s UK tour starts today (20th May) in Bristol with dates including a performance at DIY and EVOL’s Baltic Stage at Liverpool Sound City, where DIY is an official media partner.

Check out the full dates below along with the tracklist for ‘Multi-Love’ and stream the full interview and session with Lauren Laverne here.

MAY
20 Bristol, Thekla
21 London, Islington Assembly Hall
22 Coventry, Warwick University
23 Liverpool, Sound City Festival

SEPTEMBER
22 Brighton, Concorde 2
24 Birmingham, The Institute
25 Manchester, The Ritz
28 Nottingham, The Rescue Rooms

‘Multi-Love’ tracklist
1. ‘Multi-Love’
2. ‘Like Acid Rain’
3. ‘Ur Life One Night’
4. ‘Can’t Keep Checking My Phone’
5. ‘Extreme Wealth and Casual Cruelty’
6. ‘The World Is Crowded’
7. ’Stage Or Screen’
8. ‘Necessary Evil’
9. ‘Puzzles’